Circulation & Reserves

Books Media Reserves (print items) Reserves (electronic items)
Undergraduate students 3-week checkout
50 items max.
Unlimited renewals		 7-day checkout
3 items max.
No renewals
$2.50/day fine for overdue media items		 Loan period depends on item
1 item at a time		 No limit
Graduate students Term loan; see schedule of loan periods
50 items max.
Unlimited renewals		 7-day checkout
3 items max.
No renewals
$2.50/day fine for overdue media items		 Loan period depends on item
1 item at a time		 No limit
Faculty & staff Term loan; see schedule of loan periods
50 items max.
Unlimited renewals		 7-day checkout
1 renewal		 Loan period depends on item
1 item at a time		 No limit

How to Renew: Log in to Mirlyn using your Kerberos password, go to My Account, and go to “Items Checked Out” and follow the instructions. You may also:

  • Bring the book back to the library for renewal.
  • Call the Loan Desk at 762-3400. Be sure to have your MCard handy and the title or barcode of the book (it's inside the front cover and begins with 4-9015-).
  • E-mail a request to: Circulation@umflint.edu
    Include your name, Library ID (it starts with 5-9015- ) and book title or barcode!

Overdue Fines and Lost Books:

  • 25 cents per hour for Reserve materials.
  • $2.50 per day for Media items.
  • $1.00 per day for "Recalled" items.
  • Lost Books are billed at item cost plus overdue fine (maximum $10.00) and non-refundable processing fee ($50.00).

Reserves: Electronic Reserves are available for some courses. For hardcopy Reserve items, you must have your MCard.

Only one (1) item may be checked out at a time.

  • May be checked out for varying periods. Most common: 2 hrs.
  • Two-hour Reserve materials may not be removed from the library.
  • You may make copies of Reserve materials.
  • Item must be returned in same condition as when checked out. You will be charged for any damage to materials.
  • Fines for Reserve material: 25 cents per hour!.
  • NOTE: Your instructor - not library staff - determines the loan period.
 For faculty:

Library Card: Your MCard.

You must have your MCard with you to check materials out of the library including Reserve materials.

Use of an MCard carries with it financial responsibility for all materials borrowed from the library. Lost or damaged material will be billed to the MCard holder.

Interlibrary Loan: Many materials not owned by the Thompson Library may be obtained at no cost to you through Interlibrary Loan. Orders normally take 3-5 working days.

All ILL renewals must be done through your ILLiad account. Use your uniqname and Kerberos/Ann Arbor password.

Circulating materials in the University Library system on the Ann Arbor campus can be sent to Flint via Get This.

UM-Flint students, faculty, and staff have borrowing privileges at most of the libraries on the Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses (the Law Library in Ann Arbor is an exception). Books borrowed from Ann Arbor may be returned to UM-Flint. Never return University materials to a public library, or materials from a public library to UM-Flint.

You may obtain limited borrowing privileges at local academic libraries by requesting an Area Resource Sharing (ARS) card at the Circulation Desk. Libraries available include: Baker, Kettering, and Mott Community College. (No public libraries included.)

For all inquiries about circulation, please contact the Circulation Desk, by e-mail at circulation@umflint.edu, or by phone at (810) 762-3400.

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