Skip to Main Content
Curtis Institute of Music

John de Lancie Library

Rock Online Catalog

Library Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures regarding borrowing, requests, access, and more.

Student borrowing periods

Academic materials (such as textbooks) are borrowed for the entire school year and are due on the Monday of exam week in the second semester.

All other circulating printed materials (such as scores, books, etc.) may be borrowed for an entire semester.  The due dates for the 2023-2024 school year are:

  • Fall Semester—December 14, 2023
  • Spring Semester—May 10, 2024
  • Summer— TBA

Circulating A/V materials may be borrowed for up to 7 calendar days and you can have up to 10 A/V items in your account at any given time.  (Note that most box sets of CDs or DVDs count as a single item, no matter how many discs are inside.)

Daily Overdue Fines: none

Yearly Overdue Fines: On June 1 of any year, any student with one or more overdue items in their accounts will be assessed a $50 fine.

Faculty borrowing periods

Faculty may borrow circulating items for an entire calendar year. The due date will always be February 14 of any given year.  Items checked out within three months of a due date will be due the following February 14.

(Example: Items borrowed on January 10, 2023 will be due on February 14, 2024.)

Because of the long borrowing period, sight-unseen renewals are not permitted.  Once-a-year inspection ensures that the items are still in good condition or not lost.

Circulating A/V materials may be borrowed for up to 7 calendar days and you can have up to 10 A/V items in your account at any given time.  (Note that most box sets of CDs or DVDs count as a single item, no matter how many discs are inside.)

Daily Overdue Fines: none

Staff borrowing periods

All circulating printed materials (such as scores, books, etc.) are borrowed for an entire semester.  The due dates for the 2023-24 school year are the following:

  • Fall Semester—December 14, 2023
  • Spring Semester—May 10, 2024
  • Summer—TBA

Circulating A/V materials may be borrowed for up to 7 calendar days and you may have up to 10 A/V items in your account at any given time.  (Note that most box sets of CDs or DVDs count as a single item, no matter how many discs are inside.)

Recalled items which are being borrowed for school projects can still be renewed, and should be returned when the current project is finished. Recalled items that were borrowed for personal use must be returned as quickly as possible.

Daily Overdue Fines: none

Summer borrowing

The library is open during the summer months, and users may borrow library items while school is out of session. However, the library does not circulate chamber music sets of three parts or more during the summer months except for use in reading sessions and local gigs.  **These items have a circulating period of 7 calendar days with only one renewal possible.

All other items can be borrowed as usual.