Community patrons are entitled to 5 outstanding holds/requests and a total of 10 items checked out. This means that you can have up to 5 OPAL/OhioLINK items requested but no more than 10 total Bluffton and OPAL/OhioLINK items checked out at any given time.
| Item type | Loan Period | Number of Renewals |
|---|---|---|
| Musselman Library books | 21 days | 6 |
|
Books from Curriculum Resource Collection, Teaching and Learning Collection, Career and Vocation Collection |
21 days | 6 |
| Reading Room books and atlases, if not Library Use Only | 21 days | 6 |
| Lion and Lamb books and teaching aids | 21 days | 6 |
| Musselman Library videos, CDs; Lion and Lamb CDs and videos: | 7 days | 3 |
| OhioLINK Books and some media | 21 days | 6 |
| OhioLINK DVDs | 7 days | 3 |
| Search Ohio books and some media | 21 days | 6 |
| Search Ohio DVDs | 7 days | 3 |
Items not loaned to alumni and community patrons: Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) textbooks and teaching aids, course reserves materials.
All materials are subject to recall if needed for course reserve.
Community/alumni borrower accounts which are inactive for 3 years or more may be deactivated. To reinstate a deactivated account, please visit Musselman Library and complete a new community borrower application.