Circulation policy for courtesy patrons and visitors

Click on "My Account" in TrinCat to check due dates and renew materials. The first time you will need to sign up for a username and password. (Be sure to pick ones you can remember!)

Fines greater than $5 must be paid before you can check out any more material. 

Courtesy Patrons:

  • Alumni
  • Families of TIU staff and students
  • ACTS libraries students and staff
  • LIBRAS libraries students and staff
  • Bannockburn residents
  • Vernon Area Public Library patrons
  • Full-time employees of Evangelical Free churches
  • Other categories as approved

Visitors:

  • Anyone living within a 60 mile radius of Trinity (includes Rockford, IL)
  • A fee of $25.00 per year is charged to visitors.

Books:

  • 4 week loan period (28 days)
  • 2 renewal periods of 4 more weeks
  • New books: 1 week loan period (7 days)
  • Fines: 25¢ per day with a maximum fine of $25.00 per item
  • All books can be recalled at any time. Fines on recalled items: 50¢ per day

Media (Cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and Videos):

  • 14 day loan period
  • 2 renewal periods of 14 days
  • Fines: 25¢ per day with a maximum fine of $25.00 per item

Lost Item Fees
Patrons are responsible for materials they have checked out. When an item is 30 days overdue it is considered lost.
 

  • Cost of item plus $15 processing fee for items still in print
  • $100.00 fee per item for which a replacement cannot be found plus a $15.00 processing fee
  • Replacement of a TIU cassette: $10.00 plus a $15.00 processing fee