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Your Butler ID is your library card. Community members may register for a library card with valid Kansas Driver‘s license or ID. You may check out a total of 10 items at a time, with a maximum of 5 DVDs and 1 Video game in the total. If you would like materials from the Andover campus, let a librarian know and it can be brought over by the next day.

CHECKOUT PERIODS

  • Books and Music -  3 weeks
  • Video Games (limit 2) - 3 weeks 
  • DVDs (limit 5)  - 1 week
  • Equipment - 4 hours
  • Course Reserves - Checkout period is set by faculty 

CHECK IN 
Library materials can be returned to either the Andover 5000 Library or the LW Nixon Library in El Dorado. In El Dorado, items may be placed in the drop box inside the library, at the circulation desk, or in the book drop located at the entrance to the west parking lot.

RENEWALS
If not on hold, items may be renewed for up to 3 weeks. 

OVERDUE, LOST, or DAMAGED LIBRARY MATERIALS
The patron is responsible for lost or damaged items. The patron will be responsible for the price of the book, plus a $10.00 processing fee for each item. Holds may be put on the student’s account for overdue books.

Your Butler ID is your library card. You may check out a total of 10 items at a time, with a maximum of 5 DVDs in the total. Community members may register for a library card with valid Kansas Driver‘s license or ID. If you would like library items from another campus, let a librarian know and it can be brought over by the next day.

CHECKOUT PERIODS

  • Books and Music -  3 weeks
  • Video Games (limit 1) - 3 weeks 
  • DVDs (limit 5)  - 1 week
  • Equipment - 4 hours
  • Course Reserves - Checkout period is set by faculty   

CHECK IN/RETURNS

All Library materials can be returned to either the Andover 5000 Library or the LW Nixon Library in El Dorado. In Andover, you can return materials to the front desk or you can drop them off in the Book Drop located outside the Andover 5000 Library, room 5012.

RENEWALS

If not on hold, items may be renewed for up to 3 weeks. Call us at 316-323-6371 to request a renewal.

OVERDUE, LOST, or DAMAGED LIBRARY MATERIALS

The patron is responsible for lost or damaged items. The patron will be responsible for the price of the book, plus a $10.00 processing fee for each item. Holds may be put on the student’s account for overdue books.

 

Per AFI 34-262, military members and their families, military retirees and their family members, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians (both APF and NAF) and their family members, and DoD contractor personnel working on the instillation may use the base library.

Per AFI 34-270 1.5.1, Non-Department of Defense (DoD) personnel enrolled in an Air Force or DoD sponsored education program may use Library Services when required by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and when showing proof of current enrollment.

CHECKOUT PERIODS

  • Books, Audiobooks, & PlayAways - 4 weeks
  • DVDs (Limit 3 per family) - 1 week
  • Landmark Audiobooks (limit 5 per family) - 2 weeks
  • CDs - 4 weeks
  • Periodicals - back issues check out for 4 weeks
  • Games (limit 2 per family) - 1 week
  • Backpack Kits (limit 1 per family) - 1 week
  • LaunchPads (limit 1 per family) - 1 week

* All items may be renewed one time unless there is a hold placed on the item.