The Shawnee State University Library is pleased to extend the following visiting borrower privileges to responsible students from participating schools. Students should make application with the librarian at their school. Eligible students must sign a courtesy card and present it to the Circulation counter to acquire a Borrower's card. A parent’s signature is also required for students under the age of 18.

• All students may use the Clark Memorial library building, library resources, and a selected number of the library public computers for research purposes. Resources include books, magazines, journals, newspapers, videos, reference materials, Ebooks, Ejournals, digital media, and government documents.
• Access to electronic databases and Microsoft OFFICE word processing and spreadsheet software is also provided on designated stations in the library.   Full access to the WWW is not available on these workstations.
• Access to the Shawnee State University Library's local catalog and web page and OhioLINK central catalog is available.
• Librarians are available at the reference/information counter (740.351.3321) to answer any questions about the use of the library.
• Copiers are available at a cost of 10¢ a copy; color copies are 25¢.
• Printouts from public computers are 10¢ and available at the Circulation Counter .

• Upon presentation of the student courtesy card at the circulation counter, 5 SSU items may be checked out. One item must be returned for each additional item charged out. You may also borrow 5 additional items from OhioLINK. The borrower will be responsible for paying fines or replacement costs associated with such loans.
• Books are checked out for 21 days and non-print items for 7 days.
• Items may be renewed if no other user has requested them. Renewals may be made online from the library homepage or by phone, 740.351.3519.
• Overdue items must be renewed, returned or paid for before additional items may be borrowed. The first overdue notice is sent to the borrowers home.
• The second overdue notice is sent to the borrowers school librarians who will take appropriate action.
• Magazines, journals, microfilm, microfiche, and reference books may be used in the Library.