Your Library Card
CSUSB students, faculty, and staff: Coyote OneCard (CSUSB ID card).
Other CSU students, faculty, and staff: home campus ID card.
If you are not a current CSUSB student or employee, you must apply for a library card, and a fee may be involved. Please see information for Alumni, Community & Visitors.
Check-Out Periods/Renewals
| Books | Featured Magazines* | Laptops & Calculators | Multimedia Equipment | Media (DVD, VHS, CD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSUSB Students | 6 weeks + 1 auto renewal | 1 week, no renewals | 4 hours,1 renewal | 3 days, 1 renewal. GoPro: 7 days, no renewals. |
30 days, no renewals, limit of 5 |
| CSUSB Faculty/Staff | 6 months + 1 auto renewal | 1 week, no renewals | No | 3 days, 1 renewal. GoPro: 7 days, no renewals. |
30 days, no renewals, limit of 5 |
| Alumni, Community & Visitors | 30 days, no renewals | 1 week, no renewals | No | No | In-house use only |
*Bound Periodicals can not be checked out
The most recent issue of a Featured Magazine (displayed in a plastic cover) cannot be checked out.
Is the Book You Need Already Checked Out?
Request the book through CSU+ or through Interlibrary Loan. Talk to staff at the Check-Out Desk for assistance in locating the book.
Is the Book You Need Not Checked Out, But Not Where it Should Be?
Place a search request on it at the Check-Out Desk on the first floor. You will be notified by email if the item is located.
Computer & Equipment Checkouts
- Laptops & calculators are loaned to current CSUSB students only.
- Prior to checking out a laptop or iPad for the first time, the borrower must sign a form accepting responsibility for the laptop and its accessories and the associated fees for not returning it, or returning it late or damaged.
- No overnight loans for calculators, or laptops on 4-hour checkout.
- You must return equipment to the same desk where you checked it out.
- Library Media Services Equipment Lending Program
*In addition to lost or damaged fees we also charge a $15 service charge per item.
Overdue and Lost or Damaged Fees
| Overdue Fees | Lost or Damaged Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| Books | 25 cents per book per day; $10 max. per item. | Cost of repair or replacement plus $15 service charge per item. |
| Course Reserves | 2 hr.: $2 per item per hour, $100 max. per item. 24 hr.: $1 per item per hour, $100 max. per item. |
Cost of repair or replacement plus $15 service charge per item. |
| Featured Magazines | $1 per item per day, $10 max. per item. | Cost of repair or replacement plus $15 service charge per item. |
| Laptops | $10 per item per hour, $480 max. per item. | Up to $1,300 for laptops, $40 for Kensington locks, $80 for power chargers. |
| Calculators | $10 per item per hour, $120 max. per item. | Replacement fee of $150. |
| Movies/Audio Books | $2 per item per day, $26 max per item. | Single Media: Cost of repair or replacement plus $15 service charge per item. Boxed Media Sets: With one or more missing item, replacement cost of entire set plus $15 service charge. |
| Headphones | Marked lost after 3 days | Replacement fee of $16 |
*Late fines for media apply to ALL user groups
Paying Fines or Fees
Payment may be made:
- For CSUSB students & employees only: Online by logging in to My Library Account.
- In person at the Check-Out Desk with cash or check.
- By mail (make check payable to CSUSB Library) and send to:
CSUSB Library
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
Attn: Circulation Dept.
Academic Holds
When balance is paid in full, “Holds” on University Records will normally be cleared within 2 business days.