We have some changes to report on library loan periods and fines at Harvard–and we think you’ll like them!
Changes that took effect April 1:
- The loan period has been standardized so that all Harvard-ID-holding faculty, staff, and students will enjoy semester loans on regular loan items from Harvard’s libraries.
- HL will no longer charge the $0.50 per day standard overdue fines for regular loan items. Fines for long-overdue/lost material and reserve/media/equipment items will remain the same.
Beginning on May 1, in order to further encourage the return of items that are in demand by other library users, Harvard Library is raising its fee for overdue recalled material from $2.00 to $3.00 per day.
For more detail and explanation, please visit the Harvard Library post Changes in Library Fines and Loan Rules Policies.