Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Privileges

Union County College full-time faculty and staff may apply for direct borrowing privileges at participating libraries by requesting a VALE Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Application form from a reference librarian at any campus library. After the Union County College Library director signs the form, you should present the application along with a photo ID at the participating library's circulation desk. You will be issued borrowing privileges and/or a guest borrower card. Privileges are for one academic year and expire June 30^th of each year. Over forty college and university libraries throughout New Jersey are part of the VALE Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing program.

Click the List of participating libraries to view the institutions involved.

All loan items are subject to the policies of the lending library. For more information visit the VALE faculty reciprocal borrowing page.

Borrowers from participating VALE libraries please note the following:

Eligibility is limited to faculty and staff members at participating VALE institutions. A completed VALE Faculty Reciprocal borrowing application form must be signed by the library director from the staff or faculty member´s own institution.

VALE Reciprocal borrower privileges are valid for one full academic Year (July 1^st-June 30^th). A new form is required after June 30^th each year regardless of when they were first completed. Thus, mid-term, Spring Semester borrowers will be required to submit a new form July 1st.

Only three books can be borrowed from Union County College at one time. The loan period is 28 days. If there are no holds on the book, it may be renewed for an additional 28 days provided that the reciprocal agreement has not expired. Materials other than books do not circulate.

Borrowing privileges will be suspended if items are overdue. All items must be returned to Union County College Libraries. A lost book charge of $50 will be charged to the faculty member for any book not returned.