Borrowing from the Library
An accepted form of ID listed above must be presented to check out books, videos, or reserve materials.
ID Cards
The library accepts the following forms of official picture identification for the purposes of checking out library materials and using computers:
- RCCD College ID Card
- CA Driver's License, or other state
- California ID Card, or other state
- Military ID
- U.S. Passport
- Green Cards
- Immigration Cards
- Right to work cards
- Middle College school ID
- High School ID
Student Check-out Limits
To activate your college/student ID card as your library card, please bring it to the circulation desk.
- Books: Students can check out up to 20 books at the same time.
- Videos and DVDs: Students can check out a maximum of 1 video/DVD from the Library's media collection at a time.
- Course Materials: Only one reserve (course material) item may be checked out at a time.
Community Member Check-out Limits
Community borrowers pay $5 per academic session to activate their library cards.
- Books: Community borrowers may check out up to 5 books at the same time.
- Reserve items: Communtiy borrowers may NOT check out reserve items.
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Book Borrowing Periods and Late Fees
| Item | Check out period | Renewals/Holds | Fees/Fines |
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| Circ Textbooks | 3 days and 7 days | Holds can be placed on circ textbooks, 1 circ textbook can be checked out at a time | $1 per day |
| Hour reserves | 2 hours | Holds cannot be placed on hourly reserves, 1 hourly reserves can be checked out at a time | $1 per hour |
| Main Stack Books | 21 days | Renewals are allowed*, Holds are allowed | 20 cents per day |
| Reference Books | LIBRARY USE ONLY | ||
| Current Magazines | LIBRARY USE ONLY | ||
| Circulating Magazines | 7 days | Renewals are allowed*, Holds are allowed, Limit of 3 magazines per patron | $5 or $10 (depending on the title) for lost issues |
| Circulating Media | 7 days | Renewals are allowed*, Holds are allowed | 20 cents per day |
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Inter-College Loans
Note: Inter-college loans are currently unavailable until further notice. Contact reference@mvc.edu for more information.
Inter-college loans allow for students from any RCCD college to utilize select library materials of MVC's sister colleges. If you need a book from the Norco or Riverside City college libraries, you may request an inter-college loan. The book will be shipped to the Moreno Valley College Library and be available to you within 3 working days. You may return the book to any of the three college libraries. Check-out periods and fees apply.
If you need a photocopy of an article in a periodical available only at the Norco or Riverside City college libraries, you may request an inter-college photocopy. For $0.10 per exposure, a copy of the article will be sent sent to the MVC Library within 5 working days. This service is not available to any patron who has held records, or any patron who previously requested photocopies but did not pay for them.
To get started, contact a Reference Librarian at (951) 571-6447 or a circulation staff member at (951) 571-6356.
- A maximum of five (5) requests will be filled at one time.
- To request an inter-college loan, bring the title of the book and call number to the circulation counter and we will help you fill out the request form. The books will be available at the circulation counter upon arrival. You may also download and print the request form in advance.
- Circ media (video and DVDs) CANNOT be requested through inter-college loan. They must be checked out and returned from the Moreno Valley College Library.
Search Request
For an RCCD book that the catalog shows is available but cannot be located, you can choose to fill out a search request at the Circulation Desk. The circulation staff will search for the item for two weeks, and then notify you about the outcome of this search.
