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The Charles and Gloria Jones Library

The Charles & Gloria Jones Library provides access to numerous databases for scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles, eBooks, newspapers, magazines, and much more. Online resources are accessible 24/7 using your LBC username and password. To access these resources, go to https://www.lbc.edu/library. Students can even request books to be sent to them from any one of the three physical branches (Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.) or from other libraries as interlibrary loans (LBCShare). The library website also includes links for students to request research assistance either in-person or virtually:

  • ASK US is for information from an LBC librarian within 24 hours (Monday–Friday).
  • CHAT NOW is for immediate assistance – usually from a non-LBC librarian.
  • SCHEDULE A MEETING is for arranging an appointment with a librarian, either in-person or online.

Current lending policies are summarized below.

ID Card

Your Lancaster Bible College ID card serves as your library card. Please present your card at the Information & Circulation Desk or equivalent front desk at your campus location whenever you want to borrow materials.

Borrowing limit

No limit to the number of items you may borrow.

 

Circulation period

30 days for books & CDs; 2 days or 2 weeks for videos

 

Renewal period

30 days for books & CDs; 2 days or 2 weeks for videos

 

Renewal limit

Items can be renewed once online, by phone, or in person, as long as they are not needed by another patron. After one renewal, items must be physically returned to the library for reshelving, or to be checked back in and then checked back out to begin another cycle of three renewals. Note: If your books are overdue when you renew them, the library circulation system can only renew until the $20 fine limit is reached.

 

Fines

$0.25 per day / per item

 

Account blocked

Once fines reach a total of $20 you will not be able to continue borrowing until the fines are paid.

 

Maximum fine

The maximum fine per item is $5.

 

Payment

Fines can be paid by cash or check (payable to Lancaster Bible College) only.

 

Reserve materials

Reserve materials are selected for your courses by your professors. These materials are held at the Information & Circulation Desk. Reserve materials have varying loan periods and may or may not be able to be taken from the library.

 

Reference materials and periodicals

These items may not be borrowed.

 

Kits

Kits, shelved on the compact shelving on Level One, can be reserved for an extended period for personal or group use. Contact Lisa at 717-560-8200, extension 5385 or by e-mail lswarr@lbc.edu.

 

LBCShare (Interlibrary loan) (ILL)

If you need to use an item that the library does not have, you can request it yourself. Here’s how:

  • Search for the material you want to request.
  • Click on the Request It link.
  • Fill out the Form
  • Please make sure to select the “Pickup Location” and provide your “Preferred Address” if you request mail delivery.
  • Click Submit

There is no cost for this service. For questions concerning Interlibrary Loan please contact ill@lbc.edu.

Request From LBC Libraries

You may request an item from another LBC location. Search for the item(s) on the library website. If the item is in another LBC location, select Request It, complete the form, and click submit.

 

Electronic databases and e-books

 

You can access all databases from off campus using your LBC username and password.

Reshelving materials

Place any materials you remove from the shelves, but decide not to borrow, on the RESHELVE SPOTS you find throughout the library. Please do not reshelve items yourself. It is our job to do this for you.