Equipment is available to borrow in person at Bowman Library during our operating hours.
Equipment may be checked out by anyone with a valid Menlo College ID card: students, faculty, and staff.
Equipment will be checked out to an individual, and not a group. Individuals must bring their valid Menlo College ID card to the Circulation Desk to borrow equipment, which will be held until the end of the checkout period. ID cards will be returned when equipment is checked back in. This individual accepts full fiscal and custodial responsibility for the equipment during the loan period. See “Technology Fines, Fees, and Lost Items” for more details
Checkout periods are 2 hours.
Renewals are subject to availability/demand, up to a full day.
Extended checkout periods for laptops, Chromebooks and calculators for up to a semester are available. Consult with a librarian.
A user must have a reservation for a DIY Recording Studio to check out audio/visual recording equipment
Certain A/V equipment is loaned in a bundle: item, power cord, case, etc. All items in the bundle must be returned and checked in.
Users are expected to set up and operate equipment. Library staff can provide technical support when available.
Technology Fines, Fees, and Lost Items
There is a replacement charge, plus a processing fee, for any damage to, or loss of equipment. See Available Technologyfor replacement fees.
Equipment will be considered lost after 1 day.
If parts of a bundle (e.g. the power cord and case) are not returned after 1 day and the missing part can be replaced individually, the replacement charge will reflect the cost plus processing. However, if the missing part cannot be replaced and its loss renders the full item unusable, the full replacement charge will be assessed.