All active Bentley students, faculty, and staff have library borrowing privileges. Your Bentley ID acts as your library card to check out items at one of our two self-check stations or at our staffed service desk. Bentley alumni can apply for a University ID at the Bentley University card office and can then register for borrowing privileges. Waltham Residents can apply for borrowing privileges by bringing proof of residency and a photo ID to the Library Services Desk.
Returning Items, Renewing Loans, and Placing Holds
Items borrowed from the Bentley Library may be returned at the following locations:
- The Library Services desk, located on the main level.
- The bookdrop on the left side of the main entrance
Manage your own library account by logging into My Library Account, where you can:
- View a list of your checked-out items, due dates and pending hold requests
- Renew Bentley owned books, DVDs, etc.
- Interlibrary Loan renewals must be requested here
- Place Holds on books and DVDs using the Request feature
- Save your preferred search queries (e.g., for an author or subject) for future use
- Subscribe to notifications to alert you when items are added that match your saved query
- Pin items to your Favorites to keep track of the books you would like to read and the DVDs you would like to watch
- See your search history
Fines and Fees
Courtesy notices are sent via email 3 days before items are due. Overdue fines are assessed when items from the following collections are returned after the due date or time:
- Reserves: $1.00/hour
- DVDs: $1.00/day
Lost items will be assessed at cost of replacement plus a nonrefundable processing fee of $25.00.
Fines can be paid at the Library Services Desk with cash or check. Students have the option of having their fines added to their Student Account at University Financial Services; please contact the Library Services Desk for more information.
Loan Periods
Books from the following collections can be checked out for 4 weeks with 2 renewals. Renewals can only be granted if no one is waiting to use the item:
- Stacks
- Popular Reading
- Audio Books
- Careers
- Oversize
- Faculty Publications
- Bowles Collection
DVDs can be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal. You may check out up to 10 DVDs at a given time.
Reference books and periodicals cannot be checked out and can only be used while in the library.
Books from our permanent stacks collection (including Oversize) circulate for 1 semester with 2 renewals.
Books from the following collections can be checked out for 4 weeks with 2 renewals.
- Popular Reading
- Audio Books
- Careers
- Faculty Publications
DVDs can be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal.
Reference books and periodicals cannot be checked out and can only be used while in the library.
Books from our permanent stacks collection (including Oversize) circulate for 1 semester with 2 renewals.
Books from the following collections can be checked out for 4 weeks with 2 renewals.
- Popular Reading
- Audio Books
- Careers
- Faculty Publications
DVDs can be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal.
Reference books and periodicals cannot be checked out and can only be used while in the library.
Books from the following collections can be checked out for 4 weeks with 2 renewals. Renewals can only be granted if no one is waiting to use the item:
- Stacks
- Popular Reading
- Audio Books
- Careers
- Oversize
- Faculty Publications
- Bowles Collection
DVDs can be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal. You may check out up to 5 DVDs at a given time.
Reference books and periodicals cannot be checked out and can only be used while in the library.
Books from the following collections can be checked out for 4 weeks. Renewals can only be granted on a case by case basis.
- Stacks
- Popular Reading
- Audio Books
- Oversize
DVDs are not available for check-out.
Reference books and periodicals can only be used while in the library.
If you plan on borrowing materials, please make sure to obtain a BLC Consortium Card from your home library before visiting Bentley. Please also make sure to bring your university ID.
Books from the following collections can be checked out for 4 weeks with 2 renewals. Renewals can only be granted if there isn't another patron waiting to use the item:
- Stacks
- Popular Reading
- Audio Books
- Careers
- Oversize
- Faculty Publications
- Bowles Collection
DVDs can be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal. You may check out up to 5 DVDs at a given time.
Reference books and periodicals cannot be checked out and can only be used while in the library.