Need a place to study?

Atherton Library offers study rooms for both individuals and groups. The five Individual Study Rooms accommodate a single person and come equipped with a small desktop, chair and electrical outlet and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Our Group Study Room is furnished with a small conference table, 6 chairs, white board, multimedia projector and a projection screen. This room is available for groups with a minimum of 3 people and can be reserved up to a week in advance. A valid HPU ID card is required to use all study rooms. Please stop by the library front desk to sign in or to make a reservation. Call the Circulation Desk for more information at 236-3505.

How do I borrow books?

All that is required for you to borrow library books is a valid HPU ID card. Bring your card along with the books you want to borrow to the library's front desk. If you are a first time borrower staff will ask you to complete a form to set up your library account. If you've borrowed books before but doing so for the first time this semester staff will verify that your contact information is current before proceeding with the transaction. It's that quick and easy.

Here are a few more things you should know if you plan to borrow books:

• Loan Period = 28 days
• Renewal Periods = 14 days (undergradate) or 28 days (graduate)
• Late Fees = $0.25 per item, per day

Click here for our more information.

You can also request books from Meader Library, downtown campus. Delivery takes 2-3 days. Inquire about our Book Delivery Service at the front desk.

Please come see us if you have any other questions about our services. Or call 236-3505 during library hours.

Does the library have textbooks?

Have you ever been told to check the library first before buying one of the textbooks for class? We all know that buying books is one of the major expenses for students like yourself. Textbook prices are skyrocketing and in today's economy everyone's looking for a way to save some money. So why pay for something you can get for free, right?

Well, the truth is the library generally will not purchase any of your textbooks for our collections. We purchase textbooks only if there is a lack of any other substantive literature in that field. Since there are thousands of books published every year and our budget is limited, we choose to use our resources to purchase books that support what you learn in class rather than books that are used directly in your instruction, i.e. textbooks. There is always a slim chance that we might have a copy of your textbook. To find out go to our library catalog and search for it by title. One caveat is that even if we do have your textbook it will often be one or two editions old.

The exception to this rule is our Course Reserves collection. This collection is comprised of books faculty place in the library for their students to use. Your instructor will tell you if they've placed any books in the library on "Reserve." Check with them if you don't know. When you're ready to use a reserve book come to the library and give your Instructor's Name and Course Number to the person at the front desk. We will hold your Student ID Card while you use the book in the library. Reserve books cannot be taken outside the library.

So if you want to see if we have one of your textbooks in the library:

• Check with your instructor to see if it's on reserve. If it's on reserve, go to the front desk with your ID card and request it by Instructor Name or Course Number.
  
• If they haven't placed it on reserve, go to our library catalog and search for it there. If we have it in our collection, and it's not on reserve, you'll be able to borrow it for up to 28 days.

Return all books by December 16th!

All library books are due at the latest by Sunday, December 16, 2007.

Late fees are $0.50 per item per day, with a maximum fine of $10.00 per item. If your book is already overdue, you may be eligible for our Food for Fines program. This special program provides for a one week grace period on payment of overdue book fines.

To be eligible for Food for Fines, your book cannot be more than 7 days past its due date. You must return your book to either the Atherton or Meader Library Circulation Desk along with one (1) canned food item per book. Turn in both the book and the canned food item to a library staff member.

All canned food items will be donated to the HPU Food Bank.

Call Meader Library Circulation Services at 544-0210 or Atherton Library Circulation Desk at 236-3505 for more information.

Course Reserves

As always, the first couple of weeks at the beginning of the semester are pretty hectic! We hope most of you finally have all your textbooks, and if you don't--we may have it here for you on the Reserve Shelf.

Things to Remember:

(1) All you need is a photo I.D. (HPU Unicard or License/State I.D.)

(2) We swap your I.D. for the Reserve book & will keep your I.D. until you bring the Reserve back.

(3) There is no set time limit on how long you keep a Reserve, as long as it does not leave the library, & it comes back to the Circ Desk by closing time! (but please be considerate of your fellow classmates!)

(4) Anyone who removes a Reserve will be charged $3.00 everyday it is not returned + all the instructors of that course will be notified.

Please remember that the libraries are not responsible for having all textbooks on Reserve & that books on Reserve are books that belong to your instructor or are books that the instructor have collected from the libraries' collection for you. If there is a book that you think should be on Reserve for your class, please ask your instructor if they could put a copy of it on the Reserve Shelf.

Fall 2007 Hours

*~ Atherton Library ~*
Fall 2007 Hours

September 4 - December 15, 2007

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

**Library Closings/Holidays**

Veteran's Day: Monday, Novermber 12
Thanksgiving Holiday: Thursday-Friday, November 22-23

ATTENTION NURSING STUDENTS: NO HOSPITAL ORIENTATION/HIPAA MANUALS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY

Yes, you read right! If your clinical instructors/professors send you up to the library to get these forms, we no longer house them. Please go to the Nursing Office--they will be able to give you the most up-to-date information/forms.

Atherton Library Closed Friday, August 24 - Sunday, August 26

Atherton Library
will be closed on
Friday, August 24 - Sunday, August 26th.

However,
Circulation Services, 3rd Floor,
Meader Library
at the Downtown Campus
will be open on Friday.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Atherton Library 2007 Summer Hours (Revised)

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Atherton Library
Summer 2007

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August 12 – 31

Sunday: Closed
Mon – Fri: 8 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm

**OBSERVED HOLIDAYS**
**LIBRARIES CLOSED**

· August 24 - 25 (Fri - Sat) Between Sessions
· September 1 – 3 (Sat – Mon) Labor Day Weekend


Bottled water is allowed.
Food is not allowed.
Please silence your cell phones.

Atherton Library "Group Study Room Use" Information

Unlike Downtown Meader Library, which has group study rooms on various floors, Atherton Library only has one group study room. Unfortunately for the the Academic Center in Hawaii Loa Campus, it is now the only spare room available for meetings, and the group room is designated for STUDENTS and LIBRARY STAFF ONLY. Faculty are not allowed to reserve this room, unless in rare circumstances & must be given special permission by Wayde, the Head of Atherton Library.

The group study room used to be our copier/junk room, until Wayde decided to convert it to a group study room. We are lucky to have this room. Being able to use this room is a privilege, and it should not be abused.

Group Study Room Guidelines

Approved Users:
* Undergraduate & Graduate Students

Approved Uses:
* Group work only.
* No meetings of student clubs or organizations (Except for library meetings)

Reservations Policy:
* Use of room is by reservation only.
* Reservations can be made up to 7 days in advance.
* Reservations by telephone are allowed.
* Minimum group size is 3 people; maximum group size is 9 people.
* Maximum reservation period is 2 hours.
* A reservation will be held for 15 minutes only before it is cancelled.

Time extentions:
* Extensions can be made only after the initial reservation period is completed.
* 2-hour extensions are allowed if there are no other reservations.
* Extensions are not automatic.
* Continuous reservations by members of the same group are not allowed.

Check-In:
* Minimum of 3 people must be present upon check-in.
* HPU Unicard is required.

Check-Out:
* Students must clean the room and put furniture back in the original location.
* Students must return any borrowed dry-erase markers/erasers.

**The library reserves the right to withdraw a student's privilege to use the room if he/she fails to follow Library or Group Study Room policies**

~ 9/2/06 by W.O.

Got questions? Ask An or Wayde!

What is Food for Fines?

What is Food for Fines?

There seems to be lots of confusion on what Food for Fines is, not only with patrons of the library, but with the library staff as well.

Food for Fines is a program that gives you a grace period of ONE WEEK (7 days) to return your overdue books, without penalty, if you donate a canned/packaged food for each book that's overdue.

You cannot turn your overdue books in and come back to pay your fines with canned goods later.

"WHY," you ask?

Once you turn your books in, your account is automatically charged, and the fee cannot be waived.

If you turn your books in with the cans, we can waive those fees as the books are checked in, like they never existed.

Examples of stuff you can donate:

* cans of tuna, soup, vegetables, etc.

* package of ramen noodles, Cup - o - Noodles, etc.

* box of Hamburger Helper, Stove-Top Stuffing, etc.

...any food item that is SEALED and NON-PERISHABLE.

Keep in mind if your book is a day or two overdue, it's really not practical using this program, unless you have food items lying around your house already!

Questions? Message me, or stop by the circulation desk and ask for An or Wayde!

**All food items will be donated to the HPU Food Bank**

Avoiding Overdue Fines / How to Renew Your Books

Avoiding Overdue Fines / How to Renew Your Books

There are always issues with returning books and late fees, so we would like you to know of ways to avoid these problems.

If your book is overdue, you will be fined $0.50 per book per day, and the maximum amount that will be charged is $10.00 per book.

Solutions to avoid the Overdue Fines:

(1) We keep a book drop outside our doors so you can return your books before/after library hours.

For ex.: Your due date was Jul 8, and it slipped your mind.

(a) you can return your books that night (after library hours) & put it in the book drop

- OR -

(b) as long as you get your books in the book drop before we roll the it in the library doors at 8:00 a.m. Jul 9, you are still safe!

(2) You don't have to return your books here at Atherton, you can return your books to Meader Library, Downtown, if it's more convenient for you.

(3) Renew your books! (Reminder: You are only allowed 2 renewals)

~ YES, YOU CAN RENEW YOUR BOOKS OVER THE PHONE. Call us 236-3505 (Atherton Library, Windward Campus) or 544-0210 (Meader Library, Downtown Campus). *Don't forget to take whoever who renewed your books name down in case of errors*

~ Can't get a hold of us? Renew your books online (BUT...you will need a 4-digit PIN. You would have to contact us anyway to have it set up for you. So this option is no good if you don't have a PIN set up alrready!)

How to renew your books online:

(1) Login to your Campus Pipeline Account
(2) Go to the "Libraries" tab
(3) Under the "Research Tools" heading, click "Library Catalog."
(4) You should see a link that says "My Library Account" at the bottom right of the page. Click that link.
(5) Enter your Unicard number & your 4-digit PIN number. Your "Patron Information" page should appear.
(6) At the bottom of the screen, take a look at the "Loans" section. This section tells you what books you've checked out and when they are due.
(7) Check off the books you would like to renew, and when you are done, click "Renew Checked Items."
(8) Now, you can see that your Due Date has been extended!

If you have any problems with renewing your books online, please call us as soon as you can so we can fix this problem for you!

Welcome to Circulation Services

Circulation Services houses several circulating book collections that includes titles from a wide range of subject areas. We also provide a variety of user services and study environments for your convenience. Our staff is ready to assist you with your research and studying needs.

Circulation Services is the place to ~

• Borrow books
• Renew books
• Look at course reserve materials
• Transfer books between HPU libraries
• Reserve a group study room
• Request interlibrary loan services
• Access Internet
• Use computers to do assignments
• And much more.....