Borrowing, Renewing, & Fees: Borrowing

Bring your Defiance College ID or Community Patron Card to the library to check out items. Click here to learn more about applying for a community patron card.

Since Defiance College participates in library collaborations like OhioLINK and OPAL, you also have the ability to borrow materials from over 88 other libraries in Ohio.  That's one massive collection!

To borrow an item from another library, you will click on the request button within the library's catalog. You will need to enter your name and your barcode number (located on your Defiance College ID or Community Patron card).

Our collection consists of books, periodicals, dvds, cds, children's books, and more.  We also have technology that circulates only to students, staff and faculty (iPads, Kindles, etc).

Most of our collection circulates and can be checked out. You can check out circulating items when their status is set to 'available' in the catalog.

Some items can be checked out but have special restrictions. These items will show an available Status but will include a notation in the Message part of the catalog entry. Examples include reference items or items placed on reserve. 

How many items you can borrow & how long you can keep an item depends on your status.

*All patrons have the potential to renew books six times, as long as another person has not placed a hold on the item. These loan periods and renewal policies do not apply to SearchOhio materials. For circulation questions please contact Maddie Clawson at mclawson@defiance.edu or (419) 783-2414.