Services and hours

• Who can request: Current Mount Holyoke faculty, students, staff and emeriti may request available items via the library catalog. We are unable to offer request service to local borrowers, affiliates and MHC alums at this time. Please contact libcirc@mtholyoke.edu with questions about specific items.
• How to request: Submit books requests through the library catalog.
• Hold limits: You may have up to 20 active hold requests pending. Once requested items are picked up, you may place more holds.
• Recalls: At this time, we are not able to recall books from other borrowers. If you need a book that is currently checked out, please submit an interlibrary loan request and we will try to obtain a copy for you. 
• Five College Library Materials: Borrowing and lending between the Five College libraries has resumed. Materials are transported between campuses Monday - Friday.

• Notification: You will receive a notification email from LITS letting you know when your items are available for pickup. Beginning July 6, Mount Holyoke faculty, students and staff who are fully vaccinated and have completed the College's documentation process may pick up their items at the Circulation Desk. If you would like us to bring your materials out to you, please call the Circulation Desk at 413-538-2622 when you arrive at the library.
• Hours: Pickup hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. You will have 7 business days to pick up your material. Please note: In the event of campus closures for inclement weather, etc., LITS will be closed and pickup will be unavailable.
• Loan periods and due dates:  Normal loan periods will apply. You may verify your due dates and manage renewals via your library account.

• Exterior book return: LITS will be accepting returns of books, CDs, and DVDs via the exterior book return at the entrance to Williston Library. Please do not return equipment (laptops, cameras, headphones, etc.) via the book return. If you need to return equipment, contact libcirc@mtholyoke.edu and we will help you schedule a drop-off appointment.
• Returns via mail: If you need to return items from off campus, mail them to the following address using book rate shipping: Mount Holyoke College LITS; Attn: Library Circulation Rm. 228; 50 College Street; South Hadley, MA 01075
• Books from the other four colleges and interlibrary loan: Please renew these online, return via mail, or deposit in the book return at Williston Library.
• Fines & Fees: Mount Holyoke community members will not be charged any fees for late returns during our building closure.  Replacement fees will be charged if materials are not returned.

• You may use our interlibrary loan service to request PDFs of book chapters and articles, including those that are in the physical collection at MHC.
• We encourage you to submit ILL requests for the materials you are looking for regardless of format.  We will attempt to find them online for you, ask other libraries to scan requested materials, or suggest alternate sources.

Interlibrary loan books can be returned in the book return outside Williston Library.