Library Information

About Kemp Library 

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Kemp Library is on the corner of Smith and Normal streets. It is 94,000 square feet and provides seating for 714 patrons, houses more than 200,000 volumes, about 1 million microforms, and more than 50,000 state and federal documents, the renowned Al Cohn Jazz collection, Tutoring and the Writing Studio.

In addition to these resources, the library’s online catalog and electronic databases are available through the library website and may be accessed on and off- campus. This includes access to more than 500,000 eBooks and 3 million full text electronic articles. The PCs and Macs located in Kemp Library have the same software as those located in most computer labs on campus. Laptops with basic software such as MS Office may be borrowed for use in the library building.

The library staff includes a director, administrative assistant, librarians, support staff, and student workers. The librarians are available during most of the hours the building is open to provide help with your research needs.

Public service activities provided to students include circulation of materials, information instruction sessions, research assistance, electronic and physical reserves, interlibrary loan, a depository for federal and state government documents, and a Curriculum Materials Center to support the needs of our teacher candidates. Kemp Library is open 80 hours per week to serve the community.

Fall and Spring Semester Hours:

Monday through Thursday .. 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday ...................................... 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday .................................. 2:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Hours for summer sessions, intersessions, and breaks may be different. *Librarians are unavailable to provide research assistance during intersessions and breaks.

Any variations from regular library hours are posted at the library, and may also be found on the library’s website.

Borrowing Policies

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The regular loan period for undergraduate students and courtesy borrowers is four weeks. Faculty, graduate students, and university staff have a 15-week loan period.

Materials may be renewed once, as long as the items are not overdue, on hold, or recalled. Courtesy borrowers may not renew materials. Items may be renewed in person, by email, over the phone, or through Primo, Kemp Library’s online
catalog. Patrons are responsible for checking with Circulation to ensure that all materials have been renewed or may check on Primo.

All students must present their eCard to borrow any materials, including reserve items. All materials borrowed with your student ID are your responsibility. The library reserves the right to suspend borrowing to anyone abusing library privileges.

Fines, Fees and Other Charges

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Regularly circulating items - No charge, however damaged or lost items WILL incur a replacement fee.

InterLibrary Loan charges are dependent upon the institution the ILL is received from.

Replacement charges for damaged or lost materials are determined by the library. Holds on transcripts, grades, and registration will be placed on the student’s records for failure to pay any fines/fees or for non-return of materials.

General Information

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Printers may be paid for by using eCards. Scanners are also available for student use.

Patrons are asked NOT to re-shelve materials. Please return materials you have not checked out to black shelves located throughout the stacks. Other materials, such as microforms, periodicals and government documents should be returned to carts or marked areas.

Smoking and vaping are not permitted in the library.

Any minor children brought into the library must be under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian at all times.

Food and drink are allowed in the library. There are vending machines located downstairs. Please exercise care when transporting food and beverages in the library to avoid spills and littering.

Two large computer labs, one on the main floor and one on the ground floor, are available for students to use desktop computers unless the labs are scheduled for library instruction sessions or classes.

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Book Theft and Mutilation

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Students found guilty of stealing or damaging library property will be held to the disciplinary actions outlined in East Stroudsburg University’s Student Code of Conduct. In addition, students found guilty of stealing or damaging library property will be subject to the following law passed by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

Section 1. Title 18, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No. 230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 3929. I. Library theft.

1. Offense defined — A person is guilty of library theft if he willfully conceals on his person or among his belongings any library or museum material while still on the premises of a library or willfully and without authority removes any library or museum material from a library with the intention of converting such material to his own use.

a. Library theft constitutes a:

i. Summary offense when the offense is afirst offense and the value of the materialis less than $150.

ii. Misdemeanor of the second degree when the offense is a second offense and the value of the material is less than $150.

iii. Misdemeanor of the first degree when the offense is a first or second offense and the value of the material is $150 or more.

iv. Felony of the third degree when the offense is a third or subsequent offense, regardless of the value of the material.

b. Amounts involved in library thefts committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, whether from the same library or several libraries, may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.

2. Presumption — a person who willfully conceals any library or museum material on his person or among his belongings while still on the premises of the library or in the immediate vicinity thereof shall be prima facie presumed to have concealed the library or museum material with the intention of converting such material to his own use.