Fines

Payment

Fine payments may be made at Wilson, Walter, or Magrath Library in any of the following ways.

Pay By Check

• Pay in person, or mail to the Fines Office (see address right).
• Please make checks payable to the University of Minnesota
• There is a $25 charge for all returned checks.

Pay By Credit Card

• Pay in person, or mail a completed Credit Card Payment Form to the Fines Office (see address right).
• Call us Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at 612-624-3383. Please have your credit card number and expiration date ready.

Transfer Your Fines (currently enrolled students only)

• Request in person, or mail a completed Fines Transfer Request to the Fines Office (see address right).
• Overdue fines not paid after thirty days will automatically be transferred to your student account.

Rates

Loan Period	Regular Rate	Recall Rate	Rush Recall Rate
Regular Loan	$0.50/day	$1.00/day	$5.00/day
Non-Circulating Overnight Loan In Library Use Same Day Loan 1 Day Loan 3 Day Loan ILL Material	$3.00/day	$6.00/day	$30.00/day
2 Hour Loan	$1.50/hour	$3.00/hour	$15.00/hour
Carrel Assigned	$3.00/day	-	-

Books not returned will be subject to replacement costs plus a $10 processing fee ($30 for ILL items). Students will be blocked from borrowing library materials when unpaid fines and fees reach $10 or more. Faculty and staff are blocked when unpaid fees reach $250 or more. Additionally users are blocked from borrowing when they have not responded to Library notices or have unresolved issues such as overdue materials, unreturned recalled books or address problems.

Academic Holds

The University of Minnesota Libraries places a hold on users academic records (meaning that students cannot register for University courses, get official or unofficial transcripts, or receive diploma) under two circumstances:

1. When library fines exceed $100
2. When library materials are not returned

Holds on academic records are removed when library fines are paid and when library materials are returned. Please contact the owning library with questions and concerns.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if...

• I lost a library book
• I damaged a library book
• I returned a book but the Libraries say I still have it checked out
• There is a book on my account that I did not check out
• I checked out a book for a friend and now I'm being fined for it
• I checked out a book for a professor and now I'm being fined for it
• I just checked out a book and it got recalled
• A book I checked out was recalled but I did not received the notice
• I did not receive my Courtesy or Overdue notices for a book I checked out and now I'm being fined for it
• I went out of town and my books became overdue while I was away
• I went out of town and a book I checked out was recalled
• I moved and did not receive my library notices
• I became ill and was unable to return my books on time
• I want to dispute a fine but its already been transferred to my STARS account
• I paid for a library fine and I'm still being billed for it