Frequently Asked Questions

How do St. Luke's students place books on hold?

Holds, regardless of where you are attending classes, is the same as detailed in this FAQ. The only difference for students only taking classes at St. Luke's is that there is a dropdown now to select your pickup location: Main Desk or St. Luke's. There is a screenshot below showing the dropdown options where you need to select St. Luke's. It is default to the Main Desk, which is on the Morningside University campus at the Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Learning Center/Library. You are welcome to pick up those items at the main desk if it is convienent to you.

Holds will be delivered every evening by Adam Fullerton. There is a shelf in the Academic Support area on the 2nd floor of the St. Luke's building where the item(s) will be left with your name on them and the date they were dropped off. These hold items are automatically checked out to you, so make sure to see our circulation policies.

As this is a rather informal way to circulate physical items, here are some general guidelines the library staff will be using:

1. A sticky note will be left on the physical item with the patron's name and the date the item was placed on hold and left at St. Luke's campus.
2. If a sticky note is left on the book with the patron's name and date requested for two weeks, the book will automatically be returned and taken back to the main library on Morningside's campus. 
3. To return a physical item that you are done using, simply remove the sticky note and place it back on the shelf you got it from. Adam will be checking periodically for items that need to be returned and will gather these items during that time.
4. The HJF Library's circulation policy regarding fines is very forgiving. Simply, we don't care for fining people as long as we get the book back. If you have concerns about an item you returned still showing up on your account, email Karen Wascher or Adam Fullerton with your concern.