Borrowing


Students: A valid ONE Card (Student ID) is required to borrow items from the Library. Continuing Education and part-time students have the same borrowing privileges as full-time students.

Faculty & Staff: A valid Employee ID card is required to borrow items from the Library. Contact us to verify your account.

Alumni: A valid Perks Account is required to borrow items from the Library.

Community Borrowers: A valid Community Borrower Card is required to borrow items from the Library.

Borrowing Information

Check Out

Items can be checked out at the Customer Service Desk at any Library location.

Check In 

Items can be returned to the Customer Service Desk at any Library location. Borrow from one campus Library and return to another! A drop chute is located outside the Cummings Library for books returned after hours.

Items from the regular STACK collection can be renewed for an additional 14 days if no hold exists for the item. Items from the Course Reserve collection are not renewable but may be borrowed again after a 24 hour interval.

To renew items you have borrowed from the Library:

  • Log into your Library account by clicking on the Library Account Login button located at the top of any Library webpage.

Library Account login button

  • You can also log into your account by clicking on the Sign in button in the Library Catalogue. 

sign in link in top right

  • Use your 9-digit student or employee ID and password, Example: 000101060@mohawkcollege.ca, to log in
  • Once logged in select Loans from your My Library Card menu
  • Select all items you want to renew and click Renew or click Renew All
  • Your items should now have a new due date

A menu bar will appear where you can use various actions such as Loans or Fines.

Note: You will not be able to renew items if someone else has placed a request for the item, or if you have reached your renewal limit on the item.

  • A valid ONE Card, Staff ID, Perks Card or Community Borrower Card must be presented at the Customer Service Desk in order to borrow items from the collection
  • Borrowed items must be returned or renewed by the due date
  • Users are responsible for any item signed out on their account
  • If an item is damaged, lost or stolen, a replacement cost and a processing fee will be applied to your Library account and borrowing privileges will be suspended

Hamilton Public Library (HPL) Bookmobile

HPL Bookmobile

The Hamilton Public Library (HPL) Bookmobile is a mobile library branch bringing leisure reading, popular books and more directly to the Fennell campus. Come out to the Bookmobile to find your next great read!

When: Mondays 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Where: Fennell Campus, North side of David Braley Athletic & Recreation Centre (DBARC)

Note: The Bookmobile service is currently closed for the year. Service will resume on January 13, 2025.

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Interlibrary Loan Service

Have you found a great article but only the abstract is available? We can help! Requests for articles and books can be made by completing our Interlibrary Loan Request form. Turn-around time is often as fast as one business day.

Interlibrary Loan Request Form

Contact Us

 library@mohawkcollege.ca

 Cummings Library  905-575-2077

 IAHS Library 905-575-1212 x6835

 Stoney Creek Library 905-575-2504

  Text Us 289-277-0114