Borrow, Renew, Return
- All students can borrow in both MIC Limerick and MIC Thurles.
- Periodicals, Theses and Reference books (blue dots on spine) cannot be borrowed.
Limerick Campus Borrowing
- 20 items in total
- Requests can be placed on all General Lending items
- AV, 1 day loans and Reference items cannot be requested
Loan Period:
General Lending = 1 Week
Items will automatically renew for up to 12 weeks unless they are requested by another borrower. Requested items need to be returned within 3 days of the request being placed or fines will be incurred.
- 28 items in total
- Requests can be placed on all General Lending items
- AV, 1 Day loans and Reference items cannot be requested
Loan Period:
General Lending = 1 Week
Items will automatically renew for up to 12 weeks unless they are requested by another borrower. Requested items need to be returned within 3 days of the request being placed or fines will be incurred.
- 28 items in total
- Requests can be placed on all General Lending items
- AV, 1 Day loans and Reference items cannot be requested
Loan Period:
General Lending = 1 Week
Items will automatically renew for up to 12 weeks unless they are requested by another borrower. Requested items need to be returned within 3 days of the request being placed
Visitors may borrow 2 items, Alumni members and external researchers, may be able to borrow up to 4 items from the Library depending on approval from the College Librarian.
Loan periods are for 1 week only.
For more information on how to access MIC Library, please visit our visitors page
Thurles Campus Borrowing
- 20 items in total
- Requests can be placed on all General Lending items
- AV, 1 Day loans, 4 Hours loans and Reference items cannot be requested
Loan Period:
General Lending = 1 Week
Items will automatically renew for up to 12 weeks unless they are requested by another borrower. Requested items need to be returned within 3 days of the request being placed or fines will be incurred.
- 28 items in total
- Requests can be placed on all General Lending items
- AV, 1 Day loans, 4 Hours loans and Reference items cannot be requested
Loan Period:
General Lending = 1 Week
Items will automatically renew for up to 12 weeks unless they are requested by another borrower. Requested items need to be returned within 3 days of the request being placed
In order to borrow from the library you need a valid college ID card.
Use the Library Catalogue to see if the item is available in the library.
Note the shelfmark and then go to the shelves to locate the book.
When you find the book you are looking for, use the self-service machines on the ground floor to take the item out on loan, or go to the staff at the Service Desk.
If you have any problems, ask the staff at the Service Desks for help.
You must maintain your Library Account, called My Account, in good stead in order to use the self-issue machines and borrow. You cannot borrow if:
- You have exceeded your borrowing allowance.
- You have overdue or lost items.
General Lending items automatically renew unless they are requested by another borrower. If there are no requests, the item will renew 12 times before it has to be returned.
You can view the status of all of your items including due dates, renewals and requests by logging into 'My Account'
Where possible return your books at the self-service machines or at the Service Desk at the Campus you borrowed from.
If it is out of hours, use the book returns boxes on either the Limerick or Thurles Campus, further details are available here.
Students only incur fines on items that have been requested by another borrower. If an item has been requested and needs to be returned, you will receive an email notification in your college email account. The item should be returned within 3 days or a fine of €1 per day will be applied.
Fines due can be viewed through the Library My Account page. If your library items are overdue, you will get an email alerting you to this after 1, 7 and 14 days.
Borrowers will be blocked from borrowing once fines total €50.
How do you pay a fine?
At the moment, it is only possible to pay fines by debit or credit card at the Self Service Desks on both campuses, or by phone. For further details on paying fines please contact 061-204370 (Limerick Campus) or 0504-20531 (Thurles Campus).
In the event of losing a book, students are required to pay a replacement cost for each lost item:
- Items are declared as lost once they are 28 days overdue
- An automatic replacement fee of €60 is added to the account
- On contacting the Library, our staff will check the true replacement value. If this is lower than €60 then the lower price will be charged. If higher, then €60 will be charged.
- Accounts are blocked until lost items are returned or paid for
Items on loan, as well as on our shelves, can be reserved.
On loan items will be held for students for up to 4 days once they are returned.
On shelf items will be made available by Library Staff through our Click & Collect Service
How to place a Reservation
- Search for the book on the Library Catalogue.
- On the catalogue record click on "Sign In"
- Once signed in, click on "Request".
- A notification will be sent to your College email address when the item becomes available.
- Items will be held for four days from the date of the email and if uncollected will be returned to open circulation.
- It is your responsibility to check your email regularly.
- You can also check the status of your reservations online by clicking on the My Account feature at top right-hand side of screen on the Library Catalogue page.
