Technology Loan Policies for all branches are stated below.
Leon & Toby Cooperman Library - A/V desk, 3rd floor
Phone: 212-396-6803, Email: lib_av @ hunter.cuny.edu
Lenovo Chromebooks: *3 hour loan; *daylong; **semester-long loans available first come first served
Lenovo and Dell Laptops - **semester-long loans are available first come first served
iPads: *3 day loan; **semester-long loans available first come first served
* Short term laptop and iPad loans are due 1 hour prior to the library closing.
** Semester-long laptop and iPad loans are due the last day of the semester in which the laptop or iPad was borrowed.
Spring 2025 semester-long loans are due back by 9 am on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Semester loan users must sign a loan contract aggreeing to the terms of the semester loan at the time device is borrowed.
Options for AccessABILITY students can be found at the A/V Desk.
iPad minis are available for School of Education students.
Outstanding loans on laptops borrowed while campus was closed due to Covid-19 pandemic can be returned to the A/V desk during open hours.
Calculators (Scientific and TI-84 Graphing)
3 Hours (can be taken outside the Library)
Headphones
3 hours
Remote Control
3 hours
CDs
Either 2 hours or 7 days depending on the item
Portable DVD/CD players
3 hours
Health Professions Library - Main circulation desk
Apple Macbooks: 3 hour loan
Dell, Lenovo Laptops: 3 hour loan
Social Work and Urban Public Health Library - A/V desk
Dell Laptops: 3 hour loan
Zabar Art Library - Main circulation desk
Apple Macbooks: 3 hour loan
Dell Laptops: 3 hour loan
Technology Loan Policies
To borrow a laptop from any of the Hunter College Libraries, you must :
- be a current matriculated Hunter College Student with no blocks on your record.
- have a current, validated Hunter Student ID and email address.
- have another photo ID such as a driver’s license, passport or State ID.
- read, understand and abide by all A/V policies as found on the Liability Agreement Form for 3 hr or all day loan*. Your signature is acknowledgement.
Additional information
- Only one laptop may be borrowed at a time.
- Laptops are currently available for 3 hour loans and *all day loans (*Leon and Toby Cooperman Library only)
- 3 hour loans must stay inside the library.
- Upon return, allow 15 minutes for laptops to be checked in with a library staff member who will verify that the computer is in working order before the borrower leaves the desk.
- Each laptop is loaded with the Hunter’s standard suite of programs.
- No programs, documents, etc., may be left on the computer. Everything, except for the preloaded programs, will be deleted when the machine is returned.
- Borrowers are responsible for the computer. If a machine is lost, stolen, or damaged, the student is responsible for the cost of replacement or repair.
- Overdue and lost / damaged fines:
- Macbooks: $40 per hour and $10 per 15 minutes or any portion of the 15 minute period (If you are 33 minutes late in returning a laptop, your fine will be $30); $2000 if lost or damaged.
- Dell, Lenovo, and Chromebook Laptops: $40 per hour, $10 per 15 minutes, $1000 if lost or damaged.
- iPads: $50 overdue fine per day, $500 for loss/damage, $40 for loss/damage to iPad charger