Circulating Collection:

All circulating materials at the Frederick Douglass Library may be checked out. The Stacks are located on the second floor and include the following collections:

• General Collection – Includes approximately 130,000 volumes arranged according to the Library of Congress call numbers.
• Black Collection – Contains fiction and non-fiction books pertaining to African Americans and Africans.
• Juvenile Collection – Shelved directly behind the Black Collection, this fiction and non-fiction collection is primarily for those who work with children and need material written for young readers’ interest and reading level. These are not generally sources of first-hand information (primary sources), nor do they typically contain original research material.
• Leisure Reading Collection – Contains about 200 fiction titles that have been donated by the librarians of the Frederick Douglass Library and include mostly contemporary authors.

Circulation Department Services:

• Circulation Inquiries – Staff in the Circulation Department can be reached during regular library hours in following ways:
  

In Person	By Phone	Email	Library Card
Circulation/Reference Desk	(410) 651-7691	fdlcirculation@umes.edu	Valid HawkCard ID

• Checkouts and Returns – All circulating materials can be checked out at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. They can be returned at the desk or in the book drops located outside the front and back entrances of the library.
• Borrowing Privileges –
  • UMES students: Your HawkCard serves as your library card. You must register your card by submitting a New Borrower Registration Form. Once registered, you will be able to checkout materials and access digital resources with your HawkCard (the 14-digit barcode).
  • University System of Maryland & Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) students: You may borrow circulating materials with a valid ID from your respective campus.
  • Special Borrowing Privileges: Inquire at the Circulation Desk if you are not a UMES or USMAI student.
    

• Stacks and Fines – This department is responsible for the retrieval, re-shelving and management of the library’s circulating collections. It also bills for late returns, lost items and recalls.
• Course Reserves – Reserve materials are available electronically via the Controlled Digital Lending link. Login with your UMES network credentials, click “View” to read the resource and “Return Early” when done. The checkout period is typically three hours.
• Printing and scanning services are available.

Resource Sharing Requests:

Books and other items not found in the Frederick Douglass Library collections may be borrowed from libraries in the USMAI Library Consortium, if available. Helpful information and instructions on how to make a Resource Sharing request.

• Resource Sharing Inquiries – Staff are available during regular library hours; click in the following ways:

In Person	By Phone	Email
Circulation/Reference Desk	(410) 651-6609	fdlcirculation@umes.edu

Interlibrary Loan Services:

The Interlibrary Loan Department processes requests from students, faculty and staff who request to borrow resources not available in the Frederick Douglass Library or the USMAI library consortium. This service allows you to take advantage of the millions of items available at other libraries for your research. Requests can be made for books, periodical articles, dissertations, videos and reports. The average time to receive an article is two weeks; the average time to receive a book is three weeks. Helpful information and instructions on how to request an Interlibrary Loan.

• Interlibrary Loan Inquiries – Staff can be reached during posted hours in the following ways:

In Person	By Phone	Email
Interlibrary Loan Desk	(410) 651-6270	ILLbox@umes.edu