Policies and Guidelines

This page provides access to a range of guidelines governing library services, spaces, and resources. It ensures transparency and helps patrons understand their rights and responsibilities when using the library. Policies cover topics such as borrowing, conduct, privacy, accessibility, and more.

A close-up view of multiple rows of wooden library shelves filled with neatly arranged books, each labeled with white spine labels, in a well-lit indoor space. The shelves recede into the distance, creating a sense of depth and order.

Borrowing
Shelves filled with old, leather-bound books and archival volumes.

Collection Development
A decorative railing with a circular floral design in the center is in the foreground, partially obscuring a view of a quiet library space. In the background, wooden tables and chairs are arranged for study, with bookshelves and wood-paneled walls adding warmth to the environment.

Digital Commons Collection
A table displaying archival materials, including vintage newspapers and magazines. The front page of a Detroit News article titled "Gardeners Must Raise Bugs" is prominently visible with colorful illustrations and photographs. Nearby, copies of a publication titled Independent Woman are stacked, and a white archival storage box labeled with handwritten notes contains folders of additional documents. The setting appears to be a library or archive reading room.

Digitization Lab
Fogler at night, with CARE projected onto building with multi-colored lights.

Events and Displays

Food and Drink
A long, dimly lit library hallway with red carpet leads to a large window at the end, through which a brick building with arched windows is visible. Bookshelves line both sides of the hallway, and a book cart is positioned near the window.

General Collection Policy
Three students sit around a large table in a library, each working on a laptop and engaging in conversation. Open notebooks, pencils, snacks, and phones are scattered on the table.

Group Study Rooms
A hand holds a smartphone displaying a digital version of the University of Maine student ID card labeled “Student James Student,” with a photo, university logo, and campus building. The screen shows the card in a mobile wallet app with a balance of $26.99 in Black Bear Bucks. To the left, a graphic with a bear face and the words “mobile MaineCARD” includes a contactless payment symbol.

ID Cards
A student sits in a wooden chair at the end of a library aisle, working on a laptop and smiling. Bookshelves filled with colorful books line both sides of the carpeted aisle

Learning Materials
A collection of vintage audio equipment, including a reel-to-reel tape recorder, CD players, and cassette decks, is displayed on top of a large wooden shelf filled with tightly packed vinyl records. The records are organized vertically in compartments, and several blank tapes and discs are stacked on top of the devices. The setting suggests a personal archive or media preservation workspace.

Media
An overhead view of seven students sitting around a rectangular table in a study area with blue carpeted flooring. Some students are using laptops or smartphones, while others are reading or talking. The group appears to be engaged in collaborative work or studying in a casual academic setting.

Media Collection and Access
A close-up of book spines on a library or bookstore shelf, featuring titles on topics such as feminist philosophy, ethics, emotions, and race. The titles are tightly packed and vary in color, with some words clearly legible.

Research and Instruction Collections
A close-up of a fluffy Shetland Sheepdog wearing a red bandana, looking directly into the camera. In the blurred background, several smiling students are seated on the carpeted floor in a casual indoor setting, suggesting a therapy or de-stress event with the dog as the center of attention.

Service Animals
Black-and-white historical photograph of a person dressed in a bear mascot costume, standing against a plain backdrop. The bear mascot is wearing a sweater with a large letter "M" on the front and a small hat with the letter "M" on top. The mascot is posed with one hand on its hip and the other raised in a friendly wave, conveying a welcoming and spirited demeanor.

Special Collections
A student sits on a stone ledge outside on a sunny day, working on a laptop with legs crossed.

Technology Equipment Loans