Materials from the college library-media center are checked out only to the following groups.

(1) All currently registered students of the college;

(2) All current faculty and administrative staff members;

(3) All persons currently employed in classified staff positions;

(4) All holders of currently valid courtesy cards. This latter group includes members of the board of trustees, community educators whose work might necessitate usage of library-media materials, and other individuals who show a particular need for specialized items in the library-media collections which are not available elsewhere;

(5) Students from other institutions with which the college library-media center has a reciprocal lending agreement through a "shared use plan." This group may use materials on a loan basis at the discretion of the circulation supervisor who will determine lending priorities based upon the current usage of individual items by Bellingham Technical College students.