{"id":29,"date":"2022-03-08T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/library\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:29:14","slug":"mail-to-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/library\/borrow-request\/mail-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">You now have the option to request physical materials owned by the A.C. Clark Library to be mailed to your home, dorm room or office.<\/p>\n<h2>How it Works<\/h2>\n<p>Requesting library material delivery using the Mail to Me Service is an easy process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate the material you need in the library&rsquo;s catalog, <a href=\"https:\/\/mnpals-bsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01MNPALS_BSU:BSU&amp;lang=en&amp;sortby=rank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>OneSearch<\/strong><i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Get It<\/strong> section of the material&rsquo;s catalog record, Sign in to your account using your StarID username and password<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Request Delivery (address required) or Pickup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under Pick up Location choose <strong>Mail to Me<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type in your mailing address in the <strong>Mail to Me Address<\/strong> text box<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Send Request<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will receive an email alerting you once your request is processed.<\/p>\n<h3>Library Pickup<\/h3>\n<p>If you prefer to pick up your materials at the library, choose Bemidji State University A. C. Clark Library as the pickup location when placing a request.<\/p>\n<h3>Renewals<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mnpals-bsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/account?vid=01MNPALS_BSU:BSU&amp;section=overview&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Items can be renewed online<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Returns<\/h3>\n<p>Mail to Me items can be returned in the drop box outside of the library, inside at the Circulation Desk or you can mail the materials back to the library. For a postage-paid mailing label contact <a href=\"mailto:libcirc@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the library&rsquo;s Circulation Desk<\/a>. Additional information on how to package and return materials will be sent with your requested materials.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> we can only provide pre-paid mailing labels to patrons living <b>more<\/b> than 20 miles away from a participating &ldquo;courtesy return&rdquo; library (see next paragraph). For all others, we ask that you mail your books back to the library using a paid\/tracked service such as UPS or USPS\/media mail or use Minitex courtesy return.<\/p>\n<p>For patrons living outside the Bemidji area, we <b>strongly encourage you to take advantage of the courtesy return service<\/b> provided by many participating libraries in the Minitex interlibrary loan network. Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/minitex.umn.edu\/services\/resource-sharing-delivery\/delivery-locations?title=&amp;code=&amp;field_delivery_method_value=Minitex+Courier&amp;field_address_administrative_area=All&amp;field_multitype_system_value=All&amp;field_regional_system_value=All&amp;sort_by=title&amp;sort_order=ASC&amp;items_per_page=50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">list of libraries<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> that participate in the Minitex Courier Service.<\/p>\n<h3>Who can use Mail to Me<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Mail to Me Service<\/strong> is available to current Bemidji State University students, faculty and staff. Materials will be mailed to you at no cost.<\/p>\n<h3>Interlibrary Loan Delivery<\/h3>\n<p>If you are unable to pick up your requested ILL material from the library, we will mail your material to you. Request delivery by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Request an ILL as usual<\/li>\n<li>When the material arrives at the library, you receive an email with the subject line &ldquo;Your requested item is available&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Reply to this email notifying us that you&rsquo;d like this material delivered along with your home address, dorm room or office number<\/li>\n<li>We will let you know when the material is in the mail<\/li>\n<li>Please see the &ldquo;Returns&rdquo; section above for information on how to return your ILL material to the library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You now have the option to request physical materials owned by the A.C. Clark Library to be mailed to your home, dorm room or office. How it Works Requesting library material delivery using the Mail to Me Service is an easy process. 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