Borrowing Guide

Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said,
"Revising knowledge for an hour is better than staying up the whole night in worship." [al-Ikhtisas]

PANJTAN  LIBRARY  BORROWING  GUIDE

The Panjtan Library re-launched on the night of the 15th of Ramadhan (25th August 2010) and is now open for borrowing. Items can be borrowed on Thursday evenings and on Sundays, before or after the program.

Membership: Library Membership is FREE for PSV Members. Loans will be made against a valid PSV membership number. If you are not a current member of PSV, a membership form can be completed upon the first time borrowing and a new membership number will be assigned to you. Annual membership fee for non-PSV Members is $25. Please click here for a membership form.here 

The person under whose membership number a book is borrowed is responsible for its return.

How to borrow:

•     Reserve books  in advance via email (library@panjtan.org.au) from the online list of books available at PSV's website (www.panjtan.org.au), and pick them up from library on the following Thursday or Sunday
•     Walk in to the library and borrow books on Thursday or Sunday

A maximum of 3 items can be borrowed at one time under each membership.

Library Co-ordinators:

• Gents - Mohammad Raza Merchant and Raza Gulani
• Ladies - Sayyeda Merchant and Farah Masood

Returns: Borrowers must return items to a Library Co-ordinator on Thursday or Sunday, or alternatively drop them into a Library Return Box placed in the Panjtan Center.
Loan period: 3 weeks
Late fee:

•   Overdue Books - $3 for each week an item is overdue beyond a 1 week grace period. Late fees will become payable when the fine owed amounts to $15.
•  Lost Books - $30 per book or its replacement.

Reservations: Requests to reserve a book can be made via email or by contacting one of the Library Co-ordinators. Reservations will lapse if items are not collected within 2 weeks.

Renewals: An item may be renewed a maximum of two times for 3 weeks each, unless it has been reserved by another borrower. Renewal requests can be made via email or in person to a Library Co-ordinator. There will be no late fee charged if the renewal is requested within or before the 1 week grace period, however if it is made after this time, the renewal will be granted alongside the late fee charged.

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The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
"He who seeks knowledge is as one who spends his day fasting and his night praying. Verily a chapter of knowledge that a man learns is better for him than for him to have as much gold as a mountain and give it all away in the way of Allah." [Munyat al-Murid]

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said,
"If people knew [the benefits] of seeking knowledge, they would seek it in spite of having to shed blood or dive into the deepest seas." [al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib]