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General Public (Extramural Readers)

Members of the community (excluding high school and community college students) are eligible for external borrower cards upon payment of a fee of $100.00. The card is valid for one year from date of issue. No portion of the fee will be refunded if a borrower ceases to use the card during this time.

As an Extramural Reader, you are entitled to

  • borrow from our stacks with the exception of access to Reserve collections, Maps, Resource Sharing.
  • have up to 15 books checked out
  • a 14 day loan period
  • renew items once only
  • request holds, intercampus borrowing, in process, and storage

Due to vendor licensing agreements, Extramural Readers do not have remote access to periodical databases and electronic journals.

Please note, as an Extramural Reader you can only use the open access computers in the library. Please see floor plan for details.