The USC Union Library's first priority is to serve its students, faculty, staff, and alumni by supporting the curriculum offered by the campus, but it also is open to community members at least 14 years old who need access to more scholarly materials and resources. USCU students, students at other USC campuses, full-time and adjunct faculty, staff, and alumni.
Books circulate for three weeks from the date of checkout.
The due date is stamped on a slip in the back of the book. Media and college catalogs circulate for three days . Reference books, newspapers, and periodicals do not circulate . Books are due on the date stamped, but patrons have a three-day grace period to return them. After the grace period is over, fines of 25 per day begin to accrue starting with the original due date, excluding Saturdays and holidays.