Visitors must sign in and out and present identification, if requested. After 12 midnight, only HU students, faculty and staff may enter the libraries. School children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult at all times while using the library.
Library stacks are open to users for direct access to materials.
When an item is not located in the stacks, users may complete a search request form and leave it at the Circulation Desk for staff follow-up. Requests submitted at the Circulation Desk for remote storage items will be processed and filled within 24 hours on weekdays. General circulation services end 15 minutes prior to the closing of the library. The stacks close 30 minutes before the library closes. All HU students, faculty, and staff may request items not owned at Howard through the Interlibrary Loan Service.