If the library does not own a specific book, curriculum material, or map, a patron may request that a title be purchased . Requests are approved if the item supports the Library's collection development policy and there are sufficient funds. The Circulation Desk is staffed all hours that the library is open. You need to have a University card or a library card in order to check out books, maps, and curriculum materials. For a courtesy patron, you must be a resident of Pennsylvania and be over the age of eighteen.
Loan periods vary depending on the patron's classification.
Faculty are permitted to have books, maps and curriculum materials for 168 days. Everyone else is able to have books, maps, and curriculum materials for 28 days. Renewals are permitted. If the Library does not own a book or magazine article which you need, you may request that the Library borrow it through our interlibrary loan service. Request forms are available online and at the Reference Desk.