Any registered Ohio Wesleyan student, faculty or staff member may borrow materials from Beeghly Library, the Audio Visual Center, or any of the three branch libraries. Community Members Borrowing privileges for books and government publications are extended to Delaware County residents, Ohio Wesleyan University family and alumni, approved high school students in Advanced Placement classes or with a parent's permission, Friends of the Libraries, and, by reciprocal agreement, to students, faculty, and staff of designated institutions.
Registration takes place at any of the circulation desks within the Ohio Wesleyan Libraries.
The libraries have a collection of more than 480,000 items, of which 340,000 are books and periodicals. Holdings include a strong rare book collection, a solid representation of nineteenth century periodicals, and subscriptions to more than 1,000 periodicals. Housed in Beeghly is one of the country's oldest government publications depositories. The Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries are teaching libraries, actively supporting and promoting the curriculum, student and faculty research, and co-curricular activities. The Ohio Wesleyan University Historical Collection , West Ohio Conference United Methodist Archives Center , and Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Artifacts , located on the second floor of Beeghly, contain archives and memorabilia of the university, historical records of the United Methodist Church, and rare materials.