Borrowing Items from the Libraries

Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community with valid ID cards may borrow many library-owned items.

• Most books, music, media, and other formats can be checked out.
• New periodicals, rare, and unique items are considered non-circulating items.

Items in the catalog will display their current availability and circulating status.

Circulation Policies

Need information on loan periods, the number or renewals allowed, checkout limits, and fines rates by classification? Look here:

• Borrowing Books and Music Materials Policy
• Media
• Periodicals
• Reserves & Laptops

See Also:

• Returning Items to the Libraries
• Renewing Items You Have Checked out
• Paying Fines
• Complete List of Circulation-Related Policies

Checkout Locations

Items can be checked out at one of the following locations:

• Willis Library Services Desk, 1st Floor, Willis Library
• Self-Checkout Machine, 1st Floor, Willis Library
• Discovery Park Library Services Desk
• Sycamore Library Services Desk
• Media Library Services Desk
• Music Library Services Desk, 4th Floor, Willis Library
• Frisco Landing Library Services Desk, 2nd Floor, Frisco Landing

Borrowing Reserve Items

Items on reserves have special loan periods, fines and fees, and rules for checkout. Please read more about:

• Reserves Services
• Borrowing Information & Reserves Policies

Borrowing from Other Libraries

Members of the UNT community who need a document that is not in our collection can:

• Request the item through Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery.
• Request a TexShare, or OCLC Card and visit another participating library.