1. Different items have different rules for borrowing. Ask a library staff member if you are unsure about an item's borrowing rules.
2. Use your ID card (aka HawkCard) to check out books. Renew books online using your library account.
3. See the Borrowing & Circulation page for information about loan periods, renewals, and overdue fees.
If you have found books that you want to use AND they are allowed to be checked out, follow these steps:
This process only applies to circulating books. Books marked as "noncirculating" or "library use only" are checked out to you but will not leave the building.
Books requested from other libraries are picked up and checked out from the circulation desk, too.