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Borrow, Renew, and Request

Duke faculty, staff and students are automatically granted borrowing privileges upon presentation of a valid Duke ID card. Visiting faculty and researchers need to bring a letter from their department granting library privileges to any Perkins System library circulation desk. Research and Graduate assistants may borrow items for their professors.

Faculty, staff and students of the Triangle Research Library Network (TRLN) institutions can use their home institution ID card to borrow materials. Family of faculty and staff have the same borrowing privileges and should get their free library cards at the Perkins Library and Lilly Library circulation desks

Duke Alumni are granted free borrowing privileges with a Perkins System/Divinity Card, or can purchase a Campus Borrowers Card for $75.

All other patrons using Duke University libraries must apply for library privileges.

To renew materials access My Library Card and click on Renew. Please remember that not all items are renewable. As long as an item is not requested by another user or is not assumed lost (see Fines) you may renew it for another borrowing period.


Fines No overdue fines are charged on most items. However, books not returned within 28 days after the due date will be assumed lost. Patrons will be billed a minimum of $125 (a minimum $100 replacement fee and a non-refundable $25 processing fee). If the actual replacement cost for an item exceeds $100, the fine will be the replacement cost plus the $25 processing fee.
 
 

Request Forms A-Z

Answer Person Submit a question or non-purchase suggestion to the library. (For purchase suggestions, use Suggest a Purchase.)
Book/Article Delivery (BARD) Request books and articles for delivery from one Duke library to another Duke library location. Faculty and graduate students only.
Building Maintenance Requests fixes for or report problems with library building fixtures (lights, ceiling tiles, furniture, etc.)
Documents/Maps Request Request non-circulating materials from Compact Shelving.
InterLibrary Loan Requests to borrow books and articles not at Duke
Library Instruction Request a library research workshop for your class or group
Library Tours Request a tour of the library.
Microforms Request Request retrieval of microforms from locked stacks.
Off-Site Requests Duke patrons should request materials from off-site locations (Library Service Center, Duke Off Site Stacks, etc.) via Catalog Request Form.
Recall/Hold Duke patrons - Use Catalog Request Form to request that a checked out book be returned and held for you.
Reference Questions Submit reference questions (members of the Duke community or questions about Duke University and its library collections have priority).
Renew Checked Out Materials Renew items using the My Account feature of the catalog
Research Consultations Request appointment with reference librarian for research consultation. Duke undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff only.
Reserves/E-Reserves Requests to place items on reserve or electronic reserve. Teaching faculty only.
Search for a Book Requests that library staff locate a book which is not on the shelf (and not checked out).
Suggest a Purchase Submit suggestions for library purchases.
Video Reservation Requests for placing videos on reserve at Lilly Library, or for borrowing videos for classroom showings.