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Renewing Library Materials

Three options available for renewing:

  • Renew online
  • Telephone at 208-885-6559
  • In person at the Circulation Desk (1st floor)

Check your Library Account

  • Click here to see what you have checked out or if anything is overdue

Borrowing Library Materials

  • How do I get a library card?
  • Generally, cardholders can borrow an unlimited number of items. Loan periods will vary depending on your status and the type of material being borrowed.
For books, the loan periods are as follows:
Status Loan Period Renewals Special Notes
Undergraduates;
Idaho Residents;
WSU Students
4 weeks 1 renewal After a two-week loan period, all books can be recalled for use by others.
Faculty &
Graduate Students
one semester renewal
upon
request
After a two-week loan period, all books can be recalled for use by others.



For other library materials, the loan period is the same regardless of borrower's status. Loan periods are as follows:
Type of Material Loan Period Renewals
Browsing books 4 weeks no rewewal
Children's books 4 weeks no renewal
Compact discs / DVDs 2 weeks no renewal
Record albums 2 weeks no renewal
U.S. government documents 4 weeks 1 renewal
Magazines & Journals 2 hours
Microfilm/microfiche library use
Newspapers library use
Reference books library use
Maps & atlases library use