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Library Services reference librarians and circulation staff are here to help you. Contact your subject librarian, the reference desk, or the circulation desk for research assistance, database questions, study room reservations, book renewals, and more.

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Services for Visitors and Consortium Members

The PLU library welcomes visitors from the general public and from the NAPCU and PSAIL academic consortia. Consortia students may check out materials from the PLU library using their own student IDs; borrowing privileges are available to Friends of the PLU Library for a $100 yearly membership fee.

Library computers, online database and journal access, and printing and copying are available; you can purchase Copicards for printing and copying at the library front desk. Sorry, off campus database access, study rooms, and Interlibrary Loan services are not available.

Visitor and consortial member borrowing periods:

Item Type Borrowing Period Number of Renewals
Books 28 days (max: 5)
 One, for 2 weeks
Bound journals Three days  (max: 5)
 None
DVDs and videos Not available
 None
CDs Not available
 None
Juvenile/curriculum materials 28 days (max: 5)
 One, for 1 week

The fine for overdue items is $0.25 per item, per day.

Consortium Members

If you are a student at one of the following institutions, you may borrow materials from the PLU library, free of charge:

Puget Sound Area Independent Libraries (PSAIL):

Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities (NAPCU):