Library Services
Borrowing privileges
Your PLU ID (Lutecard) is your library card. When you first check out a book, our circulation staff will add a barcode to the back of your Lutecard. There is no limit to the number of books, journals, or CDs you can check out, and you can check out up to 5 DVDs at a time. Late fines are 25 cents per item, per day, 25 cents per hour for reserves.
Renew PLU books online through your account.
Student borrowing periods:
| Item Type | Borrowing Period | Number of Renewals |
| Books | 28 days |
One, for 2 weeks |
| Bound journals | Three days | None |
| DVDs and videos | Three days (max: 5) |
None |
| CDs | Seven days | None |
| Juvenile/curriculum materials | 28 days | One, for 2 weeks |
Consortial borrowing
As PLU students, you may borrow materials from the following libraries:
Puget Sound Area Independent Libraries (PSAIL):
- Northwest University
- Saint Martin's University
- Seattle Pacific University
- Seattle University
- University of Puget Sound
Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities (NAPCU):
- Carroll College
- College of Idaho
- Concordia University
- Corban University
- George Fox University
- Gonzaga University
- Heritage University
- Lewis & Clark College
- Linfield College
- Marylhurst University
- Mount Angel Seminary
- Multnomah University
- Northwest Christian University
- Northwest Nazarene University
- Northwest University
- Pacific University
- Reed College
- Rocky Mountain College
- Saint Martin's University
- Seattle Pacific University
- Seattle University
- University of Great Falls
- University of Portland
- University of Puget Sound
- Walla Walla University
- Warner Pacific College
- Whitman College
- Whitworth University
- Willamette University
Interlibrary Loan
Have articles and books from libraries worldwide, including those listed above, delivered to your inbox or to the Interlibrary Loan shelf in the library. The library catalog and most library databases allow you to make ILL requests for any book or article the PLU library does not have, often within 48 hours and at no cost to you.
Renew Interlibrary Loan books by logging on to ILLiad. Click View/ Checked Out Items/Click on the Transaction Number of the book you wish to renew. Click on Renew Request, this will send a request of ten days renewal to the lending library. If you are having problems renewing an item, please contact the ILL staff.