LibGuides: About the Library: Borrowing Items

Checking Out Materials

Most items in the library collection are available for check out to currently enrolled students as well as University faculty and staff.

A card to check out materials is available to Alumni for the discounted price of $25 per year for access to Flint materials or $125 per year for access to Flint and Ann Arbor materials.

Alumni Borrowing Form
Complete this form and bring to the circulation desk to acquire borrowing privileges.

For those not associated with the University, a card can be purchased to check out Flint and Ann Arbor materials for $250, but databases can only be accessed by using one of our two public computer terminals or the guest wifi.

Students from colleges and universities with reciprocal borrowing privileges are able to check out books on a limited basis. For more information please see the "Borrowing Policies" Section on the Library Policies page.

Borrowing Policies
The borrowing policies of the Thompson Library.

Loan Periods

Undergraduate Student Loans

Item	Loan	Fine
Books & Media (CDs, DVDs)	8 weeks, 50 book limit, 10 media limit, unlimited renewals	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Browsing Collection	3 week, 1 item, unlimited renewals	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Course Reserves	2 hours in the library (typically), 1 item, no renewal	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Laptops and Models	4 hours in the library, 1 item, no renewal	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Calculators & USB disc drives	4 hours outside the library (with completion of form), 1 item, no renewal	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items

Graduate Student Loans

Item	Loan	Fine
Books	Term loan, 50 item limit, unlimited renewals	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Media (CDs, DVDs)	3 week, 10 item limit, unlimited renewals	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Browsing Collection	3 week, 1 item, 1 renewal by phone or in person	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Course Reserves	2 hours in the library (typically), 1 item, no renewal	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Laptops and Models	4 hours in the library, 1 item, no renewal	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items
Calculators & USB disc drives	4 hours outside the library (with completion of form), 1 item, no renewal	Lost items (overdue at least 30 days) billed at cost of items

Faculty and Staff Loans

Item	Loan	Fine
Books	Term loan, No item limit, unlimited renewals	Hold on library account
Browsing Collection	3 week, 1 item, unlimited renewals	Hold on library account
Media (CDs, DVDs)	3 weeks, 10 items, unlimited renewals	Hold on library account
Course Reserves	2 hours in the library (typically), 1 item, no renewal	Hold on library account
Laptops & Models	4 hours in the library, 1 item, no renewal	Hold on library account
Calculators & USB disc drives	4 hours outside the library (with completion of form), 1 item, no renewal	Hold on library account

How to Renew

There are several ways you can renew books you've checked out:

Log in to your Library Account using your uniqname and password. Go to "Current Checkouts" and click "Renew"
Call the Circulation Desk at 810-762-3400. Be sure to have your MCard handy (or your uniqname or UMID) and the title or barcode of the book (it's inside the front cover and begins with 4-9015-)
E-mail a request to: circulation-UMF@umich.edu. Include your name, UMID, and book's title or barcode
Visit the circulation desk to renew in person

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Online catalog of the University of Michigan-Flint Thompson Library. Most libraries at UM-Ann Arbor can also be searched via the catalog.