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Loan Periods & Renewals | Cards & Access | Fines & Stops | Holds (Recalls)

UNC Chapel Hill libraries are open to all visitors and most library resources are available for use within the building, including electronic databases, journals and books.

Health Sciences Library loan policies differ from loan periods of other UNC-Chapel Hill libraries. Health Sciences Library loan periods are the same for all library borrowers.

Books 4 weeks
Audio Visuals (videos & dvds) 7 days
Journals 1 hour
Reserves Assigned by Instructor: library use only,
4 hours, one day, 3 days or 7 days
Laptops, Headphones, Ethernet Cords, Remote Controls, Misc 4 hours
Reference Materials Library Use Only
Special Collections (Historical Collections, Archives, etc.) Library Use Only

Renew books or audio visuals for two additional loan periods if no one requests the item. Contact us, come by the User Services Desk or renew online at MyLibrary. You can also use MyLibrary to save a reading history of the books you check out.


Questions? Come to the library, Ask a Librarian, or call (919) 962-0800 during library hours.