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Circulation Services

Borrowing and Access Policies

To check out library materials and to access the Vassar Libraries after 5:30 M-F and all day on weekends, you must have a valid, barcoded Vassar ID card issued either by the Card Office (Vassar community, alumnae/ie and summer-programs participants) or the Circulation Office (faculty/student assistants, guest borrowers, cross-registered students) Your card must be validated at the Circulation Desk.

The following groups are eligible to borrow:

Vassar College students
Vassar College faculty/administration/staff
Trustees
Language interns
Authorized faculty/student assistants
Guest borrowers
Special, graduate and cross-registered students
Authorized summer-programs participants

Other visitors may access the Libraries at certain times without borrowing privileges. For more information on visitor privileges, see Information for Visitors .

Loan Periods and Policies

Circulation Forms

Forms available at the Circulation Desk: Recall/Holds, Books in Process, Missing Book Search Request, Faculty/Student Assistant (also in PDF) and Special and Alumnae Borrower applications. See Forms for online versions.