Loan Periods
Loan periods vary based on the type of item you are borrowing, your user status, and the owning library for the material.
Check your Library Account for due dates and updates, and to renew materials.
Loan Periods for NYU Libraries
| Loan Type | Loan Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General Collection books | Students, Staff, and Guest Borrowers: End of Semester Faculty and PhD: 120 days |
Students, Staff, and Guest Borrowers: books checked out during breaks will be due at the end of the current semester |
| Recalled items | 14 days | Not renewable |
| Interlibrary Loan (ILL) | Set by lending library | Due date will be communicated at time of checkout |
| Current Periodicals | Scan requests only | Periodical Room Journals cannot be checked out |
| DVDs, Videotapes, CDs | See Borrowing Videos, Music, and Reserves Scores | Check out at the Avery Fisher Center (AFC) |
| Laptops | 3 to 4 hours | Bobst Library: check out at the Bobst Library Computer Center (BLCC) Dibner Library: check out at the service desk on floor 3 |
| Course Reserves | Digital access via the Course Reserves system. 4-hour physical loans |