Loan Periods
Loan periods vary based on the type of item you are borrowing, your user status, and library.
Check your Library Account(opens in a new window) for due dates and updates, and to renew materials.
Loan Periods for NYU Libraries (as of August 2022)
| 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 coming semester |
| Recalled items | 14 days | Not renewable |
| Special Loans | Set by library staff | |
| Interlibrary Loan (ILL) | Set by lending library | Due date will be on book cover |
| Journals | 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) |
| EZBorrow | 84 days | Not renewable |
| 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 loans via the Course Reserves system. 4-hour physical loans |