Borrowing for Alumni & Community Members

• Queen's graduates may use their Queen's Alumni Card to borrow books, subject to the fee schedule outlined here. Please note, Queen's is unable to offer off-campus access to electronic resources (including journals) to alumni. The licenses that govern access to electronic resources stipulate they are only for current members of the Queen's community, which does not extend to alumni.

• Area residents unaffiliated with Queen's may borrow books, but first must purchase a Community Borrower's Card from the information services desk at Bracken Health Sciences Library, the Education Library, the Lederman Law Library, or at Stauffer Library. The Community Borrower's Card is for the cardholder's personal use. It may not be transferred to other individuals or used for business purposes. 

• Most books can be borrowed for 14 days and can be renewed if not requested by another patron. Borrowers are advised to check individual libraries' circulation policies to clarify precisely which library resources may be borrowed.

• Borrowing Privileges for Visiting Scholars, Faculty Members or Students of Another University Faculty and students from other universities may be eligible for borrowing privileges at Queen's University Library under the terms of reciprocal agreements among educational institutions. For more information, consult the Reciprocal Borrowing Agreements page.

Limits

Alumni & Community members borrowing and renewal privileges are blocked when they hit a limit of 20 items or $20.00 in fines.