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Introduction
The circulation policies at Queen's University Library are designed to enable maximum yet equitable use of, and access to, the Library's collections. First priority is given to supporting the teaching, learning and research programs of the University. Patrons of other post-secondary institutions in the Kingston area and beyond, as well as Queen's alumni and members of the community, are welcome to use the collections on site or in accordance with the following policies:
Request Materials
For more information on requesting materials from other libraries, on-campus retrieval, remote storage retrieval, or to recommend a title, please see our Request Materials page.
Returning Materials
You can return your Queen's materials (books, DVD, reserves, resource sharing, etc.) by putting them in the return bins outside Stauffer and the Education Library or the outdoor book drops at Bracken Health Sciences and Douglas Library. There are also return bins inside each Queen's Library during opening hours.
You may also return Queen's books at any of our Collaborative Futures' partner institutions: Algoma, Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, Nipissing, OCAD, Ontario Tech, Toronto Metropolitan University, Trent, University of Ottawa, Waterloo, Western, Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier, York and vice versa.
Please see our Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy and Information Security page for more detail.