Friends of the Library

Friends of the Library and donors of $50 or more to the Libraries’ charitable funds are eligible for a Community Borrowing Card. Whether donors give to the Library Impact Fund, the Friends Fund, or any other library fund, they are considered a Friend of the Libraries. Friends have the following library privileges:

• Access to campus libraries and physical collections
• Loans of UW-Madison items, up to 999 items. See loan periods below.
• Requests of UW-Madison physical materials to be picked up at the campus library of choice, up to 5 requests at one time.
• Loan renewals
• On-campus access to databases, full-text electronic materials, and other digital resources
• On–campus guest wireless access

The following services are NOT available:

• Off-campus access to UW-Madison licensed electronic resources
• UW System materials
• Interlibrary loan or requesting from other institutions
• Remote Delivery
• Equipment checkout including but not limited to laptops and cameras

UW-Madison also offers some fee-based services to the public.

Obtaining an Community Borrowing Card as a Friend of the Library

• Friends who donate $50 or more annually are entitled to a UW-Madison Libraries Borrowing Card. To become a Friend, go to the Friends website or the Libraries’ giving page to make a donation.
• Applications for new and renewal cards must be made online at go.wisc.edu/borrowcard.

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