Open Return Libraries

The following campus libraries allow for most UW-Madison, UW-System, and Interlibrary Loan items to be returned at their location:

• AMP Library
• AOSS Library
• Art Library
• Business Library
• College Library
• Ebling Library
• Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian’s Office
• Geology and Geophysics Library
• Historical Society
• iSchool Library
• Journalism Reading Room
• Law Library
• Memorial Library
• MERIT Library
• Mills Music Library
• Remote Shelving Facilities
• Social Work Library
• Steenbock Library
• Wisconsin Water Library

However, the following materials must be returned directly to the library from which they were borrowed:

• Reserve items
• Items with loan periods of 7 days or less
• Journals/periodicals (bound or unbound)
• Fragile materials (items prone to damage if dropped in a return bin)
• Technology (e.g., cameras, recorders, headphones) and all computer hardware