My Account

Your Library Account is your record of the items you have checked out. Use this service to:

• view items currently checked out*
• view due dates
• renew items
• manage your Borrowing History
• view the status of library requests
• view current fines or fees
• pay fines online

* View materials checked out in person at other UW System libraries under your UW System Loans

Signing In / Out

Select Login at the upper right of the Library website.

Current UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students may log in with your NetID and password. Other UW-Madison card holders may log in with your Library Card number and password.

Log out and close your web browser to ensure that you have signed out of your account and other campus services that may be open.

Renewing Items

To extend the due date of an item you have checked out, often you may renew it. Click Renew next to the appropriate items or Renew All at the upper right of the page. See the Renew Materials web page for more information.

Pending Requests

The Pending Requests section will list all items currently requested from UW-Madison and other UW System libraries.

After placing a request, brief messages in your account will update you on the status of your request:

Items Available for Pickup

You will receive an email when the item you’ve requested is ready for pickup, and the updated status will appear in your account. Please wait for the email notification as some items may still be in transit.

Items will be held for 30 days after email notification.

Recalled Items

An item you have checked out may be recalled by another patron if another copy is unavailable at UW-Madison or another UW System library.

• The original due date will be changed and you will be notified about returning the item early (you are guaranteed a checkout of at least 14 days)
• In your Library Catalog Account, the item’s status will be listed as Recall Request
• You may not renew an item that has been recalled by another patron

Blocked Accounts

You may be blocked from logging in to your Library Catalog Account, placing requests, or accessing specific databases through the Libraries. See the Fines, Blocks, and Holds web page more for more information.

Some reasons for a blocked account are:

• An item you have checked out has been recalled, and is now overdue
• You have a lost Interlibrary Loan item
• You have more than $200 of fines or fees on your library account (typically from multiple lost items)

If you have questions about a blocked account, contact Circulation Support.

Fines and Fees

Fines and fees may only be paid online. See the Fines, Blocks, and Holds web page more for more information.

Borrowing History

You may opt in or out of maintaining a record of your borrowing history through your Library Account. If you have opted in to maintain a record of your borrowing history, you can view it in your Library Account. See the Borrowing History web page for more information.