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Using the Library

Alumni members

Elmhurst University Alumni Family are welcome to join the library!

To register with the library as an Alumni Family, you will need:

  • Your Bluejay pass (if possible)
  • Current, valid photo ID (such as a driver's license, passport, state ID, etc)

Registration is for one year from registration. At that time you will need to renew your membership by presenting your Alumni Family library card and current, valid photo ID.

Alumni members can:

  • borrow items for four weeks from the circulating collections (with the exception of Pop Shop items)
  • unable to place holds
  • unable to borrow when an item on the account is currently overdue, or if there is more than $10 in outstanding fees

Members of Illinois Public Libraries

Elmhurst University Library welcomes Illinois residents with a current public library membership to register as a reciprocal borrower.

To register as a reciprocal borrower, you will need your:

  • Current Illinois public library card that is in good standing
  • Current, valid photo ID (such as a driver's license, passport, state ID, etc)

Registration will be for one year from registration, or the date of the expiry at your home library (whichever is sooner). At that time, you will need to renew your membership and provide the same forms of identification that are listed above.

Reciprocal public library members can:

  • borrow 5 items from the circulating collections (with the exception of the Pop Shop)
  • borrow items for four weeks
  • unable to place holds
  • unable to borrow when an item is currently overdue, or the account owes more than $10