Checkout Policies for Visitors

Policy Updated: May 2023

Visitors may borrow materials from the Library with a valid TexShare card and a current Texas driver’s license or state ID card. TexShare is a program created by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Please visit our TexShare page for more information.

Library Visitors *

Item Limit: 5 total

Checkout Period: 21 days

Renewals: No Renewals

Media Items: Audio CD’s, Blu-Ray, DVD, & Videotape: 4 hours, in Library use only

Community User Workstations: 2 hours

* If you do not belong to a Public Library or another University, you may check out items by completing an application for Friends of the Library Program. This program requires an annual $100 minimum tax-deductible donation. Please find more information on how to become a Friend of the Library by reading our McDermott Library Friends page.

Visiting Scholars must apply for a Comet Card through a university sponsor.

Page Last Updated: November 6, 2023