Borrowing Privileges: Alumni & Community

Guest borrowing privileges are extended to Brookdale alumni, and Monmouth County residents.  Guests do not have remote off-campus access to library databases.  Guest wif-fi available within the library.

Library ID Card Required

To obtain a library card, please follow the registration guidelines listed below.

• Picture driver’s license with proper address or driver’s license and picture ID; minimum age requirement of 18 years.

Responsibilities

• Your courtesy library card must be renewed annually to continue your borrowing privileges.  It is your responsibility to return all borrowed materials to the library in good condition, without evidence of damage and within the specified loan period. Should the materials be damaged or lost, please follow the instructions under Long Overdue or Lost Items. 
• You may borrow damaged materials; please alert the staff to the damage so that you will not be held responsible for their condition when they are returned.

Loan Periods

Interlibrary Loan

• Interlibrary loan is only available to staff, faculty and students.

Non-Circulating Collections

• 1st floor — Reference Collections
• 2nd floor — Law Collection
• 2nd floor — Periodicals, Newspapers, Microforms
• 2nd floor — Special Collections: Brookdale Archives, New Jersey, Graphic Arts, and Photography

Returns and Renewals

• If items are not overdue, a one-time renewal is permitted, for the same loan period as when the item was initially borrowed. Materials may be renewed either in-person at the library or via online (books only). To renew online, go to the My Library Account login page on the Bankier Library website.
• All borrowed materials must be returned by their due date via the Information or Circulation Desks or the Book Drop. Replacement bills instead of overdue notices will be sent to you for any overdue library materials.