Cowles Library highly encourages the use and check out of all of our circulating materials. Library users must:

• Show a valid Drake University ID card, or a Special User Card each time they check out materials.
• If you are not a current Drake student or employee, you can apply for a Special User Card online or at the Payments Desk.

Loan Periods

Items may be checked out based on the following standards and criteria:

*Unless recalled earlier

Loan periods for reserve materials vary based on the determination of the professor for the class for which the material is reserved. All other library materials are non-circulating, meaning they are not allowed to leave the building. We strongly recommend against loaning your ID card or your library materials to others. All financial responsibility for library materials rests with the person whose ID card was used to check the items out. If you lose or misplace your ID card, contact the Student Life Office immediately to deactivate your card and get a new one. Regardless of the borrower's status and length of the original loan period, all items are subject to recall after three weeks when needed by another patron or immediately when needed for Reserve. For complete details, see the policies governing recalled items

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Check-out Limits

Cowles Library has the following limits for the amount of items users can have checked out.

Renewals

Books and audio-visuals items may be renewed a certain number of times at the All Services Desk,  by telephone (271-2111), at circulation@drake.edu, or online. Items cannot be renewed if they have been requested by another patron. Please review the complete renewal policy for more details.