Find + borrow | UC Berkeley Library Skip to main content Moffitt Library is open, and other libraries have updated services and hours. Here’s what you need to know. Quick Links About Make a gift Show Search Show Menu Main menu Visit us Locations + hours Print + scan Book a study space Events + exhibits Visit us Find + borrow Search for books + more Borrow + renew Collections Course reserves Find + borrow Get help 24/7 chat + FAQs Find a subject librarian Disability assistance Staff directory Get help Research Research guides Teaching + learning Copyright + publishing Book a research appointment Research support My Library Show Search Search Terms Search Type Books + articles Databases Journals Digital collections This website Search Terms Search Type Books & articles Databases Journals This website Quick Links About Make a gift Breadcrumb Home Find + Borrow Find + borrow The UC Berkeley Library is brimming with treasures waiting to be discovered and explored. Through the Library, you can read the latest journal articles, borrow works of art to hang on your wall, and encounter materials that you can’t find anywhere else. Search our collections Borrow art for your home Explore our digitized treasures Check out laptops Read Mark Twain’s private papers Find databases for your research Frequently asked questions Expand all How do I renew my books? Renew online Sign in to your Library account in the upper right corner of UC Library Search: Choose either the Renew All button or select the items you’d like to renew and choose Renew Selected. The Status column will reflect the new due date or the reason the item was not renewed. Items which can no longer be renewed online need to be returned to one of the campus libraries or brought in person to a circulation desk to be checked in and checked back out. UC Berkeley students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and visiting scholars will have their items automatically renewed (limited to monographs without holds). Users will receive an email when the item has been automatically renewed, and also when the item cannot be automatically renewed due to maximum renewal limit reached or library account blocked. Renew in-person Bring the material along with your Cal 1 card or library card to one of the circulation desks in a UCB Library (except the Law Library). Not Renewable Items which are due more than 7 days in the future will say not renewable next to the title in the loans tab of your library account. Items cannot be renewed more than 7 days before the due date. Items which have reached the renewal limit (see below) must be brought to one of the circulation desks in a UCB Library (except the Law Library) to be checked in and checked back out if you still need them. This will restart the renewal cycle. Renewal limits 6-month loans - 48 months 3-month loans - 33 months 1-month loans - 12 months How can I set up a library account? We are able to remotely set up most types of library accounts. To set up an account, please email Privileges staff at privdesk@ucberkeley.libanswers.com with the following information: full legal name (including middle name), preferred name (if different), mailing address, telephone number, email address, and any additional information needed for the account (such as an image of your alumni card or proof of current full-time faculty appointment). Please refer to the Library Cards for Non UCB Patrons web page for additional information on the various types of library accounts. To set up your library account in person, you may visit us at the Privileges Desk during open hours with your library card, gov't-issued photo ID, and any required documentation. Does the Library have ebooks? Yes, we do. Please see the eBooks at Berkeley guide for more information. See all FAQs More information Borrow Borrow Copy direct link for Borrow section to clipboard Expand all Access Want to borrow from the Library? Information for visitors Information for undergraduate students Information for graduate students and GSIs Information for incoming students Information for faculty and instructors Information for alumni Information for K-12 teachers Information for visiting scholars and postdocs More to explore Learn about our libraries The Center for the Tebtunis Papyri Media Resources Center Oral History Center Get help with … Borrowing and renewing Privileges and access Interlibrary Loan Course reserves Browse our collections Use UC Library Search Find research guides Ask a librarian UC Berkeley Library Facebook Page UC Berkeley Library Twitter Feed UC Berkeley Library YouTube Channel UC Berkeley Library Instagram Feed Main Berkeley Site Accessibility Nondiscrimination Contact us For Library Staff Join our workshops and events mailing list! Email Address Copyright © 2022 The Regents of the University of California. Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License.