You must present your UWM ID at the Main Circulation Desk, 1st floor, west wing, in order to check out library materials from the general collection. Each faculty/staff member is responsible for all material borrowed on his/her ID. Only the person identified on it may use the ID card. Borrowing privileges are not transferable. Report lost or stolen IDs immediately to the ID office, Mellencamp 274, and to the Main Circulation Desk.
The following policies apply to items circulated at the Main Circulation Desk. Please contact the Reserve Desk, Music Library, Curriculum Library or Multi-Media Library for information on those polices.
- Fall and Spring Semester - Academic Year or end of contract
- Summer Session - Summer Loan
- One day loan for periodicals
You may have a total of 200 items charged to your card.
Books may be renewed if the item has not been requested by another patron. There is no limit on the number of times an item may be renewed as long as no other user requests it. You may renew books through the online catalog by calling up your personal record and indicating which items should be renewed. After clicking on the "Renew Items" button, verify the new date, and report any problems to the Main Circulation Desk as soon as possible. Books from the general collection may also be brought to the Main Circulation Desk and renewed in person.
No service charge is made during the three day grace period following the actual due date which has been stamped on the item. As a courtesy reminder only, an overdue notice is sent on the day after an item is due. Failure to receive this reminder is not an excuse for voiding overdue service charges.
Charges for individual books are: $1.00 on the fourth day past due, with each additional day another $.25. After overdue items are returned, you will be mailed a Fines and Fees Notice. The charges may be paid in person at the service charges window of the Main Circulation Desk, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm. There is a Library Fines/Fees drop box located in the lobby just to the south of the Main Circulation Desk for making payments after 4:00pm and on weekends. You may also mail in your payment to:
UWM Libraries
Main Circulation Desk - Library fines
P.O. Box 604
Milwaukee, WI 53201Checks should be made payable to "UW-Milwaukee".
Any material not returned or renewed within 60 days of the date due will be considered LOST. After 60 days, a bill of $75 for each book and $135 for each bound periodical will be issued for replacement and processing of the material.
Fines and fees totalling $25.00 or more which remain unpaid for 60 days or more may be sent to a Collection agency.
If you need a book that is checked out to another user, please complete the recall request forms on PantherCat, the UWM Libraries' online catalog. When the item has been returned, a notice will be sent to the person who requested the recall. Recalled books will be held at the Main Circulation Desk for ten days.
Requesting the book from another UW system library may be quicker than recalling the book from a patron at our library. See UW System Borrowing for more information.
All circulating materials are subject to recall by another user. However, the faculty/staff member is guaranteed a 28-day loan during the academic year and a 14-day loan during the summer. When a recall is issued, the original due date is cancelled and a new due date is established.
Items that are overdue and that have been recalled are subject to immediate recall fines, starting from the original due date. Recall fines are $1.00 a day.
Failure to receive or act upon a recall notice (due to travel, sabbatical, illness or problems with mail delivery, for example) does not excuse the faculty/staff member from paying recall fines.
Materials that were checked out at the Main Circulation Desk may be returned to several locations. There are two book drops located at Circulation, one outside book drop located near the entrance to the west wing of the library, and another outside book drop located near the bus shelter on Hartford Avenue. The two outside book drops are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Materials checked out from the Curriculum Library, the Music Library, or the Reserve Service Desk should be returned to those locations. You may request a receipt for returned books at the time that you return the items.
You are responsible for all material checked out on your ID and should point out noticeable damage before checking out any material. Library materials that are returned damaged will be assessed a service charge based on the cost of repairing the damaged item. If the item cannot be repaired, a replacement charge will apply. Charges will vary and payment is the responsibility of the faculty/staff member.
If the online catalog shows that an item has not been checked out but the item cannot be located, you may request that the Main Circulation Desk conduct a search for it. After the item has been located, you will be notified. Books will be held at the Main Circulation Desk for ten days; periodicals will be held for seven days.
Books listed on the online catalog as "In Process" may be requested for rush cataloging. Please request this service at the Information Desk or through the online catalog link "In Process Request".
Faculty members can authorize an assistant to check out library material for them. The faculty member and student should come together to the Main Circulation Desk to apply for this card. Books may be checked out for the semester and periodicals may be checked out for one day. All materials checked out on this card as well as any overdue fees are the responsibility of the authorizing faculty member.
Library General Information
414-229-4785Main Circulation Desk
414-229-4132Library Service Charges
414-229-5410Research and Instructional Support
414-229-4659Library Catalog Online Web Address
https://millib.wisconsin.edu