If you are not a current student or employee of Niagara University, then you are a non-affiliated Library user. This page describes the services available to you. (As a private institution, Niagara University Library reserves the right to restrict certain services to currently enrolled students and employees.)

Alumni

You are an alumnus if you actually graduated from Niagara University. You can obtain a Library Card at the Circulation Desk that allows you to check out up to 10 books for 28 days at a time. You can also use any Library database on-site. Research Assistance is available to you, but Interlibrary Loan Services are not. If you took courses at Niagara University, but did not actually graduate, then see the Local Residents category below.

High School Students

If you are a high school student participating in Niagara University's NUSTEP program, you can obtain a Library Card that allows you to check out a maximum of 10 books for 28 days. To do this, you must bring two documents to the Library:

1. Your NUSTEP ID card, which you obtained from the NUSTEP Office. This will serve as your Library Card.

2. The slip called Request for Borrowing Privileges, also obtained from the NUSTEP Office. Your teacher must sign it first, but you only need to present this slip the first time you check out books.

High School students not participating in the NUSTEP program can still use the Library but can not check out books. In either case, you can use any Library database on-site. Research Assistance is available to you, but Interlibrary Loan Services are not.

Local Residents

If you live nearby, you can obtain a Courtesy Card that allows you to check out up to 10 books for 28 days at a time. You must leave a cash security deposit of $50 (which will be refunded to you, minus any outstanding fees and fines, when you no longer wish to check out books). To register for borrowing privileges, please come to the Library between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (or until 11:00 a.m. on Fridays in the Summer). If you would like to save a little time, please print and fill out the Courtesy Card Application before coming to the Library. You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to print the application. If your computer is fairly new, you probably already have the software, but if not, you can download it for free from Adobe's web site.

You do not need a Courtesy Card to use Library books, journals, or databases on-site. Research Assistance is available as well, but Interlibrary Loan Services are not.

Students from Other Colleges

If you are currently enrolled in another college in Western New York (Buffalo/Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area), you can use the book collection and any Library database on-site. If you wish to take books out of Niagara University Library, you need to obtain a special card from the library where you attend college. It is called a LAP/INFOPASS card and it will allow you to check out up to 10 books for 28 days at a time. Research Assistance is available to you, but Interlibrary Loan is not (though we will lend to your college's library--but you make the request through them).

Librarians from Other Colleges

See our Interlibrary Loan Lending Policies Page