All students, Faculty & Staff must obtain a Chicago State University ID Card to borrow materials from CSU Library and other lending libraries. Student ID cards must be renewed with current semester sticker on front of ID cards at the beginning of every semester. The student expiration date coincides with the end of a registered term. Students may extend library privileges from the end of one semester to the beginning of the next semester. Please apply at the Information Technology Dept. in the Academic Library, Room 143.
If a patron ID is lost or misplaced while in the library, patron can inquire at the Library Circulation Desk, to see if the card was left in the lost and found. If card is not found, immediately report it to the Information Technology Dept. Patrons are responsible for the replacement cost of their ID cards. All borrowing privileges are suspended until card is replaced. Patrons from I-Share academic institutions must have a valid ID card from their respective institution to receive CSU Library privileges.
If you are CSU alumnus or alumna, you are eligible to subscribe to CSU Library privileges. Subscribing alumni will be asked to show CSU issued ID card when entering CSU Library and when borrowing materials.
Patrons must return all library materials and pay accumulated fines & Fees to the Bursar’s Office before their records are cleared. Separation Papers can only be signed when faculty or staff has cleared all obligations to the CSU Library.
