Your Hofstra University ID is your library card. Bring it to the Circulation Desk to be linked to your record in our system.

To find out if the library has a book, journal, CD, DVD, or other item, check the online catalog.

Bring items for checkout to the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library.

If an item is listed in the catalog as IN STORAGE, use the Storage Request Form to have it retrieved and held for you at the Circulation Desk. You will be notified when it is available for pickup.

In-Person:

Bring materials to the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library for renewal.

Online Renewals:

Use the Online Renewal Request Form.

Recall/Hold Items:

If a book is checked out, you may request a recall or hold at the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library. You will be notified when it is available. All books are subject to recall. It may take up to two weeks for the book to be returned.

Holds can be submitted on books that are due in less than two weeks. When a book is placed on hold, the person who has it charged out cannot renew it.

In the Library:

Return materials to the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library.

Book Drop:

Outside the east entrance to Axinn Library.

Graduate students receive notification of fines by U.S. mail. Be sure to keep your address up-to-date in the University records.

You can pay library fines at the Axinn Library Circulation Desk, or by mail.

Any questions or disputes about fines should be brought to the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library (516-463-5952).

If you lose or damage a library item, you will be billed $50 to cover the cost of the item and a processing fee. You will receive a bill for any material that is six weeks overdue. If the item is found within a year, you will be reimbursed the fees but not any overdue fines.

If you replace a lost or damaged item, you will be billed $10. If you have questions about how to replace an item, please contact the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library (516-463-5952).

Outstanding debts must be settled prior to graduation from Hofstra University.

If you are unable to locate an item on the shelf, come to the Circulation Desk to fill out a Search Form. We will search for it and notify you when we find it. If we can't find it, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan request for the missing book or article.

Obtain a book or journal article not available in the Hofstra University Library.

The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) is a regional, multitype library organization serving academic, special, and public school libraries and library systems in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Its purpose is to enhance access to information, encourage resource sharing, and promote library interests for all LILRC members. If you would like to borrow an item in a LILRC library, come to the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library to apply for a LILRC card before you go to the other library. A list of participating LILRC institutions can be found here.

Hofstra University Library supports and complies with New York State Law (New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 4509) with respect to the confidentiality of library records. All library records relating to an individual patron's use of the library and its resources are confidential. These records may be consulted and used by library staff in the course of carrying out library operations, but will not be disclosed to others except upon the request or consent of the library user, or pursuant to subpoena, court order, or otherwise required by law.

Please contact the Circulation Desk in Axinn Library (516-463-5952).