{"id":1445,"date":"2026-08-20T16:01:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/?page_id=1445"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:54:47","slug":"visitors-and-affiliates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/borrow-materials\/library-cards\/visitors-and-affiliates\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors and Affiliates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"courtesy_card_eligibility_1\">Courtesy Card Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors, affiliates, community users, and others,&nbsp;may be eligible to apply for a U of I Urbana campus courtesy card, which will let you borrow books from the Library. Visitors from other academic institutions may be eligible for a courtesy card under&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.illinois.edu\/reciprocalborrowing\">an existing reciprocal borrowing agreement<\/a>&nbsp;with other institutions. See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/borrow-materials\/courtesy-cards\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"325\">Courtesy Card information page<\/a>&nbsp;for instructions on how to apply for a courtesy card. (Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LH&nbsp;courtesy card<\/strong> \u2013 Visitors who are scholars sponsored by an academic department; Members of U of I President\u2019s Council; Holders of Big 10 Academic Alliance ID Card; members of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.illinois.edu\/affiliates\">Allied Agencies<\/a>&nbsp;and K-12 Illinois teachers with proof of current employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LL&nbsp;courtesy card<\/strong> \u2013 Non-Urbana campus affiliated state of Illinois residents with valid ID; persons holding Urbana campus Spouse IDs; U of I alumni living in Illinois; Non-registered Urbana campus doctoral students living in Illinois; Extra Help workers and Research Park Employees; K-12 Illinois substitute teachers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LB&nbsp;courtesy card<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Non-Urbana campus affiliated persons residing outside the state of Illinois with valid ID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LH\">LH Courtesy&nbsp;User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following Library&nbsp;privileges are extended to current Urbana campus LH courtesy card holders&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;accounts in good standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bookstacks access with current courtesy card<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online catalog requesting privileges&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Urbana campus&nbsp;only.&nbsp;Must be at least 18 years old.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximum items borrowed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 100<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loan periods<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Books \u2013&nbsp;4&nbsp;weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Periodicals \u2013 Building use only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renewal limits<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 10 renewals (for most books)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/borrow-materials\/fines-fees\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"110\">Fines and fees<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fines are charged for overdue recalls, reserves and media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replacement charges and processing fees are charged for items considered lost (35 days overdue for most books).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LL\">LL Courtesy&nbsp;User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following Library&nbsp;privileges are extended to current University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign LL courtesy card holders&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;accounts in good standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online catalog requesting privileges&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Urbana campus only. Must be at least 18 years old.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximum items borrowed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loan periods<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Books \u2013&nbsp;4&nbsp;weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Periodicals \u2013 Building use only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renewal limits<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 5 renewals (for most books)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/borrow-materials\/fines-fees\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/borrow-materials\/fines-fees\/\">Fines and fees<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fines are charged for overdue recalls, reserves and media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replacement charges and processing fees are charged for items considered lost (35 days overdue for most books).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LB\">LB Courtesy&nbsp;User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following Library&nbsp;privileges are extended to current Urbana campus LB courtesy card holders&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;accounts in good standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proper ID may be needed&nbsp;to use material on site. You may wish to call in advance to make certain the material you need is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online catalog requesting privileges<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Urbana campus only. Must be at least 18 years old.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximum items borrowed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loan periods&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Building use only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renewal limits<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 No renewals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-pilot.library.illinois.edu\/libinfo\/borrow-materials\/fines-fees\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"110\"><strong>Fines and fees<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fines are charged for overdue recalls, reserves and media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replacement charges and processing fees are charged for items considered lost (35 days overdue for most books).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Card Eligibility Visitors, affiliates, community users, and others,&nbsp;may be eligible to apply for a U of I Urbana campus courtesy card, which will let you borrow books from the Library. Visitors from other academic institutions may be eligible for a courtesy card under&nbsp;an existing reciprocal borrowing agreement&nbsp;with other institutions. 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