About loan services
Loan periods, renewals, charge limits, policies, and privileges for faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students.
Loan Privileges at Most U of T Libraries
| Loan Period | Renewals | Charge Limit | ||||
| Undergraduates | 14 days | 3 renewals, 14 days | 50 books | |||
| Graduate students & staff | 42 days | 3 renewals, 42 days | 100 books | |||
| Faculty members (Robarts Library only) |
42 days 6 months |
3 renewals, 42 days 3 renewals, 6 month |
100 books | |||
| DIRECT borrowers | 14 days | 2 renewal, 14 days | 100 books | |||
| Research readers | 14 days | 2 renewals, 14 days each | 100 books | |||
| Alumni Alumni research readers Continuing studies |
14 days 14 days 14 days |
no renewals 2 renewals no renewals |
25 books 100 books 25 books |
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Loan privileges may vary at some campus and department libraries. For more information click here
All loans are subject to recall, when a hold has been placed by another borrower, after 2 weeks of the initial loan period has passed. Recalled material which is not returned within 2 days will be fined at the rate of $2.00 per day. Further information on borrowing at the University of Toronto Libraries, see the section Loans and Fines FAQ.
Renewals
There are several options for renewing your books:
- Online: Choose my.account or Renew Books.
- In Person: Visit the Circulation Desk of any library. See the Guide to Libraries for directions.
- By Telephone:
a) For operator-assisted telephone renewals, use the First Stop Service at 416-978-8450.
b) Touchtone telephone renewals (24 hour service) is available at 416-971-2400.
You can not renew a book that has been requested by someone else.
Holds
You may place holds on items which have been checked out.
- Online: choose Request Item from within the catalogue record
- In Person: visit the Circulation Desk of any library. See the Guide to Libraries for directions.
- By Telephone: for operator-assisted holds, use the First Stop Service at 416-978-8450. Or call the owning library. See the Guide to Libraries for phone numbers.
Fines and Lost Book Charges
Fines are charged at the rate of 0.50/day per book. No fines are charged for the first day a book is overdue if the book is returned on that date. If the book is two or more days overdue, there is no day of grace. Fines on Short Term Loan books are 0.50/hour; no fines are charged for the first 15 minutes a book is late. Fines for recalled books are $2.00/day per book. Library privileges are withheld when the block limit is reached, until fines are paid.
Lost library books are subject to a $145.00 replacement charge at most libraries. The library reserves the right to charge fines in addition to the replacement cost.
You can use the First Stop Telephone Service to pay your fines.
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