You must have a barcoded Vassar ID card to check out library materials.  All cards must be validated at the Circulation Desk to receive borrowing privileges. If you lose your ID card, please bring your new card to the circulation desk so your record can be updated. 

Limits on the number of items that can be borrowed and loan periods vary by type of material and type of borrower.

Members of the Vassar community:  Faculty, students, administrators, staff,  employee family members, faculty research assistants, language fellows, alumni, research associates, and visiting scholars are issued cards by the Card Office.  Please note that people who are issued ID cards but don't fall into one of the above categories wil be considered for borrowing privileges on a case by case basis. 

Faculty/student assistant cards: Faculty members who want their student assistants to be able to check out library materials and make copies for them can fill out the form on the Card Office website. The card is in both the faculty member's name and the student's name, but the faculty member is responsible for all material checked out on the card. SeeFaculty/Student Assistant Library Cards for more information. Lost or stolen faculty/student assistant cards should be reported to the Card Office.

Guest borrower cards are issued to qualified applicants by the library's circulation desk.

Summer programs participants: program directors decide which participants receive borrowing privileges and those participants receive barcoded ID cards from the Card Office.  

Student Summer Borrowers: Student borrowing privileges expire the last day of spring semester. For students who will be on campus for the summer, borrowing privileges begin the first workday after graduation. If you need a print quota, contact the Card Office.