Lynn University faculty, staff, students, and alumni may borrow materials from the Lynn Library. Your Lynn University ID card serves as your library card. You must show a valid ID to borrow materials.
Alumni are welcome to visit the library and take out books, music, and videos, browse magazines and newspapers, use the computers and printers, and access millions of digital resources and databases (on-campus only). Contact the Alumni Affairs team to request access. It may take up to three days to process this request. https://www.lynn.edu/resources/alumni
(*Alumni: Once you have separated from the school, your old student ID card will not be valid. Alumni can request cards by phone, 561-237-7748 or toll-free 1-877-326-5966, email, or by visiting the Career and Alumni Connections office in the Christine E. Lynn University Center.)
Lynn Library materials can be renewed online. From our website, click on Renew My Stuff and enter your Lynn username and your Lynn password. You can also renew items in person, or by phone (561.237.7254) or email (library@lynn.edu).
Interlibrary loan is only available to current Lynn students, faculty, and staff. Materials requested through interlibrary loan have varying loan periods, and these are set by the loaning library. To renew an item or for more information, contact Jared Wellman at jwellman@lynn.edu.
Course reserve books and materials may be placed on limited loan/reserve at the request of the faculty. You may find out what materials are on reserve by contacting the circulation desk at the library. All reserve materials are located at the circulation desk and may be checked out for brief use. It is recommended but not required that students use course reserves within the library. A Lynn University ID card is required to borrow reserve materials. All course reserve materials may be checked out for 3 hours.
If materials are not returned after they are two weeks overdue, they are considered lost. Lost or damaged book charges are $50 or purchase replacement copy. The charge for lost CDs or DVD is $40 or purchase a replacement copy. Course grades and transcripts may be withheld until all charges due are paid or materials are replaced.
Students from other institutions and libraries, and the general public, are welcome to visit the library. Visiting students may only borrow materials from Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Library through interlibrary loan, or through the OneCard program if you are an active user of one of several regional public and academic libraries. Visiting students and the general public have access to two guest PC computers.
Lynn University Library's primary mission is to serve the needs of its students, faculty, and staff and to provide a welcoming, comfortable, and safe environment that promotes free intellectual exploration, research, and learning. The following policies governing use of the University Library have been established to promote user safety; to prevent activities that could damage the Library, its equipment, or collections; and to maintain an atmosphere that permits the library to fulfill its primary mission.
Food and beverages, within reason, are permitted. Library users are expected to be considerate of others and to avoid messy, smelly, or noisy food items, and to clean up after themselves appropriately. Please cover beverages to limit damage from any spills. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited at all times unless at a catered university event.
We follow Lynn’s overarching tobacco use policy. All tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are prohibited inside the library, on our patios and near our entrance. There is a designated smoking area on the north side of the library building.
Do not leave valuables unattended in the Library. The Library is not responsible for any thefts or loss of property. We do keep found items at the Information Desk and we actively try to identify and contact owners of lost items whenever possible. We discard lost items after each semester.
Trained, registered service animals are welcome in the library, in accordance with Lynn’s service animal policy. Other pets are not permitted.
Children under the age of 14 must be attended by a responsible adult.
The Lynn University Library believes strongly in protecting the privacy of all who use its services, in person and online. In this library the right to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one’s interest examined or scrutinized by others.
Library staff will not reveal the identity of patrons or materials checked out, except as required by law (Florida Statute Section 257.261). Our commitment to patron privacy and confidentiality has deep roots not only in law, but also in the ethics and practices of librarianship. In accordance with the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics: “We protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired, or transmitted.”
Consequently, Library staff members hold in confidence to the extent allowable by law all information about individual Library users and their choices of research or study material. Please help the Library protect your friends' and colleagues' right to privacy, and your right, by not asking staff members for this kind of information. This information will not be shared with any other individual, including family members.
The Rights of Privacy and Confidentiality include but are not limited to these services:
