Borrow, Renew, Return

Borrowing

To check out materials, present your Smith OneCard, ID from a Five College institution, or borrower card (community borrowers and BLC members). You may borrow library materials from Neilson, Hillyer, and Josten Libraries.

Self Checkout

Self checkout kiosks: Available on Neilson Library’s ground and first floors, the stations include accessibility features and language support for English, Spanish and French. Scan the barcode on the back of your OneCard and then scan the library barcode on the front of the book. A receipt will be emailed after checkout.
Self checkout app: For Neilson materials only, download the Smith Libraries Self Checkout app from the App Store or Google Play to borrow items with a mobile device.

Who Can Borrow

All borrowers must present a current Smith OneCard, ID from a Five College institution, community borrower card, Boston Library Consortium (BLC) Card, or a Learning in Retirement Card. See Getting a Library Card for more information.

Affiliation	Borrowers
Smith College Students, Faculty & Staff Use Smith OneCard to borrow materials from the Libraries.	Smith undergraduate and graduate students Smith School for Social Work students Faculty (regular, visiting, emeriti/ae, Five College Fellows based at Smith) Staff (current and retired)
Five College Borrowers Borrowers from Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and UMass Amherst must present a valid college identification card to circulation desk staff to borrow materials.	Students Faculty (including Five College Fellows) Five College Associates Staff Learning in Retirement members (must have a current Learning in Retirement Card and register with one of the Five College Libraries)
Smith College Affiliates Use Smith OneCard to borrow materials.	Smith College alumnae Spouses and dependents of Smith employees High school students and auditors enrolled in a Smith course, Learning in Retirement students, and Williams College patrons may obtain a Community Borrower Card at the Central Service Point in Neilson Library, ground floor.
Community Borrowers Community Borrowers must present their current Community Borrower Card to circulation desk staff to borrow library materials.	Residents of Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties over 18 years old may purchase limited borrowing privileges from Neilson Library. Boston Library Consortium Card holders can register at the Neilson central service point with their BLC card.

Renew Items

Smith & Five College Items

Unless the item has been recalled or is on reserve you may renew most items:

Online, in Discover Advanced.
- Click on MyEBSCO
- Login with your Smith username and password
- Under MyEBSCO, click on Requests & loans
- Community borrowers and alumnae should register with the Neilson Library Central Service Point where they will be given a username and password. After that, they can log into Discover Advanced and click on Smith College Library Community Borrowers.
In person, at any Smith College Library service desk.
By telephone or email using the contact information in the Contact Us section below.

Return Items

Smith and Five College Materials

With the exception of Reserve and Interlibrary Loan items, Smith and Five College materials may be returned to any Five College library.

Reserve Items

Reserve items must be returned in person to the library service desk where they were borrowed.

Recalled Items

Recalled items must be returned by the newly established due date on the recall notice. Return a recalled item as soon as possible to any Five College library. If you are out of the area when you receive a recall notice, please contact the appropriate service desk (see below) for mailing instructions.

Interlibrary Loan Items

Interlibrary Loan items must be returned to Neilson Library.

Return by Mail

To return a Smith College library item by mail

Pack the item securely in a padded envelope or box
Insure the package for $50 per item
Mail to:

Smith College Libraries
Neilson Library
Circulation Department
7 Neilson Drive
Northampton, MA 01063

Contact Us

Location	Phone	Email
Neilson Library	413-585-2910	libraryhelp@smith.edu
Hillyer Art Library	413-585-2940	hillinfo@smith.edu
Josten Performing Arts Library	413-585-2930	josinfo@smith.edu

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