Borrowing and renewing

Borrowing

You need a current Cambridge University (blue) or an eligible Cambridge University Library (UL) (white) card to borrow books from the Haddon Library. 

You may borrow the following total number of books from the Haddon Library:

Students with an SSD are able to borrow five books in addition to the totals quoted above. Please ask staff for more information.

Please note that loans will automatically renew on the system until you graduate, leave University employment or your library account expires. 

If you receive an email stating that the books you have on loan have been requested by another user, then you must return them by the date given in the message. Failure to do so could result in your borrowing rights being restricted across all libraries in Cambridge.

You can check your current loans and any return dates through logging into your iDiscover account. 

Open shelf material

This includes books that you can readily access on any of the shelves within our Main Reading Room and McBurney Room. Note that some material may not be loanable if it is in a damaged or fragile condition. While journals and our reference collection can be found in these rooms, they are not available for borrowing and must be consulted in the library.

Closed access material

Pamphlets: These are kept in our locked rooms and may be fetched by staff upon request. You cannot take these away and must consult them in the Library.

Locked areas: This term covers the following parts of the Library:

• East and West Balconies
• Locked Rooms
• Rare Books Room
• CAS Store

We are happy to fetch materials from these areas for you, as only Library staff may enter for safety and security reasons. 

You can use these materials in the Library only. If you wish to borrow an item, please consult with Library staff who will be able to advise accordingly as not everything is suitable for loaning.

Fines

Fines are not typically charged for overdue books.

Anyone who loses or damages library materials will be required to pay the cost of replacing them, as ascertained by Library staff, plus a processing fee.