Borrowing Without a Wildcard

The following patrons without a Wildcard can receive a borrower’s card:

Fill out an application to request a borrower's card.

Cost and Policies

This table details fees, requirements, loan periods, and renewal limits for library borrower's cards for various affiliations, including alumni, Evanston residents, and faculty/staff spouses.
Affiliation	Fee	Requirements to Receive Borrower’s Card	Loan Period	Renewal Limits
Alumni	$25 per year	Photo ID Email for NAA Benefits Pass	4 weeks	Consecutively 3 times
Evanston residents	$50 per 3 months, $150 per year	Photo ID Proof of address Must be over the age of 18 Maximum of 25 items	4 weeks	Consecutively 3 times
Faculty/staff spouse or partner	None	Northwestern ID Card for Spouses/Partners of Faculty & Staff	16 weeks	Consecutively 3 times
Temp employee or contractor	None	Northwestern ID Card for Part-time/Temporary Employees/Contracted Workers	16 weeks	Consecutively 3 times
OLLI	None	Active NetID Registered for full year in OLLI	4 weeks	Consecutively 3 times
Reciprocal institutions	None	Photo ID Institution ID Good standing at home library	16 weeks	Consecutively 3 times
The Family Institute	None	Active NetID Authorization letter from your department	16 weeks	Consecutively 3 times