Borrow Textbooks from the Library

You can save money this academic year by borrowing your textbooks from the library!

Be mindful that reserve textbooks are meant to be shared with your peers. In order for as many students as possible to use these textbooks, they are made available in Library Reserve Collections and may be borrowed for 2 hours during library hours.

The aim of the Course Textbook Initiative is to increase student access to textbooks and offset student costs. The U of A Libraries allocates funds annually to purchase selected course textbooks. To make the most of these funds, we have some buying parameters that we follow:

1. Textbook is REQUIRED for the course (not recommended or optional).

2. Cost is $50 or higher.

Interested in finding out if your course textbook is available to borrow? Search the Reserve Collections.