The Boston Library Consortium (BLC) was founded in 1970 to promote regional resource sharing. Today, the BLC includes academic and research libraries in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
If you're a member of another BLC library, you can use your BLC card to borrow physical items at Tisch Library and its branches.
Register as a BLC member at Tufts
Ask your home institution's library about getting a BLC card, then present your BLC card and photo ID at the Information and Circulation Desk at Tisch Library to register to borrow materials.
Borrowing materials
As a BLC card holder, you will be able to borrow books and scores for 28 days. You can borrow CDs and DVDs for 14 days.
Interlibrary loan and database access
Unfortunately, BLC users cannot use our interlibrary loan service for pickup at Tisch Library from other member libraries, but you can likely use ILL through your home library. Please check with your home library for interlibrary loan services.
BLC user accounts do not include off-campus access to Tufts subscription content and databases. However, BLC users may be able to access this content on-site from a library computer, depending on the licensing agreement we have with specific providers. Please ask at the Information and Circulation Desk if you have any questions.