Borrow items from Tisch, Music & SMFA

• Finding items to borrow
• Finding items located in the library
• Where to check out items
• Loan periods
• Renewing items
• Borrowing limit
• Can't find something?

Tufts students, faculty and staff can borrow a range of items, including books, scores, DVDs, CDs, laptops, iPads, bikes and cameras. 

If you are not currently affiliated with Tufts, see our visitors page to find out what you can borrow.

Finding items to borrow

You can search for available items in JumboSearch.

Equipment, such as laptops, chargers, iPads, cameras, hard drives, audio recorders, microphones are also listed in the catalog.

Finding items located in the library

• Tisch Book Stacks are on Level 1, arranged by call number. You can consult the floorplans posted in the stacks to find your way around, or you can ask us for help. 
• Tisch Course Reserves are available at the Tisch Library information desk on Level 2, immediately to your left as you enter the building. 
• Tisch Oversize, Reference, DVD Collections, Current Periodicals, Microforms and Folio are on the second (main) floor of the library. Ask us for help if you can't find one of these items. 
• Tisch Bound Periodicals are on Level G. You can also use our Scan & Deliver service to have an article from this collection sent to you.
• The Lilly Music Library is down the hill from Tisch. You don't need to be a music major to use this library. You can also use JumboSearch to request that a music item be sent to Tisch for pickup. 
• The SMFA Library is in Boston. You don't need to be taking classes at SMFA in order to use this library. You can also use JumboSearch to request that an SMFA item be sent to Tisch for pickup. 

Where to check out items

• Visit the information desk at Tisch Library to borrow books, DVDs, and equipment.  
• Visit the circulation desk at Lilly Library, located in Granoff Music Center, to borrow books, scores, and recordings.  
• Visit the Main Desk at the SMFA Library, located on the Fenway campus in Boston.

See our library maps to find your way to the Main Desk at each library.

You can also use one of our self-checkout stations at Tisch and Lilly libraries, or download the Tufts Library Mobile Checkout app to check out items yourself! Read more about self-checkout at the libraries.

You can also have items from any of the Tufts libraries pulled for you and held at that library, or sent to another Tufts library for pickup. Take a look at our Hold requests information.

Loan & renewal periods

Loan and renewal periods differ for different users and items. You can find what you can borrow and renew, and for how long, in the tables below: