Cost: Free
Card Used: Valid University ID
Cost: $35/annually
Card Used: Become a Friend of the Library. Friends may check out books and music CDs and DVDs from the general collection. ABC Express and Interlibrary Loan services are not included. Friends also receive other benefits such as invitations to special programs.
Cost: Free
Card Used: SUTEP teachers receive a free borrowers card. Must present school identification card with picture, or other proof of current employment and valid picture identification card.
Cost: Free
Card Used: Must be verified in home library patron system UNC Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement
Cost: Free
Card Used: Must present a current SCC photo ID or log in to your mySCC account to verify affiliation
All Hunter Library materials are to be brought to the Circulation Desk to be checked out. Reserve items, materials ordered via ABC Express service, and Interlibrary Loan materials may also be picked up and checked out at the Circulation Desk.
Biltmore Park and distance students may have materials shipped to their locations. More information.
Check our circulating hardware page to see what hardware we have available for checkout.
A valid WCU ID Card or Borrower's Card must be presented for ALL materials to be checked out, including reserve items.
A student may check out materials for a faculty member by applying for a proxy card. The faculty member assumes full responsibility for the return of the materials or payment if the materials are lost or damaged.
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Friends of the Library, SUTEP teachers, SCC students
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Friends of the Library, SUTEP teachers, SCC students
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Friends of the Library, SUTEP teachers, SCC students
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Faculty and Staff
Loan Period: 2 hours to 1 week (loan period is determined by faculty member who places the material on reserve)
Fine: $0.50 per hour, per item
Maximum Fine: $50.00 maximum per item
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Loan Period: 2 hours to 1 week (loan period is determined by faculty member who places the material on reserve)
Fine: $0.50 per hour, per item
Maximum Fine: $50.00 maximum per item
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
Loan Period: 2 hours to 1 week (loan period is determined by faculty member who places the material on reserve)
Fine: $0.50 per hour, per item
Maximum Fine: $50.00 maximum per item
Faculty and Staff
Graduate Students/Honors Students
Undergraduate Students (Except Honors)
It is the responsibility of the borrower to note the due date of an item and to return it on time. To view the list of materials checked out to you and their due dates, log in to your library account.
Courtesy notices (3 days before due date), overdue notices and statements of charges are emailed to your Western Carolina University email address only with the subject line "Circulation Notices". Please read these notices - unpaid accounts are sent to the Student Accounts Office on a regular basis and must be paid there.
All fines and fees for overdue materials for student, staff and faculty are payable in-person at the Student Accounts Office at 119 Killian Annex or online. There may be a delay of one to three business days before library charges are posted to your OneStop account.
Most materials can be renewed online or by calling (828) 227-7485.
Most materials may be renewed twice, unless another patron has put a hold on that material. Leisure Reading Collection books and media materials may be renewed only once.
Items must be renewed or returned to the library by their due date. Renewals may be done online through the library web page. Renewals are declined if the item has been requested by another patron.
Any WCU students, faculty or staff member may recall material that is currently checked out. ALL materials, checked out by ANY patron are subject to recall.
You may request a recall at the Circulation Desk. We will notify the current patron that this item has been recalled and it may have an earlier due date. Once the item has been returned, we will send you an email notice, letting you know that the item is on the hold shelf at the Circulation Desk. Recalled items will be kept on the hold shelf for seven days before being returned to the shelves.
If you receive a recall notice, please return the item promptly to the Circulation Desk by the due date. Recalled items cannot be renewed, and a charge of $1.00 per day will be applied to overdue recalled items
Books and media items not returned within 60 days after their due date will be considered lost and a bill will be issued.
The charge for a lost item consists of a $50 replacement charge and a $25 processing fee.
If you pay for a lost item, and return it within six months of the due date, you may be eligible for a refund of the replacement cost; however, the $25 processing fee is non-refundable. If the library has already purchased a replacement copy, the replacement cost is not refundable. In this case, the lost item is the property of the patron.
Damaged materials will be billed according to the amount and type of damage. If a damaged book or media item cannot be repaired, a $50 replacement charge and a $25 processing fee will be billed. Damaged or lost circulating hardware will be billed the actual replacement cost of the item plus a $25 processing fee.
Please see the library's privacy policy.
All reserve items are kept at the Circulation Desk, and loan periods range from two hours to one week. You must present your WCU ID Card to check out.
Hunter Library has study rooms of various sizes that may be reserved by individuals and groups. Visit the Group Study Rooms page for details and conditions, and to place reservations online. You may also use the QR codes on the meeting room doors to place a room reservation.
Hunter Library's study rooms are available on a first-come first-served basis when not reserved. If you are using a room without a reservation, you must yield it promptly to individuals or groups who do have reservations.
Hunter Library Room 48 may be reserved only by Graduate or Honors College students. Graduate and Honors College students with reservations will need to check in at the Circulation Desk on the main floor to access the room.
Faculty and Graduate Student closed study rooms are also available for semester-long assignment. More information is available at the Circulation Desk.
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