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Alumni Essentials: Welcome Back to McFarlin!

Library Resources for Alumni

Welcome back! Alumni of the University of Tulsa are allowed individual access to the building Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., provided the library is open.

Complimentary Access and Library Associate Memberships

Individuals may apply for circulation privileges at McFarlin Library. Depending on status, circulation privileges may be complimentary or require a yearly fee.

Please note that circulation privileges are limited to print books only, and do not include any of the following:

  • Media such as DVDs and CDs
  • Interlibrary Loan privileges
  • Access to library computers and printers
  • Access to electronic databases

Complimentary and Library Associate patrons may check out five books at one time, for a check out period of two weeks, with two renewals. 

  • Patrons will be charged either replacement costs + $25 processing fee or, if replacements costs cannot be determined, $100 + $25 processing fee for lost books.

Complimentary circulation privileges are available for retired TU staff, spouses or partners of TU faculty, staff, and students, faculty at other Oklahoma universities, visiting scholars, and patrons involved in TU programs or initiatives.

Library Associates memberships are as follows:

Alumni $100 per year
Non-TU university student $200 per year
Individual $250 per year

To apply for Complimentary or Library Associate access, please complete the McFarlin Circulation Privileges Request form.

For more information, please contact McFarlin Library at mcfarlinlibrary@utulsa.edu or call 918 631 2871.

Alumni Access

McFarlin Library offers alumni access to use the collections and online resources at McFarlin Library M-F from 8am-5pm, provided the library is open.

We ask all alumni to check in at the front desk and complete our alumni access form before arriving.

Access does not include circulation privileges, interlibrary loan privileges, or off campus access to online resources.