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Was wondering if anyone can point me to a University Library that is open to the public (for studying purposes). I dont need to check out a book or anything, just wanting a place to study. Let me know what you know. Thanks.
Pretty much any library around here will let you just go in and study--I've done it at NCSU, Duke, UNC, and Meredith. In fact, in grad school, I routinely used resources at university libraries all over the triangle. Of course, it was a library science program, so they encouraged us to visit as many libraries as possible to see what they had
Checking out books would be another matter, of course, and sometimes it's hard to get a photocopy card if you aren't affiliated, but just going in? I can't imagine one that would prevent people.
I've never been turned away from entering any library in NC.
For $50 (last time I signed up) you can become a friend of the library at NCSU. Friends have full borrowing privilages. You can also pick the library on campus easiest to get too and have them deliver it there.
UNC Chapel Hill has tons of libraries, all open to the public. I believe that a library card (for borrowing books) costs a few bucks, and requires demonstration of a North Carolina address. I have used the main library many times, I love it.
Everyone is welcome to make on-site use of the libraries; however, those who do not have a current, formal relationship with UNC must pay an annual fee for a borrower's card in order to check books out. The borrower's card also provides access to the library's public computers, but does not include off-site access to the library's online licensed resources or library services such as document delivery or interlibrary loan. Friends of the Library, UNC Alumni, resident visiting scholars, and Triangle Research Library affiliates have special borrowing and access privileges.
I've never had a problem going to any university library and using thing on-site. Librarians and the like are pretty liberal when it comes to access to information and resources. Libraries are designed to be used, and generally won't discriminate against who gets to use it.
One problem with on-campus libraries that you may find is parking, though. It's tough to park on a lot of campuses.
I'd like to ask a library question too: are the public libraries around here "connected" in that you can get inter-library loans from the other libraries in the system, or is it just county-wide sharing? In IL, our library system included quite a few counties and all their libraries......just about any book you could imagine was available for checkout.
I'd like to ask a library question too: are the public libraries around here "connected" in that you can get inter-library loans from the other libraries in the system, or is it just county-wide sharing?
It's nationwide:
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If an item you’re looking for is not owned by Wake County Public Libraries and we are unable to offer an adequate substitution, we may be able to borrow the material from another library in the United States through a service called InterLibrary Loan (ILL). Through ILL it is possible for you to obtain books, microfilm, articles and other items.
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