*Community borrowers include VCU alumni who request a patron account, students and faculty at participating Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) institutions, through the cooperative borrowing program students and faculty at Richmond Academic Library Consortium institutions, and high school students at local partner schools. Community borrowers are limited to a total of 10 items on loan at any given time.

** NOTE: Students, staff, and faculty who have an outstanding library balance of more than $25.00 are not able to borrow from our collection. Community borrowers who have an outstanding library balance of more than $5.00 are not able to borrow from our collection. Payment can be made in person or online.

Payment for fines and fees

Pay online: Check your library account for the amount due, then use a credit/debit card to pay fees online with our secure website. Select the correct fee payment type (Fine and Fee Payments for VCU Libraries materials or Interlibrary Loan payments) to ensure proper posting. Payments will be posted to your library account and Banner holds will be cleared within 1 business day. 

Pay in person or by mail: Fees can be paid in person at Cabell Library or Health Sciences Library any time the libraries are open. We accept credit/debit, RamBucks and personal checks (payable to VCU Libraries). Payments by check are also accepted via mail. If paying by mail, please address payments to Cabell Library; attn: Information Services & Learning Spaces; Box 842033; Richmond, VA 23284-2033. 

Food for Fines: VCU Libraries is supporting the Ram Pantry@VCU, by offering an alternative for people who owe overdue fines for library materials.

For each food item a person donates, VCU Libraries will forgive $5 in overdue fines, up to a $30 maximum per semester. Fees to repair damaged items or to replace lost items are not eligible for this program. The food drive semesters are as follows:  

• Spring: January 1 - April 30 
• Summer: May 1 - August 31 
• Fall: September 1 - December 31

Not sure what to donate? Here’s a suggestion list. Any non-perishable food is acceptable. No open containers or foods past the expiration date will be accepted. If you have any questions, please call us at 804-828-1111 during our open hours. 

Account questions

Something not quite right with your library account? You can request an investigation to dispute discrepancies in your library record and/or charges for overdue, lost or damaged material. This constitutes the first step in the appeal process.

Other borrowers

• High School Students and Teachers
• VCU affiliates, consortia and BioTech staff‌
• Faculty & Staff Proxy Borrowers:

  VCU faculty and staff members may authorize up to five persons to borrow library materials in the faculty or staff member's name.

  • Submission of this request indicates that you accept complete responsibility for materials borrowed in your name. VCU faculty and staff will be authenticated as current employees when they submit this form.
  • Authorized borrowers will need some form of picture identification to borrow materials. Do not give them your VCU ID card.
  • This authorization expires one year from the date of submission, unless otherwise indicated below.
  • Should you wish to remove a name from the list, please notify VCU LIbraries immediately via email (libnotices@vcu.edu) or in person. You will be responsible for any charges made until formal notification is received by VCU Libraries.
    
    
•  Faculty & Staff Partners:

  VCU faculty and staff members may designate a partner to receive borrowing privileges from VCU Libraries. For purposes of this document, "partner" refers to both domestic partners and spouses.

  The partner will be able to borrow VCU Library owned materials on an individual patron account with borrowing privileges similar to community members. These patrons will be responsible for any overdue fines, fees for replacement of lost materials, and damaged materials fees.

  • The faculty or staff member’s submission of this form indicates that they are currently a faculty/staff member at VCU and designates the individual named below as a partner. 
  • The faculty or staff member currently employed by VCU must complete this form and submit it to VCU Libraries.
  • The partner will be required to complete a VCU Employees, Students & Affiliates Borrower’s Registration form upon their first visit to VCU Libraries.
  • The partner must present a valid photo ID to borrow materials from VCU Libraries.
  • These  borrowing privileges expire one year from the date of submission, and may be renewed by the faculty/staff sponsor by contacting VCU Libraries