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Additional Options

Renew Materials

New! Starting Tuesday July 16, the Libraries will automatically renew your eligible loans. You will receive an email after each auto-renewal, and be notified of an approaching due date if a loan cannot be renewed. You can continue to manage your loans and view their due dates in your Library Account.
More information about this functionality will be added to this page in the near future.

UW-Madison faculty / staff / students

  • For UW-Madison items, login to your Library Catalog account and select the item(s) to be renewed, then click Renew.
  • Renewal limits: Undergraduates can check out most items for a maximum of 84 days. Graduate students, faculty, and staff can check out most items for a maximum of 24 months.

Other UW-Madison card holders

  • Go to https://account.library.wisc.edu/. Select Library card. Log in with your library card number and your password. Select the item(s) to be renewed, then click Renew.

More about renewals

  • Be sure to check the status message to see if the item(s) has been renewed. If the item status does not read ‘renewed’, one of the following occurred:
    • You have reached the renewal limit
    • The item you want to renew is not eligible for renewal
    • You are trying to renew the item too early (this applies to semester loans)
  • Items that cannot be renewed include:
    • Some Interlibrary Loan (ILL) items
    • Items that have reached renewal limit
    • Items that have been recalled for course reserves
    • Reserve materials
  • If you have questions or would like more information, contact Circulation Support at circulation@library.wisc.edu.

When may I renew materials?

  • UW-Madison faculty, staff and graduate students with semester loans may request renewals about four weeks prior to the due date. Semester loans may be extended up to 24 months total.
  • Undergraduates and other patrons with 28-day loans may renew at any time, however, waiting until close to the due date to renew results in the maximum extended loan period. 28-day loans can be extended up to 84 days total.