Circulation

The Garbrecht Law Library Circulation Desk is located on the lower level in the Maine Center building. Items in the library collection have limited circulation. Primary law materials, reference, and reserve items may not be removed from the library. Please email lawlibrary@maine.edu with questions. 

Material Types

Special Reserve/Current Periodicals

IN-HOUSE USE ONLY — SAME DAY LOAN
All material is due back at the end of the day on which it is borrowed.
May be checked out for use at a student study carrel.

Course Reserve

IN-HOUSE USE ONLY — 4-Hour Loan

Special Reserve

IN-HOUSE USE ONLY — 24-Hour Loan

Borrowing from the Law Library

  • All current University of Maine System cards are accepted.
  • Most Library materials may not leave the Maine Center building.
  • Community borrowers must first complete a patron registration form and obtain a Library Card.
  • Borrowed materials are subject to recall at any time.

Loan Rules

University of Maine Law Faculty Students and Staff

Most Law Library materials may be checked out for one academic year. Loan periods vary for materials from other libraries.

Community Borrowers

General Treatises — 3 WEEK LOAN with one (1) renewal.  Community borrowers must provide Maine identification to obtain a library card before borrowing any library materials.

Renewals

University of Maine System Library cardholders may renew borrowed materials using Single Sign on Service (SSO) LibrarySearch. All material may be renewed except for reserve materials and materials on which you owe fines. Materials are subject to recall at any time.

Borrowing from other Maine Libraries

When you need material held by another library in Maine, use the Request hyperlink located on the page in LibrarySearch or the Request This Item hyperlink in MaineCat.

For material not available through LibrarySearch and MaineCat, Garbrecht Law Library provides interlibrary loan service for University of Maine Law School students, faculty, staff and members of the legal community. Borrowing items from outside the LibrarySearch or MaineCat system can take 2-4 weeks to complete, so please plan accordingly to allow for processing time.