Your RISD ID is your library card. New faculty are regularly added to the library's patron database, but if you can't log into your library account, let us know by dropping by the circulation desk or emailing us at library@risd.edu.
Renew online or by contacting the Circulation Desk at 401 709-5901 / library@risd.edu.
Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles, books, book chapters and media not available locally. Physical items circulate for 4 weeks. You may request renewals to extend the use of an item.
Books | unlimited | 1 semester | 1 renewal |
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Media | 7 videos / DVDs | 7 days | 1 renewal |
Renew in person or by contacting the Visual & Material Resource Center at 401 709-5934 / vmrc@risd.edu.
Picture Collection | 200 images | 4 weeks | 1 renewal |
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Materials | 30 items | 4 weeks | 1 renewal |
Brown Library materials can be renewed via My Josiah. Athenaeum Library materials can be renewed through the RISD library portal via My Account.
CHiL Brown Library | 25 books | 1 semester | 1 renewal |
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Athenaeum Library | 5 books | 4 weeks | 1 renewal |
3 videos / DVDs | 7 days | No renewals |
Click here to suggest items for the library. We welcome requests and recommendations for books, eBooks, magazines, and films to add to the library collection! RISD faculty and student requests are given first priority. Please check the Fleet library catalog before making a request, and contact Donna DeForbes (ddeforbe@risd.edu) with any questions.