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Renewing Books Online

Renewals: Unless overdue, books may be renewed online or you can bring books to the circulation desk in person. There are no phone-in renewals.

Please note:

  • Books may be renewed online on or before their due date

Online book renewal is done in the MountainLynx catalog:

  • select Mountainlynx from the Libraries home page
  • select the tab “My Account” at the top of the page
  • type in your WVUID number and last name, select "Log in"
  • put a check in the “Request Renewal” box beside any “Charged Items”  item you want to renew
  • click the  “Request Renewal” button at the top or bottom of the page
  • verify your renewals by consulting your Charged Items list
  • in the far right column you will see your renewal status
  • check each title on your list carefully

NOTE: Books will not renew if they have been recalled by another library user or if you have an outstanding fine

Options for renewing books:

  • Undergraduate students may renew materials online or in person.
  • Graduate students may renew materials online, in person, or by mail.
  • Faculty may renew books online, in person, or by mail at the end of each semester.

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