About the Library
Trexler Library operates to serve the educational and scholarly needs of students, faculty and staff, and our community.
Your Trexler Library CardIf you have a DeSales University photo ID you have your library card! It's that simple. You can get your University ID by visiting the University Card Office in the University Center. Members of the community who wish to be library patrons can be issued a card after presenting a valid form of ID like a driver's license.
Library Policies
Noice Policy
- Trexler Library is committed to providing an environment that is conducive to study as
well as welcoming to all users. All library staff and users of the library should respect the rights of others and refrain from making excessive noise while using the University Library. - If users are disturbed by excess noise, including but not limited to loud conversations, cell phone use, or music, please speak to a Trexler Library staff member. The library staff reserves the right to ask individuals to leave the library if the noise levels remain high after requests to quiet down.
Cell Phone Policy
- Audible ringers should be turned off on cell phones and other devices on entering
Trexler Library. - Please use the enclosed area between the entrance doors on the first floor to make or
receive phone calls. - All library personnel are authorized to request that disruptive use of cell phones or
other electronic devices be discontinued immediately.
Unattended Items Policy
- For your protection, valuables should never be left unattended while at the library.
- Any personal property which is left unattended for two or more hours will be stored for
safety reasons in a locked space behind the circulation desk. At library closing, any items not already retrieved by their owner will be sent to Police and Public Safety.
Food and Drink Policy
- Library users are permitted to have covered drinks and snacks throughout the library.
Users are expected to act courteously and responsibly. - Please clean up any spills or crumbs, report any large spills, dispose of trash and
recyclables, and be conscious of excessive noises or smells. - The Trexler Library staff reserves the right to ask users to remove their food or drink if it
disturbs other users or causes damage to the library.
Room Bookings
- Study Rooms
Use of study rooms is restricted to current DeSales students, faculty, and staff. For this reason, you are required to use your DeSales email address (@desales.edu) to reserve the room. Each individual may reserve a study room for up to two hours per day. Reservations may be made up to thirty days in advance.
Books
- DeSales University students and staff may check out an unlimited number of books, for
30 day periods, subject to renewal as long as the item is not on hold for another patron. - DeSales University faculty may check out an unlimited number of books, for 5 month
periods, subject to renewal as long as the item is not on hold for another patron. - There is no daily overdue fee for regularly checked out books, but patrons will be
charged for the cost of the books, plus a $10 processing fee, if the book exceeds 30 days overdue.
Media
- Media materials available for check out include videos, audio cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays.
- DeSales University students, faculty, and staff may check out a total of five media items for 7 day periods, subject to renewal.
- Media items are subject to a 50 cent per day per item overdue fine. On the 30th day, the patron will be charged for the cost of the item, plus a $10 processing fee.
Reserved Material
- Materials on reserved are available to be checked out for two hours and must not leave
the library. - Reserved materials are subject to a 50 cent per hour per item overdue fine.
Interlibrary Loan
- DeSales University students, faculty, and staff may check out materials from other
libraries through our Interlibrary Loan services. - Overdue interlibrary loan materials are subject to a $1 per day fee as assessed by the
Technical Services Librarian.
Online Resources
- DeSales University students, faculty, and staff are welcome to use all library computers
and online resources. - Online resources are accessible from anywhere using a patron’s myDSU log in
information.
Registration
- Please present a valid photo ID (Driver’s License, Marywood or Chestnut Hill ID) at the Circulation Desk when you are requesting a library card.
- The community no-fee library card registration is for one year.
Using the Library
- Community members may check out a total of five books at one time. Books circulate
for a 30 day borrowing period and may be renewed. Patrons are not subjected to a daily overdue fine, but if books are more than 30 days overdue, the patron will be charged for the cost of the book and a $10 billing fee per item. - Community members may not check out any media or use Trexler Library’s Interlibrary Loan service.
- As a member of our community we welcome you to access library databases, the Internet, and Microsoft Office from the designated Public Access Computer located on the first floor. Usage of Public Access computer is limited to two hours.
- Printing is not available to Community Members. Please save your work to either the cloud (such as Google Drive or Dropbox) or to an external drive. Flash Drives are sold at the Circulation Desk for $4.00.
- Community patrons may use Trexler Library photocopiers, at $0.10 per page. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance accessing the copiers.
- Campus visitors should park in the Dooling Hall visitors section, Labuda Center, or Gambet Center parking lots. The Trexler Library lot is designated for students.
Exceptions & Additional Information
- Chestnut Hill College Students
Chestnut Hill College students should place their Interlibrary Loan requests through their Chestnut Hill College Office. To retrieve printed documents at the first floor Reference Release Printer, Chestnut Hill students will need to enter the generic login provided by the Chestnut Hill Office to access the web print function. Please contact professors or program administrators for this information. - Marywood University Students
Marywood University students should place their Interlibrary Loan requests through their Marywood University Office. To retrieve printed documents at the first floor Reference Release Printer, Marywood students will need to enter the generic login provided by the Marywood Office to access the web print function. Please contact professors or program administrators for this information. - Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
PSF registrations are for the duration of the yearly program. Participants may check out media as this is a necessary part of the program. - Summer Theatre Institute
STI registrations are for the duration of the yearly program. Participants may check out media as this is a necessary part of the program.
Faculty Support
As an academic and social hub of the DeSales University campus, Trexler Library works to support students, faculty, and staff in their academic pursuits and build an inclusive community of collaboration. This guide provides information about the services and resources that can support faculty teaching and research.
Library Support for Faculty
