Answered By: Judith (Customer Services Manager)
Last Updated: Nov 23, 2022     Views: 5168

If you are still studying, your books will then keep renewing for up to 365 days after you borrowed them. If your library membership has expired (e.g. you have finished your course) then the items will then be due back. 

You can return the books to your local site:

Cambridge - Return your books at the library via self-service on the ground floor or if the library is closed use the book drop in front of the library entrance.

Chelmsford - You can return the books via the library self service on the ground floor or if the library is closed use the book drop located on the exterior of the library behind the Queens Building.

Peterborough - You can return the books on self-service in the Reading Room on the first floor of University House.

You can also post back items to the libraries and addresses for the libraries are on our Contact Us webpage.

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  1. Hi, I would like to know if the international students borrowed the books but will leave Cambridge this summer after graduation, what should they do? Many thanks!
    by YL on Apr 06, 2020
  2. If you are leaving the country, you can post the books back to us or if you are in halls of residence on site, there are book return bins near the libraries.
    by Judith (Customer Services Manager) on Apr 06, 2020
  3. I now live a minimum 5 hour round trip from the university due to the situation we're all in. Can I please send books back recorded delivery or any delivery your require back to the university? I won't be making the journey any time soon as this takes far too much time out of an already stretched week with uni work on top of work. I have one uni friend who lives in the same county. If I can get the books to them they may be able to return on my behalf, however, also due to the current situation they may not be returning after today...
    by Anon on Oct 02, 2020
  4. You can return items by post. The addresses for all our libraries are on the Contact Us webpage https://library.aru.ac.uk/askus/
    by on Oct 02, 2020
  5. If we have to choose delivery by post, do we need to contact the library first or it is enough to simply send books?
    by KZ on Oct 04, 2020
  6. You can just send the books back, you do not have to notify us that you are doing so. When we receive them we will return them off your account and you will receive a return email to your student email account. We do not accept responsibility for items not received so using tracking/insurance for your post is a good idea.
    by on Oct 05, 2020
  7. Hi, is there a time limit or date that we need to return the books by? I live far away and am very busy at the moment. Thank you!
    by EL on Jun 19, 2021
  8. Library items are usually loaned for 3 weeks at a time, but will automatically renew a week before the due date unless requested by another user, you've had them out for the maximum length of time (usually 1 year but was extended to 2 years in response to the lockdowns) or your library account is expiring. You can always check the due to date by logging into your library account, and that's also where you can attempt to renew if you want to know in advance if you could have more time. It's helpful to others if you could return them when you've finished using them, but we understand that library items have to slot into place along with other life priorities. So if you're struggling to get them back on time, please contact us and we'll help as best we can.
    by Theresa on Jun 29, 2021

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