Campus visitors may use any space (excluding the Archives and Digital Learning Lab) in the library that has not been reserved or restricted, but priority is given to Catawba-affiliated patrons, so please leave study rooms open for students during the academic year.

Professional tutoring is not allowed in any area of the library.

Final Exams 
During final exams, Community Borrower/visitor access to the library may be limited. Study rooms are reserved for Catawba students.

The library is committed to providing public access to government information in all available formats during our daytime operating hours. Electronic versions of Federal Documents are accessible via specific government websites. The library provides public access to those documents (please ask a staff member for assistance). Physical documents are located in the basement of the library and are cataloged using the SUDOC (Superintendent of Documents) classification system. These documents are not available for checkout, but ask a staff member for assistance finding them online, or printing out a copy for you.

You may park in the chapel circle (the parking lot in front of the library), but during the academic year (Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.), all visitors are required to obtain a parking pass from the library Help Desk. Without a parking pass, you may be ticketed by campus Public Safety. However, anyone parking in a handicap parking space does not need a parking pass.

At this time, the library will no longer be accepting gifts of library materials, except for Special Collections in select circumstances. For monetary donations, please see below:

The Library welcomes monetary donations of any amount. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you can donate online (the "Friends of the Library" gift designation will automatically be selected).

The establishment of endowments for the purchase of library materials is encouraged. Donors may specify subject areas in which materials are to be collected. The minimum gift to establish an endowment is $1,000. The Development Office and Finance Office will handle all endowment monies for the Library.

In instances where the library does accept library materials, the following guidelines shall govern the acceptance of those items:

1. The library retains unconditional ownership of the gift.
2. The library reserves the right to determine the housing and circulation policies of all gifts accepted for addition to the collection as well as the right to discard, sell, or exchange gifts which do not meet selection criteria outlined in the Selection Policy.
3. The library reserves the right to determine the housing and circulation policies of all gifts added to the collection.
4. In accordance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, it is the responsibility of the donor to set a value for his/her gift and to make a list of items included in his/her gift. As a special courtesy, the library will assist the donor in establishing the value of his/her gift by providing access to bibliographic sources of auction price information and/or recommending professional appraisers.
5. The library will provide bookplates or other indications for special gifts or memorials if desired by the donor.
6. The library will write a letter to the donor expressing thanks for the gift. This letter will serve as a receipt.