Return materials in person
You can return Rutgers materials to any Rutgers library. Return options and exact return procedures vary by location. Choose a campus/division to view local return procedures:
Return Library Materials
Camden
Law Library - Camden
Materials for return can be placed in the designated bin outside of the law library’s main entrance. Patrons who wish to return items on weekends should use the book drop box outside of Robeson library. If you have any questions about materials you returned, please call 856-225-6172 or email lawlib@camden.rutgers.edu.
Robeson Library
Hours: Monday–Saturday 10am-6pm
Place items in the book drop located in the front of the circulation desk. You can also return books after hours to the red book drop located in front of the building.
Health Sciences
Robert Wood Johnson Library
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Patrons who wish to return items after hours or on weekends should call the RWJ library at 732-235-7610 for instructions.
Smith Library
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm
Return in the designated bin in the library lobby. If you have any questions about materials that you returned, please leave a message at 973-972-8538. Include your first and last name with your message, and we will use your Rutgers-affiliated email on file to contact you.
Newark
Dana Library
The library book drops are located outside the library on the west (plaza) side of the library near the front entrance and on the east (University Avenue) side. You can also return books to the circulation desk when the library is open.
Law Library - Newark
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:30am-1:30pm
To return items please place them on the "Return" cart located just outside the entrance to the library. If you have any questions about returned materials, please call 973-353-5677 and leave a message. Include your first and last name with your message, and we will use your Rutgers-affiliated email on file to contact you.
New Brunswick
Alexander, Art, Carr, Douglass, LSM, and Math/Physics
Return materials to the circulation desk during hours when the library is open. At all other times, use the book drop located outside the library.
Chang Library
Return materials to the circulation desk during hours when the library is open.
School of Management and Labor Relations Library (SMLR)
Return materials to the book drop located on the porch outside the Labor Education Center.
You can also return Rutgers materials to any library in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (listed here under Member Libraries).
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Return by mail
Rutgers University Libraries
Technical Services Building – PR
47 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854