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About the Library

This landing page brings together information about the Library, its history, policies & staff.

Members of the Local Community

Members of the Local Community at the Library

Members of the community around Demorest are welcome to come to our campus and use the Library.

  • You are welcome to sit and read anywhere in the building. (Piedmont University students, faculty, and staff have priority access to the study rooms.)
  • You are welcome to ask for assistance from Library personnel.
  • You are welcome to use our public-access computers to access the internet and the Library's subscription online research services. (Piedmont University students, faculty, and staff have priority access to the computers.)
  • You may have access to the University's wireless network for your laptop or other devices. Please ask for the password at the Circulation Desk on the 3rd floor. 
  • You should be aware that the Library's restrooms are not accessible for persons using wheelchairs or walkers.

When community users work on University computers or use their personal devices joined to the University's wireless network, they implicitly agree to abide by all applicable provisions of the University's Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources policy. Click on the link to see the complete text.

Friends of the Library

Friends of Piedmont University Libraries

Residents of the area around Demorest can become part of the Friends of Piedmont University Library group. With a minimum $25 annual contribution, your membership in Friends of the Library entitles you to check out books from the Library's collections. Your membership fee can be paid with a debit/credit card; we cannot accept checks or cash.

  • You must provide all of the following account contact information: a mailing address, a telephone number, and an email address. 
    Your contact information will be held privately and not shared with other units of the University or with 3rd parties.
  • You may check out up to 5 books at a time for 14 days.
  • You may renew your checkouts three times before you must return them.
  • Because of contractual terms, we are not able to offer Friends of the Library off-campus access to our online services nor to interlibrary loan (ILL) services.

Your annual membership fee helps support the development of the Library's printed book collection and enrich the reading lives of our students, faculty, staff and the residents of the local community.