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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 minimal $25 annual fee, your membership entitles you to check out books from the Library's collections.

  • You must be at least 18 years of age to be a Friend of the Library. Minor children are not eligible to participate.
  • You must provide the following account contact information: a mailing address, a telephone number, and an email address.
  • Your contact information, or Personally Identifiable Information (PII), will be held confidentially and used only for library-related communications. It will not be shared with other units of the University or with 3rd parties.
  • Your membership fee can be paid with a debit/credit card. We do not accept checks or cash.
  • You may check out up to 5 books at a time for 14 days, with 3 renewals allowed.
  • Because of contractual terms, we cannot 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.