Library Service Center

Located off campus in Blacksburg, the Library Service Center is a high-density, climate-controlled space where we keep many of our physical items safe and sound. Materials here are available on a deliver-by-request basis, but we understand that researchers often need to browse our collections in person. You may make an appointment to visit the Library Service Center by contacting Christopher Peters at 540-231-0220.

Sign into your library account. Search the online catalog to find the items. Click on the title to bring up the item record.  Look under Location Items and click on "Request" to request an item from storage. This will activate the retrieval from the Library Service Center and delivery to campus for you. You can choose to deliver these items to Newman Library or one of the Blacksburg campus branch libraries for checkout at the Services/Circulation Desk. Faculty or Staff can choose to have items delivered to their offices via Faculty/Staff Campus Delivery. Select the 'Location' option when placing your hold. In most cases, your material(s) will be delivered by the following business day.

Things to know about delivery:

• Sign up through My Library Account to receive a text when your materials arrive (not available for campus mail delivery).

• If you request delivery through campus mail, materials will arrive within a few days

• The Library Service Center delivers Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. New requests will be processed during these times.