Laptop Checkout

Tampa campus

5-Hour Laptop Checkout

A limited number of laptops on the Tampa campus are available for use within the library for a loan period of up to five hours.

  • Laptop use is restricted to USF students and faculty with a current USF ID
  • Laptops are available on a first-come-first served basis
  • Laptops not returned on time are subjects to current fine practices
  • No additional software is to be downloaded to the laptop once it has been checked

Please see the staff at the Circulation Desk, located in the lobby of the 1st floor, for questions and laptop availability.


St. Petersburg campus

Students can borrow a laptop from the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library by:


Sarasota-Manatee campus

4-Hour Laptop Checkout

A limited number of Surface Pro 7 Laptops on the Sarasota-Manatee campus are available for use within the library for a loan period of up to four hours.

  • Laptop use is restricted to USF students and faculty with a current USF ID
  • Laptops may not leave the Library building
  • Laptops are available on a first-come-first-served basis
  • Laptops not returned on time are subject to current fine practices
  • No additional software is to be downloaded to the laptop once it has been checked out

Interested in getting a laptop?

For questions about the program or getting started, please see the staff at the Resource Desk within the Information Commons or contact our team to find out more about laptop loans: