Need a book that we don't have and you can't wait for us to request and receive it from another library? If you know it's available at a Worcester-area academic library (and we can find out for you) and you have the transportation and the time you might be able to go to that library and borrow it!
Conant Library is a member of a number of library organizations, one of which is the Academic & Research Collaborative (ARC) of the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (CMRLS). ARC is a coalition of academic, public, and special research libraries working together to facilitate the sharing of resources and services for the benefit of their collective users.
Many of ARC's college and university libraries in the Worcester area have agreed to share certain resources. Each of the libraries listed below, for example, will grant direct (or walk-in) book borrowing privileges to Nichols students, staff, and faculty.
| Anna Maria College | Fitchburg State College |
| Assumption College | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science |
| Atlantic Union College | Mount Wachusett Community College |
| Becker College | Quinsigamond Community College |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester State College |
| WPI |
To take advantage of these borrowing privileges you will need a special ARC card and a valid Nichols ID. To obtain an ARC card, please contact Patron Service Coordinator Sandra Lobo (508-213-2234), or inquire at the Circulation Desk.
Note: ARC cardholders need to remember that the rules of the lending library apply when they borrow library materials from another college. These rules may be different from Conant Library’s policies. If you are unsure about any of the borrowing guidelines, be sure to ask the lending library about its policies.