Active members of the UNCW Alumni Association are no longer issued a library card when joining the Association. To enjoy library privileges, UNCW Alumni may purchase a North Carolina Adult Resident card for an annual cost of $25. In order to purchase a North Carolina Adult Resident card, visit the Library Circulation Desk.

Welcome to the William Madison Randall Library

We invite your use of library materials and reference services. Our hours are available here, and our catalog can be searched here.

Select a Group:

• UNCW Students, Faculty, Staff, and Spouses
• UNCW System Co-op, Visiting Scholars, and Fellows
• Other Students (High school, community college, etc.)
• Friends of UNCW, NC Residents, Extension

UNCW Students, Faculty, Staff, and Spouses

Borrowing from UNC Libraries

• ​The Media Viewing Cart is available to check out at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. You can take the cart anywhere in the library to watch media, including group study rooms (please make a reservation). If you do not use a group study room, headphones are required.
• The cart is equipped with the following:
  • Region free BluRay player
  • Standard BluRay player
  • DVD/VHS combination player
• Access to this cart is restricted to UNCW students, faculty, and staff use.

How to borrow materials

Currently employed faculty, staff, and trustees of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, may borrow materials from the collections upon presentation of a valid UNCW OneCard.

We ask that you observe the following regulations:

1. Present the UNCW OneCard at the Circulation Desk with the items that you wish to borrow.

2. Faculty and staff borrowing privileges are not transferable, with two exceptions.