The Duke Divinity School Library is located on Duke University's West Campus. It is adjacent to the Duke Chapel, and located in the Divinity School's Gray Building. The closest visitor parking is at the Bryan Center Parking Garage for $2 an hour.

Guest Computer

  • One public access computer is available for guests without a NetID or Alumni Access card. This computer can be used for general internet access as well as access to Duke University Libraries' electronic resources.
  • Guest logins and passwords can be obtained from the circulation desk.
  • Each guest login and password can be used for one hour per day. 

Duke Visitor wireless network

Guests to Duke can connect their devices to the DukeVisitor wireless network, which provides basic connectivity to the web. To connect to DukeVisitor:

  • Open your network preferences and look for a network called "DukeVisitor," which should be available to you across campus. Select this network.
  • Open a browser. You should see the "welcome" message pertaining to the visitor network.
  • Click Continue to connect to your normal start page.
  • Note that the network cuts you off automatically after an hour of inactivity
  • For additional help, contact the OIT service desk at (919) 684-2200.

Use the library catalog to locate books in the library. When you have the call number of the book, refer to signage in our elevators and stairwells to find its location. To request material from the Library Service Center (LSC), use the guest request form.

Visitors who do not have a current, formal relationship with Duke can obtain a borrower's account for $100/year by becoming a member of the Friends of the Duke University Libraries. Please contact Lacey Hudspeth if you are interested in a Friends of the Library account.

Books have 4-week loans and a check out limit of 10 books. Books may be recalled for use by another patron after two weeks. Return recalled books promptly as there is a fine of $3/day past due date for recalls.

Special Note: the Friends of the Library account does not include access to licensed databases and remote resources. Off-site access to these databases is limited to faculty, staff, and students of Duke University.

Benefits of membership include:

  • A 10% discount at Duke's Gothic Bookshop and Durham's Regulator Bookshop
  • Subscriptions to Duke University Libraries magazine and the "Among Friends" newsletter
  • Recognition in the annual list of donors, published in the Libraries' magazine
  • Invitations to Libraries events 

Participants in Study Leave at Duke Divinity School are welcome at Duke Divinity Library. We hope you find space in our library to relax, recharge, read, study, and write. Library materials can be located using the online catalog, and signs in our stairwells and elevators should direct you to which call numbers can be found on which floor. Scanners are available in the library that can send files over email or save them to a flashdrive. Please ask at the circulation desk if you need help finding anything!

Participants registered for Study Leave may also request to be sponsored for library privileges (electronic resource access and/or print borrowing) through Study Leave program staff. Sponsored individuals will be set up with a temporary NetID in Duke's system, which will serve as a username for accessing electronic resources. Before checking out print materials, please see a library staff member to activate your print borrowing account. Please note that library books can be recalled for another patron's use after two weeks. Any library materials must be returned by their due date, either in person on campus or through the mail. The library's mailing address for returning borrowed materials appears at the bottom of our website.