Circulation Services

The following services are provided through the Circulation Desk at the library.

• Library Cards and Remote Access
• Checkout and Renew Items
• Fax and Scanning Services
• Harris County Public Library Access and Pickup
• TexShare Cards

Library Cards and Remote Access

All Library institutional members should complete Step 1 and register for the library card. The library card is not a physical card. Step 2 is part of remote access for educational institutional members.

Visitors who wish to join the Library with a personal membership, please see Library Access Membership Program for more information.

• Step 1:

  Completing the Online Library Card Registration

  After registering, you will receive a communications from our Circulation department with your registration number.

• Step2:

  BCM, UT Health, and MD Anderson users may immediately use institutional login credentials to login to Library resources. (Learn more about logging in with Open Athens.)

  Prairie View A&M – College of Nursing, Texas Southern University, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, and HCC-Coleman College users should now register for REMOTE Access accounts.

  Hospital members do not complete step 2 and can proceed to Interlibrary Loan as needed.

Checkout and Renew Items

Bring any items for checkout to the Circulation Desk. If you have not already registered for a library card, you will be asked to register.

Most traditional items check out for 30 days. See the Circulation Policies for complete details. Call or visit to renew an item.

In addition to books, Circulation Staff have available headphones, laptops, charging cords/power blocks, keyboard/mouse. These valuable items may be used in the Library while staff hold your badge/ID at the desk. See Amenities and Spaces for details.

Print, Fax, and Scan Services

The TMC Library offers printing, scanning, and faxing. Print and fax are fee-based services. Scanning is a free service.

To scan or fax, visit the TMC Library Circulation Desk. Printing can be completed from a USB or directly from your device.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17 U.S. Code) governs the photocopying of copyrighted material. The person using Library equipment is liable for any infringement.

It is the policy of The TMC Library to comply with all state and federal laws, including copyright laws. Although a work may be freely accessible on the Internet and contain no statement about copyright, copyright law provides that such works are protected. Clients must assume that works are protected by copyright until they learn otherwise.

Harris County Public Library Access and Pickup

The TMC Library acts as a pickup location of the Harris County Public Library (HCPL) for your personal reading enjoyment.

Request Harris County Public Library items online and have them delivered to our Circulation Department. Once your items arrive, you will receive a notification by e-mail or phone and have one week to pick them up.

If you don’t currently have a HCPL library card, you can apply for one online or at the TMC Library.

A self-check-out station is located near Circulation, and users can return items back here or at any Harris County Public Library branch.

Please note that parking is not free at the TMC Library.

TexShare Cards

TexShare is a cooperative program designed to improve library service to Texans. Members include public, academic and medical libraries. TexShare enables libraries to offer a broader range of materials and services than any single library can offer its clients. The TexShare Library Card Program is a significant step towards a statewide library card system. For more information, inquire at the Circulation Desk, 713.799.7147.