Spring Textbooks

Textbooks for Spring semester can be checked out at the Textbook Services starting Tuesday January 21st. To get your booklist for Spring term, go to go.uwrf.edu/MyBooks and log in with your student ID and password. Appointments are required through the first week of classes. Use the link below to make an appointment.

Click here to make an appointment
 

HOURS FOR TEXTBOOK ISSUE

Tuesday-Friday, Jan 21-24  -            8 am - 4 pm
Saturday, Jan 25  -                            9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, Jan 26  -                              12 pm - 6 pm
Monday-Tuesday, Jan 27-28  -          8 am - 6 pm
Wednesday, Jan 29 -                         8 am - 5 pm
Thursday-Friday, Jan 30-31  -            8 am - 4 pm

To have your textbooks mailed to you submit a mailing request at
https://www.uwrf.edu/TextbookServices/Mailing-Books.cfm. The $15 mailing fee will be charged to your eSIS account once we receive the request. Please check your booklist to confirm you need a textbook before submitting a mailing request.

All textbooks are due by 4 p.m. on May 16, 2025. Any previous damages to textbooks checked out to you should be reported within the first 2 weeks of classes. Textbooks for dropped classes need to be returned within 4 calendar days of the drop date.

If you have any questions concerning textbook issue, please email us at textbookservices@uwrf.edu.

Winter (J-term) Textbooks

J-term textbooks can be checked out starting Saturday December 14th. All Fall term books should be returned and any Textbook Services fines paid before checking out J-term books. Books will be due by 4 pm Monday, January 27th. You can get your J-term booklist at https://go.uwrf.edu/MyBooks.

If you need J-term textbooks mailed to you, use the link to the left to request mailing. There is a $15 mailing fee.

Textbook Services Due Dates & Late Fines

Textbook due dates are typically the day after the last day of finals. For Summer and Winter terms the due date is the first day of classes of the following term (e.g., Fall term for Summer books.) If a student requires the book past the due date (e.g., took an incomplete, need to finish a paper), their instructor or advisor must email Textbook Services to request this.

• Students will receive an email from circulation@uwrf.edu after textbooks are checked out, when textbooks are checked in, when they are due, after they are overdue, and monthly email reminders on the 2nd of every month.
• Late fines are $1/day per book to a maximum of $10 per book.
• At 28 days overdue, books will be set to LOST and an additional $10 long overdue fine will be applied.
• After 60 days overdue, student account may be sent to Student Billing for collection.
• Lost or severely damaged books will have to be paid for at replacement value in Alma.

Hours of Operation

Monday        8 am - 4 pm
Tuesday        8 am - 4 pm
Wednesday  8 am - 4 pm
Thursday      8 am - 4 pm
Friday           8 am - 4 pm

After Hours Returns

Textbook Services has two drop boxes for after hour textbook return. They are only open when Textbook Services is closed. One is located outside the southeast entrance to the Chalmer Davee Library (doors facing the UC.)  The other is in the wall to the left of the Textbook Services Help Desk window (only available when library is open.)

Instructions for Shipping Textbooks Back to UWRF

1. Pack all textbooks in a cardboard box or USPS Flat Rate Box. Fill any voids with packing material (e.g. air pillows, bubble wrap, newsprint).
2. If you have only one or two books, you may use a padded shipping envelope instead of a box.
3. Include a sheet of paper with your name and Falcon ID ("W") number inside the package.
4. Seal box with packing tape.
5. Address the package to: UW-River Falls Textbook Services, 410 S. 3rd St., River Falls, WI 54022.
6. Take the box to a Post Office, UPS Office or FedEx Store.
7. Email tracking number to textbookservices@uwrf.edu.

General Information

Welcome to Textbook Services. Our mission is to provide primary and secondary textbooks and learning resources to UW-River Falls students in direct support of the curriculum. Our service is primarily for undergraduates.

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