URSUS Services for Registered Users

Access the URSUS services

URSUS is the catalog for Maine State Library and for other libraries in the state. To access URSUS user services, you need to login with your name (patron name) and registered barcode.

When logged in, the following services are available:

Renew your books
View your patron record, including checked out books
View your fines
Request items
View Maine InfoNet (Statewide catalog) items requested
NEW! Updated URSUS look! Tutorial with screen shots of login, renewal, and requesting

To be a registered user and have full borrowing privileges at the Maine State Library, you must

Be a Maine resident
Fill out a registration card
Show a valid ID with your current mailing address
- i.e. Maine drivers license, checkbook, car registration, Maine ID card, hunting or fishing license, etc
Answers to frequently asked questions related to borrowing

You must be a registered user and have your barcode ready to borrow from other libraries.

When you have the desired title showing on the screen, click the "Request" button.
1. You will be prompted for your name, your barcode (back of your library card) and a pick-up location (choose Maine State Library)
2. Click on "Submit".
3. You will receive the following confirmation: "Your request for [title name here] was successful."
Most requests take 3-5 business days to arrive. You will be called when the item is ready to pick-up. We will hold the item at the Circulation Desk for 7 days.
Items can only be renewed once. The lending library assesses a $10 fee as soon as the item is late. We waive this fee, but we ask you to please be prompt when returning these items.

Items that are checked out or are "new" can be requested.
If you can't find an available copy of your desired item in URSUS, click on the "Search MaineCat " button to request the item through the statewide MaineCat catalog. If there is still no available copy, you may request the title at the Maine State Library Reference Desk.

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