Textbook Services

Textbook Services

Welcome to Textbook Services! Our mission is to provide primary and secondary textbooks and learning resources to UWRF students in direct support of the curriculum. Our service is primarily for undergraduates. Have questions or need assistance? Email textbookservices@uwrf.edu.
 

My Textbook List
A female student reaches for a textbook on a shelf while holding a pile of other textbooks


Textbook Return Process:

  • Have your textbooks scanned in at one of the open stations.
  • After books have been scanned in, return them to the appropriate location on the shelves.
    • Use the blue number on the bottom of the textbook to determine shelf location (signs posted).
  • Once books have been returned to the shelves, the process is finished.
    • Students who improperly shelve textbooks (blue numbers don't match) will be fined (signs posted).
      • $2 fine for improperly shelved book(s), $1 per book. Minimum fine is $3.

If you are unable to return your textbooks during our scheduled textbook return hours, please use one of our textbook drop boxes. One is located just outside the library building, facing the University Center (UC). The other drop box is located inside the library, to the left of the Textbook Services Help Desk. Reminder, drop boxes are closed when Textbook Services is open. If you are no longer on campus, you can mail your books to Textbook Services. Instructions for shipping textbooks back to UWRF can be found on this page.

Textbook Services Regular Hours:

  • Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

J-Term Textbooks: 

  • J-Term textbook pick up begins Saturday, Dec. 13
  • View your J-Term textbook list.
  • If you need your textbook(s) shipped, submit a mailing request. A $15 mailing fee will be charged to your eSIS account once we receive the request. Please check your book list to confirm you need a textbook before submitting a mailing request.

J-Term Holiday Hours:

  • Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 22 - 23, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Wednesday-Sunday, Dec. 24-28, CLOSED
  • Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 29 - 30, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Wednesday-Sunday, Dec. 31- Jan. 4, CLOSED
  • Monday, Jan. 19, CLOSED


Reminders

To have your textbooks mailed to you, submit a mailing request. 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 will be due by 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Any previous damages to textbooks checked out to you should be reported within the first two weeks of classes. Textbooks for dropped classes need to be returned within four calendar days of the drop date. If you have any questions concerning textbook issue, please email us at textbookservices@uwrf.edu.

 

A future student listens to a staff member during campus close up

Future Students

Discover how UWRF’s Textbook Services supports your academic success with cost-effective textbook access.

Explore Textbook Services

A female student sits at a table reviewing paperwork for a class

Current Students

Access information on how to borrow, return and manage your textbooks.

Manage Your Textbooks

Professor David Bonko addresses a class

Faculty

Find resources and guidelines for faculty on textbook selection and course material requests.

Faculty Resources

A stack of textbooks on a shelf

Policies and Damage

Understand textbook policies, including late returns, damages and replacement costs.

Review Policies

A literature textbook sits on a students desk

Current Textbooks

Browse the list of textbooks available for current courses this semester.

View Available Textbooks

A red basket reading "UW-River Falls Textbook Services" sits on a shelf surrounded by textbooks

About Us

Learn more about UWRF Textbook Services and our mission to support student success.

Learn About Us

Request Books to Be Mailed
Report a Book Shortage

Textbook due dates are typically the day after the last day of finals. For summer and winter/J- 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 adviser 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.
  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.

Textbook Services

241 Chalmer Davee Library
410 S. 3rd St.
River Falls, WI 54022

textbookservices@uwrf.edu

715-425-3106

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.