Peabody Library Lockers

Peabody Library has 25 lockers available for Vanderbilt students. Locker assignments are on a first-come, first-served basis.  Interested students may stop at the Peabody Library circulation desk to check out a key.

Student Locker Use Policies and Guidelines

 Eligibility

• Only current Vanderbilt students are eligible for library lockers.

Locker Assignments

• Lockers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis at the beginning of the academic year. Lockers can be reserved for one semester at a time.
• Students may check out a locker for one semester during an academic year and depending on availability renew for the next semester.

Locker Use Guidelines

• Locker keys will be assigned.
• Lockers must be kept locked at all times.
• No items are to be affixed to the locker’s interior or exterior.
• Lockers may not be permanently altered by the assignee(s).
• Any Vanderbilt library materials or interlibrary loan items that are stored in lockers must be checked out to the locker assignee(s).
• Any electronic devices stored in the lockers must be turned off (i.e., cell phones, tablets, computers).

Locker Content Responsibility

• You may store items in the lockers at your own risk.
• Peabody Library is not responsible or liable for stored items.
• Peabody Library is not responsible or liable for the loss, theft, or damage of locker contents.

Allowable Items

• Personal books
• Research materials
• Writing implements
• Notebooks and notepads, etc.
• Non-perishable items, such as granola bars or water bottles

Non-Allowable Items

• Unsealed food or drink containers
• Noticeable aromatic items
• Perishable items
• Prohibited, dangerous, and/or illegal items (i.e. controlled substances, drugs, alcohol, flammable materials, chemicals, explosives, weapons)
• Library books or items not checked out to locker assignee

Locker Inspection

• Peabody Library reserves the right to conduct locker inspections at will or as needed.     
  • Any found violations will result in immediate termination and revocation of locker assignee privileges for a period of one academic year

Locker or Key Damage

• Lockers that are damaged or with non-functioning keys will not be assigned/reassigned until repaired
• Locker assignee will immediately report any and all locker issues to Access Services Coordinator, Shahpar Kamtarin (shahpar.kamtarin@vanderbilt.edu)

Locker Clearing

• Keys must be returned at the end of each semester, no later than the last day of classes to Peabody circulation desk
• Any personal items found in a locker after it the end of the semester will be placed in Peabody Library lost and found