About the Library

J. Paul Leonard Library

1630 Holloway Ave, San Francisco CA 94132

The mission of the J. Paul Leonard Library is to empower its University constituency with lifelong learning skills to identify, find, evaluate, use and communicate information in promotion of excellence in scholarship, knowledge and understanding.

General Information

• Request Instruction
• Information for New Users
• Library Self-Guided Tour
• Facts & Figures
• Hours
• Jobs (Students, Administrators, Staff & Faculty)
• Library Accounts 
• Library Cards
• Lost & Found
• Mission & Goals
• Off-campus Access to Electronic Resources
• Library Services by Patron Types
• Top Ten Things to do in the Library
• What to do in an emergency

Forms

General

• Comments & Suggestions
• Website Feedback
• Suggest a Book Purchase

Faculty

Login to SF State Account Required

• Course Reserves Request 
• Media Purchase Request

Library

Login to SF State Account Required

• Unusual Occurrence Report

Borrowing

• Borrowing Materials
• Overdue fines & other fees
• Renewals
• Borrowing items from other libraries. (CSU+, ILLiad)
• Special Borrowers Card
• Borrowing Privileges at Other Libraries

Information for . . . 

• Downtown campus
• Faculty
• Friends of the Library
• New users
• Other libraries
• Sutro Library visitors
• Visiting CSU Students / Mutual Use
• Visitors

Departments, Staff & Faculty

Help Desks

• Book Checkout & Pickup
• Digital Media Studio / MakerSpace
• Research Assistance
• Research Commons
• Study Commons
• Third Floor

Policies & Guidelines

• Code of Conduct
• Copyright
• Library Events Room Use
• Library Instruction Room Use
• Software Request
• Lending Policy for Other Libraries

JPLL Links

• Alma (Staff/Faculty)
• Alma (Student)
• Website login
• LibRooms
• Shiftboard
• Library Intranet
• Reserve Requests Management
• Media Requests Management