Butler Library Locker Information | Columbia University Libraries

Researchers may wish to use the day lockers located on the second floor to the left of the Information Desk. These lockers are for day use only. Locks must be removed at the end of each day. Locks left on these lockers will be removed between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m., and the contents of the lockers will be held in Lost and Found behind the Circulation Desk on the third floor. Columbia University is not responsible for the cost recovery of locks that have been clipped or items removed from lockers.

If you have questions about locker assignments, please e-mail butler_lockers@library.columbia.edu.

Lockers are assigned at the beginning of the academic year. To get a locker, you must enter the locker lottery.

Only one locker may be assigned to a person.

Only one submission for the lottery per student will be accepted; duplicate submissions will be discarded. Graduate student status will be verified for entry into the graduate student locker lottery. Lockers will be randomly assigned, no preferences considered.

All occupants must use a lock supplied by the Library. These locks are the property of the CU Libraries and may not be removed. Students will be charged for loss, theft or damage to these locks. The replacement cost for each lock is $20.00.

Library staff will check lockers periodically to make sure that there are no library books stored in your locker which have not been checked out. If books are found in your locker that have not been checked out, the books will be returned to the stacks. In addition, you will forfeit your locker: it will be re-assigned to another student.

Locks may be cut at any time after the expiration of your registration. Any library property left in a locker will be returned to the library. Abandoned personal items will be brought to the lost and found area at the Butler Circulation Desk. Abandoned personal items may be reclaimed from the Butler Circulation Desk for 30 days from the date the lock was cut.

Locker users who do not clear their lockers before the end of the locker clearance deadline date will lose their locker privileges for a one-year period.

Lockers may not be altered permanently.

Columbia University Libraries is not liable for the loss, theft, or damage of material stored in lockers.

The Butler Locker Lottery for this academic year opens on August 15, 2023 and closes on September 15, 2023.

LOTTERY STARTS
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

LOTTERY ENDS
Friday, September 15, 2023

LOCKER WINNERS
Notified via e-mail starting on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
Only locker winners will be notified.

CLAIM
Your locker number and the combination to the lock provided by LIO will be emailed to you. You must use the lock that we provide. This lock must not be removed.

EMPTY
Lockers must be emptied by 5:00 PM on Saturday May 25th, 2024.

Lockers are on the second or main floor of Butler Library, and are assigned at the beginning of the academic year to lottery winners.
All currently enrolled Columbia University students with a valid UNI (What's a UNI?) are eligible to participate in the locker lottery.

Only one locker may be assigned to a person.
Students who have a study carrel space in Butler Library are not eligible for a locker.
Duplicate submissions will be discarded.
Lockers will be randomly assigned, no preferences considered.
Lockers are non-renewable and must be emptied by the last day of finals at the end of the Academic year. "Squatting" is not permitted.
Locks are provided by Butler Library and are the property of Butler Library. They may not be removed. Locker users are responsible for replacement cost of any missing locks.
Valuables should not be stored in lockers. The library is not responsible for lost or damaged property.
Contents of lockers will be removed after the locker expiration date. Any library property left in a locker will be returned to the library. Abandoned personal items will be brought to the lost and found area at the Butler Circulation Desk. Abandoned personal items may be reclaimed from Butler Circulation for 30 days from the date the lock was cut.
Lockers may not be altered permanently.
CUL is not liable for the loss, theft or damage of material stored in lockers.

To enter the lottery, you must agree to the above-stated terms and conditions.

The Locker Lottery is not open at this time.

Graduate student lockers are on the fourth and fifth floors and are assigned at the beginning of each academic year to lottery winners.

All currently enrolled Columbia University graduate students with a valid UNI (What's a UNI?) are eligible for 4th or 5th floor lockers. Your graduate student status will be verified. If you are not a graduate student, your name will not be entered into this locker lottery.

Only one locker may be assigned to a person.
Students who have a study carrel space in Butler Library are not eligible for a locker unless special arrangements have been made.
Duplicate submissions will be discarded.
Lockers will be randomly assigned, no preferences considered.
Lockers are non-renewable and must be emptied by the last day of finals every summer. "Squatting" is not permitted.
Locks are provided by Butler Library and are the property of Butler Library. They may not be removed. Locker users are responsible for the replacement cost of any missing locks.
Valuables should not be stored in lockers. The library is not responsible for lost or damaged property.
Contents of lockers will be removed after the locker expiration date. Any library property left in a locker will be returned to the library. Abandoned personal items will be brought to the lost and found area at the Butler Circulation Desk. Abandoned personal items may be reclaimed from Butler Circulation for 30 days from the date the lock was cut.
Lockers may not be altered permanently.
CUL is not liable for the loss, theft, or damage of material stored in lockers.

To enter the lottery, you must agree to the above-stated terms and conditions.

The Locker Lottery is not open at this time.