Please note
Textbook pickup for the drive will take place from August 25 through September 19. We also welcome and appreciate textbook donations throughout the year.
All textbooks must be requested by September 14.
Welcome to the USG Textbook Drive, where you can get access to completely free textbooks!
If you find a book that you would like, note the book’s three or four digit ID number and fill out the form below to officially request the book.
In the form, you can choose what time during the week is best for you to come to the 5th floor of the Main Library in Study Room #5049 and pick up your textbook.
Once you turn in the form, the USG Director of Academic Affairs will send you a confirmation email to ensure you get your textbook as soon as possible.
View list of available textbooks
We encourage you to look through the list of textbooks below and see if anything could help you with your classes this semester.
Request books using this form
General Guidelines
- A person can take no more than five books out of the textbook drive collection per semester.
- This drive is limited to University of Iowa undergraduate and graduate students. Students shall present their Iowa One Card upon pickup.
- Students do not need to prove that they are taking a class or need a certain book to take a book out of the textbook drive collection.
- To pick up the textbook, students must come to the 5th floor of the Main Library in Study Room #5049. We will not ship or take textbooks to students.