Persons under 18 years old who are not in the University of Texas at Arlington database may get a UT Arlington library card to check out materials, provided a Parental Consent Form form is completed and filed at the circulation desk of the UT Arlington Central Library. A card can be acquired through:

• The purchase of a guest borrower's card
• Participation in the UT Arlington Library's K12 Connections Program
• Participation in the TexShare program
• The request of a UT Arlington faculty or staff member for their children.

Youth may check out up to 5 books at a time for 21 days with the option of up to 2 renewals if the material is not needed by someone else.  Honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate Students have extended privileges.

A strong intellectual freedom perspective is critical to the development of academic library collections and services that wish to meet the needs of the entire academic community. The Libraries at the University of Texas at Arlington purchase information resources aimed at adult, university-related curricula. In the interest of research and learning, it is essential that we make available information that represents a variety of perspectives on subjects that may be considered controversial.

It is our policy not to act in loco parentis, in keeping with the principles of equal access to information and materials for all customers. Therefore, the UT Arlington Library do not restrict any customer, including children, from access to any type or class of materials or from any information in the Libraries. If a parent or guardian does not wish his or her child to access particular materials, the parent or guardian should discuss restrictions with his or her child in the context of their parent-child relationship.

The purpose of the attached form is three-fold:

1. The parent or guardian agrees to accept responsibility for the materials checked out by their child or young adult.
2. The parent or guardian recognizes that the UT Arlington Library are adult academic facilities and as such practice academic freedom of information for all registered library users and are not responsible for the topics of the materials chosen by their users.
3. The parent or guardian understands that at the UT Arlington Library academic freedom of information includes unfiltered and unmonitored access on the internet. For further information, see the UT Arlington Library Internet Policy.

Failure to provide a completed consent form means that the youth will be unable to check out materials from the UT Arlington Library.

The UT Arlington Library Parental Consent Form is available online. The Parental Consent Form is in Adobe Acrobat format, and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the form. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free.