FAQs

Since Darkstar is a student-run library, our hours change every quarter; we typically announce our hours for the quarter during week 2, but they are subject to change. You can see this quarter's opening hours on the Schedule and Events calendar. 

Note that we don't have any regular hours during week 1, finals week, or over any break; but some librarians may choose to open Darkstar on those days at their leisure. Thus, we also highly recommend you check out our Discord, as we always keep it updated to reflect whether the library is currently open or closed. This is especially useful on days when we are open later than usual, or days when we are forced to close up early.

Checking out books is super easy! All you need is your UCSD ID card if you have one; if you aren't a student or faculty, any form of identification will suffice. Just talk to the librarian on duty, show them the book and your ID, and they'll create an account for you and check out the book in your name. 

The borrowing period is one month, and you can have up to three books checked out at a time. If you don't finish a book in time, no problem; just come in whenever the library is open, and the librarian on duty can renew the loan for you.

You can always reach out to any of the officers by sending an email to darkstar@ucsd.edu. You can also message any of the officers on our Discord, or send a DM to our Instagram.

If you want to talk to the officers in person, feel free to stop by our board meetings, which are open to the public. You can see when the next board meeting will be on the Schedule and Events calendar.

Unfortunately we don't currently have any regular tabletop RPG events, but we are hoping to host some in the future. In the meantime, though, check out the UCSD RPG club! They have occasional one-shot nights during the quarter, and their Discord is a great place to look for a D&D (or other TTRPG) group.

If you're interested in becoming a librarian, reach out to an officer or send an email to darkstar@ucsd.edu for more information! We're always looking for new librarians to join our staff. (Note that all librarians on staff--including officers--are volunteers.)