Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service allows libraries to loan or borrow materials from other libraries on behalf of their patrons. Interlibrary Loan is an essential public service at the City Library which expands the range of materials available for all library cardholders. This service serves as an adjunct to, not a substitute for, collection development. The City Library adheres to national and state ILL codes.
Materials which the Library loans and requests include:
Materials which the Library neither loans nor requests include:
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Rare or valuable materials;
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Non-circulating items, such as reference tools, and bound volumes of periodicals.
The City borrows but does not loan microforms.
The City Library is responsible for the safety of the material borrowed for its patrons for the entire time the material is in transit. Any outstanding ILL charges (loss of materials, unpaid fines, photocopying costs) will be assessed against the cardholder's account.
Approved by Library Board of Directors, April 2015