Interlibrary Loan Request
With this form you can request a book from another library.
Interlibrary Loan Policy
- You must be a resident of Essex County to request an Interlibrary Loan even if you have a library card. Your home county or city library will gladly do this for you.
- A maximum of 3 requests at any time.
- The library is unable to borrow items published in the current calendar year.
- The library is unable to borrow bound periodicals (magazines), but will request photocopies.
- ILL cannot borrow items printed before 1800. We will try to borrow these materials in reprint or microform, if available.
- Patrons owing fines of $5.00 or more and/or lost materials may not request interlibrary loans until the fines have been reduced, a payment plan is in place, and/or the lost materials are cleared. The library will not process ILL requests for patrons with overdue ILL materials.
- I understand materials must be returned by their due date to avoid late charges and that interlibrary loan items are not renewable.
- The library will request spoken word audio, including language instruction on tape or CD.
- Copyright laws apply to all interlibrary loans.
New Fee Policy
- Postage Fees: At this time there are no postage fees
- Lending Library Fees: The library will always try to borrow items from libraries that lend free of charge. If a free source is not available, the patron will be required to pay the charges. The patron will be notified and given opportunity to decline the requested materials and the lending library fees.
