Interlibrary Loans @ the Library

Purpose of Interlibrary Loan
     To obtain for Art Circle Public Library patrons materials not owned by the ACPL system.

Eligibility and Limits on Interlibrary Loan Borrowing
     Because Interlibrary Loan involves items owned by institutions other than ACPL, and because of the labor the service requires, certain restrictions and limits apply to Interlibrary Loan borrowing.

     Interlibrary Loan service is available to ACPL cardholders as long as they are in good standing with the Library-i.e. have no pending fines over $5, no delinquent items-and have a permanent, verifiable address and phone.

     Any patron may have only five active requests at any one time. Active requests include both items currently on loan and items currently being searched for.

     Patrons who repeatedly ignore Interlibrary Loan rules-for instance, remove the blue band from the cover of ILL books, return ILL items in book drops, or return ILL items damaged-will not be eligible for ILL borrowing.

Materials Offered
     Books and magazine articles not currently owned by ACPL are available through Interlibrary Loan. This includes items with no record in the ACPL catalog, or for which records show no holdings, missing, claimed returned, or withdrawn.

Materials Not Offered
     Some items cannot be offered due to limited staffing and/or limited availability. These include:

·  Any item currently owned by the ACPL, including items checked out, reference items, items held in the local

   history or genealogy collection, and items on order.

·  Material marked as "New" or published within the current calendar year.

Overdue Fines and Replacement Costs
     Replacement costs for damaged or lost items are determined by the lending institution, and may amount to many times the actual value of the item.

Loan Periods, Renewal of Items, and Restrictions on Use
     The loan period, lending restrictions, and other pertinent information are indicated on the band attached to the Interlibrary Loan item.  PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS BAND FROM THE ITEM.