Interlibrary Loan Policy

Reviewed and approved by Library Board November 2020

REQUEST FROM OTHER LIBRARIES

Due to changes in Oklahoma Department of Libraries Interlibrary Loan policy (ILL), Watonga Public Library will no longer be required to fill requests from other libraries.

REQUESTS TO OTHER LIBRARIES FOR OUR PATRONS

Patrons who wish to borrow materials through ILL should be eligible to check out books from our library and his or her card must be in good standing.  A patron who has not had a library card long enough to have established a record will need to have clearance from the Library Director in order to receive ILL privileges.

A limit of 12 interlibrary loan requests per year per library card will be provided without charge.  If a customer requests more than 12 ILLs in 12 months, the customer will be asked to pay postage to return the item to the lending library.  Library customers may request 1 or 2 interlibrary loans at a time and may not request additional loans until one or both of the initial loans are returned on time or after an approved renewal.

In the event that a book borrowed from another library is lost or destroyed or otherwise cannot be returned, the borrowing patron will pay the retail price of the book plus an administrative fee of $5.00.  In the event that a book is out of print, the library owning the book will determine the cost of the book.  The borrowing patron is responsible for any costs assessed by the lending library.

Records will be kept of how many ILLs the library sends and receives.

Records of all ILL activity will be kept and reported to the Oklahoma Department of Libraries as part of the annual report.