What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan allows library members to access books not held at their local library through a mutual borrowing agreement between various Ontario public libraries. Just request your book and a library that has an available copy will ship it to us for you to pick up and borrow with your BPL library card. There is no cost associated with this service.
Requesting an Interlibrary Loan
To place an interlibrary loan request, email interlibrary@brockvillelibrary.ca, call us at 613-342-3936 or speak to staff at the library.
Provide us with your name and library card number, and the title and author of the book you would like to request. Staff will place your order and you will be notified once your item is ready to pick up at the library.
To determine whether we already own the title, please search our online catalog.
Borrowing Limitations
Materials not available through interlibrary loan include:
- Books published within 6 months
- Reference materials
- Computer software
- Electronic devices
- eBooks & other digital materials
Turn Around Time
It can take as little as one day to as much as 4 weeks or longer to obtain some materials, depending on the availability or type of material requested. Customers will be notified when the requested item arrives.
Returns and Renewals
Please return the item by the specified date. Renewing or extending your loan may be possible, but is not guaranteed. Failure to return borrowed materials on time may jeopardize future borrowing privileges.
Responsibilities
Repeat overdue interlibrary loan materials may result in loss of privileges for that service. The borrower is responsible for fines/and or fees received from the lender as a result of the borrower’s misuse of loaned material. Failure to pay for fines/and or fees incurred will affect borrowing privileges.
