Can't find the book you need at our library? Don't worry, we can still help!

Through an arrangement with other libraries, we can access materials not currently available in our collection. Under the Interlibrary Loan program, we can often locate unusual or out of print items for your use. The process can take from two to four weeks, and all you have to pay is the return postage!

    Requests for Interlibrary Loan must be made at the circulation desk, where our staff will take down the information needed to request your item. Please provide as much information about the item as possible; such as the author, title, publisher and year of publication or edition. The more information we can supply about what you want, the faster it can be found!

    When your item arrives, or if we are unable to locate it, we will call you if you wish; otherwise, we will send you a notice. Please pick up your items soon as possible; as we have to return it to the lending library. If you wait too long, we have to mail it back...and you still have to pay.

    Unfortunately, not everything is available through Interlibrary Loan. For example, most books are not available until they have been released for at least six months. Other materials that are difficult to obtain are sound recordings and periodicals, but many libraries will make photocopies of articles. You will be charged for the photo copies.

For more information about Interlibrary Loan, call (903) 586-2501, or stop by the Circulation Desk during normal operating hours. We will be more than happy to help you find what you are looking for.