Interlibrary loan permits one library to borrow and issue to its patrons material owned by another library. Interlibrary loan may be used whenever requested material is not available within the St. Louis County Library System. It is available for all patrons holding a valid ADULT RESIDENT card in good standing (i.e., owing no more than $5.00 in outstanding overdue fines or having no more than five books overdue for more than one week.) Homebound, high school and juvenile patrons are not eligible.

Adult patrons may have five (5) requests for returnable items and/or five (5) requests for copies or microfilm pending at one time. Patrons will be notified when items are available at the branch. A lending fee up to $5.00 per item will be added to the patron's record. The overdue fine for Interlibrary Loan material is $1.00 per day.

Not all materials are available through Interlibrary Loan. The owning library determines which items it will lend and the length of the loan period.

The owning library also sets the value of the item if lost or damaged which may be several hundred dollars.

To initiate an Interlibrary Loan, fill out the appropriate request form below:

• Book or Audio-visual Materials Request
• Journal Article or Newspaper Microfilm Request
• Federal Census Microfilm Request
• Soundex Microfilm Request
• Other Materials Request (such as State Census and other State Records)

For more information, call (314) 994-3300 and ask for Interlibrary Loan.