Information on Borrowing Interlibrary Loan Materials through Sterling Municipal Library

Ordering:

• You may order up to 5 items at a time through Interlibrary Loan.
• Books must be returned promptly. The lending privileges of Sterling Municipal Library can be revoked by a lending library if materials are not returned in a timely manner.
• Books not returned promptly will result in patron's loss of ILL privileges.
• Sterling Municipal Library card account must be in good standing in order to place the request.

Picking up:

• You will be notified when the ILL item has been received in the Library. You then have 5 days to pick up the item before it is returned to the lending library.
• Initially, failure to pick up ILL items will result in a charged fine of $1 per item to the patron's account. Continued failure to pick up ordered ILL items will result in loss of borrowing privileges for 6 months.

Returning:

• Please return items inside the Library during regular business hours.
• Please DO NOT return items in the outside book drop.
• A late fee of $1 per day will be assessed on loan items not returned by the due date.

Renewing:

• If a renewal is desired, you must call the reference librarian by the due date. If the lending library declines the renewal, the book will have to be brought in immediately.
• Only one renewal can be granted, if necessary.