General Information

The District Library Center provides Interlibrary Loan services to district member libraries, borrowing and lending books and audiovisual materials.

NOTE: If you are a member of the Lycoming County Library System, submit ILL requests using the LCLS ILL Request Forms at staff.jvbrown.edu.

 

Requests:

• Will only be accepted via the ILL Request Form.
• Must be submitted by a library staff member.
• Are limited to three items per patron at any given time.
• Will not be filled for:
  • Items published within the prior six months.
  • Items owned by the Lycoming County Library System for less than six months.

District Library Center Processing

• The ILL Specialist will search for requested items in the following order:
  • Lycoming County Library System
  • ShareIT in AccessPA
  • OCLC
• The ILL Specialist will cancel the request and notify the requester via email when a request cannot be filled.
• ILL items are shipped via FedEx from the District Library Center weekly (typically on Friday).

District Member Library Processing

• Member libraries will check out items to patrons using the due date printed on the book strap.
• Due dates are determined by the lending library and are not to be altered without the lending library’s approval.
• If an item is damaged during shipping, contact the District Library Center.

Renewals

• Requests:
  • Will only be accepted via the ILL Renewal Request Form.
  • Must be submitted by a library staff member three to five business days prior to the due date.
  • Are limited to only one per item.
• Renewals are not guaranteed and must be granted by the lending library.
• Do not contact the lending library directly.
• Notifications will be sent to the requester after the renewal is approved or denied.

Returning ILL Items

• Items must be returned with the vinyl book straps. There is a $5 fee for missing or damaged book straps.
• The District Library Center provides pre-paid postage (found here) to return items:
  • Ensure pop-ups are enabled in the browser window.
  • Use the library name as the customer name.
  • Consolidate shipments when possible.
  • Unique tracking numbers are only valid for 120 days.

ILL Contacts: 

Christopher Harris

ILL Specialist

570.326.0536 x 194

charris@jvbrown.edu

Marci Hubler

Collections & Technical Services Director

570.326.0536 x 103

mhubler@jvbrown.edu

General ILL Email Address

ill@jvbrown.edu