Interlibrary Loan Policy

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The Pasadena Public Library will obtain materials not currently in the library’s collection for patrons according to the procedures established by the library administration.

Interlibrary Loan Procedures

• To be eligible for Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service the patron’s account must have been established for at least three (3) months and have no overdue items or outstanding fines.

• The library will process not more than five (5) concurrent requests per patron.

• The patron will be responsible for any fees assessed by the lending library and all costs beyond normal postage fees.

• The library will not process requests for material that has been published within the previous six (6) months and/or has a list price less than or equal to $10.00.

• Requests to renew ILL items must be made at least three (3) business days prior to the item’s due date.

• The patron will be charged a minimum fee of $50.00 for lost or damaged items.

Questions concerning ILLs should be directed to the reference department at the Main library 713-477-0276 ext. 4120.

Limits for Lending Materials to Other Libraries

1. We will charge a fee of $5.00 to cover the cost of postage.

2. Limit of 5 items checkout for individual borrowing libraries at any given time

3. Pasadena Public Library will not lend:

• Out of Print Items & Rare Books
• Reference Materials
• Items published in the last 12 months
• Art Prints
• Genealogy
• Periodicals
• Microfilm
• Audiovisual Materials
• Items that cost less than $10.00 and more than $100