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How to Get Started
Who Can Borrow
Anyone living in the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District service area, opens a new window:
- with a valid, unexpired library card,
- whose account shows no overdue items,
- who owes less that $10 in fines or fees.
If you are not a resident of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District service area, please submit your request directly to your own Library District. If you choose to request ILL services from us, please note the following:
- There is a $25 per item non-refundable, prepaid fee per request.
- Customer must agree to pay additional fees assessed by the lending institution, and
- Customer will be subject to the same eligibility requirements as residents (listed above).
What You Can Borrow
- Books
- Journal articles
- Obituary or Death Notices
- Microfilm
Some Restrictions
- ILL materials are lent to Library District at the discretion of the owning library.
- The following items are not available through ILL:
- eMedia such as eBooks or eAudiobooks
- DVDs, CDs, sound recordings, videos games, and Playaway products
- Materials that are available in local libraries
- Individual issues of magazines and newspapers
ILL Basics
- There is a limit of 5 active ILL requests per library cardholder.
- Items requested take at least 2 weeks to obtain, and we are unable to guarantee arrival time.
- The loan period for each item is based on our due date to the lending library.
- A library cardholder may request multiple titles throughout the year. However, requesting the same title is limited to up to four times per year. Checkout periods are determined by the lending library and may vary, so loan lengths can differ by item.
- If the item is out of print, not easily replaced, or in fragile condition, we reserve the right to make the item In-Library Use Only. This means the item must be read in the library.
FAQs
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Currently, Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests are not visible on our website, but you can view your processed requests, or ILL that you have checked out by logging in to our Classic Catalog here.
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Any Las Vegas-Clark County Library District resident:
- Who has a valid, unexpired library card
- Whose account shows no overdue items
- Who owes less than $10 in fines or fees
may use the Library District's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service.
Borrowers who are not Las Vegas-Clark County Library District residents should submit their requests directly to their own Library District. They may request ILL services from the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, but they
- will be charged a $25-per-item non-refundable fee
- must agree to pay any additional fees assessed by the lending institution
- will be subject to the same eligibility requirements as residents (listed above)
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- Books, conference proceedings, and dissertations
- Photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles
- Obituaries
- Some reference and genealogical materials but only if the lending library will lend them
- Microfilm
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To cancel an ILL request, please contact the ILL office at: 702.507.6306 or ill@thelibrarydistrict.org.
If the item has already been shipped to us by the lending library, we will be unable to cancel the request until the item arrives. Please note that the item will remain attached to your account until it arrives, and it will be counted as one of your five active requests.
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Interlibrary loan items are not eligible for renewal and must be returned by the due date. If you need the item again, you will need to submit a new request, and it may be supplied by a different library. You are responsible for any overdue fines or fees incurred if an item is kept past the due date.
Contact the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Office
Phone: 702.507.6306
Email: ill@thelibrarydistrict.org
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.