anachrohackJul 1

YSK that if you can't find a book at the library, you can probably request another one to send it to yours via inter-library loan

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YSK that if you can't find a book at the library, you can probably request another one to send it to yours via inter-library loan - Lemmy.World

In the United States, Libraries usually participate in a program called ILL (Inter-Library Loan). You can request the book be sent to your nearest branch and they’ll find a library that has it in stock. Just look up “[Your library name] interlibrary loan” in your preferred search engine

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ILL is the older system, where you make the request to the library and they go try to find it.

There’s a newer “Link+” service where you can do the search yourself and request delivery to specific branches. Supported by a lot of member libraries, for example: sfpl.libanswers.com/faq/103121

In our library system, they don’t put Link+ holds with normal holds. You have to go ask someone to look. We get an email that it’s arrived and we have 3 days to pick it up.

What is LINK+ and how does it work? - FAQ

Jul 1 at 4:26amWeb