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Interlibrary Loan Request Form

What is Interlibrary Loan?

If HPL does not own a copy of what a customer needs, the customer can request that we borrow the item from another library in Ontario or Canada.

What can I borrow on Interlibrary Loans?

Books, Music CDs, Audiobooks, Playaways, Kits or copies of magazine articles that are not owned by the Hamilton Public Library System. Microfilms of Census records and other historical documents. CNIB and National Film Board of Canada materials are also available through interlibrary loans.

Are there any restrictions?

We are unable to provide the following kinds of materials:

  • New Books (24 Months); Bestsellers
  • Rare And Fragile Books
  • DVDs and Blu Ray with the exception of CNIB And National Film Board of Canada material
  • Any item that is available for less than $5.00 through Amazon.ca
  • Articles that are available full-text through our online resources

Please note the following limitations:

  • One request form per title.
  • These requests usually take approximately four (4) weeks to fill and requests sent outside of Ontario often take longer
  • We cannot guarantee fulfillment by a certain date.

 

Please fill out all information below as accurately as possible to provide us the best possible chance to fill your request.  For more details, call the Library: (905) 546-3200 x3231 


If you do not have an email, please type "no@email.com" in the field above to complete the transaction.

Book Request

(not required, but very helpful)

(Any other information about the title you can provide)

Journal Article Request
Microfilm Request

(or any other important details)

Important: We do everything we can to fill requests at no charge, but there is cost involved for some transactions that we must pass along to the customer. If you choose the "no charge authorized" option, the transaction will be canceled if there is any cost involved. If you choose the "authorize charges" option, you are agreeing to pay for any charges associated with this request up to $30. If the request is more than $30, the customer will be contacted for transaction approval.

Personal information contained on this form is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1990. MFIPPA\Regulations 29. The information collected will be used in the process of the library’s business. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be directed to the Director of Collections. Freedom of Information Requests should be mailed to: Hamilton Public Library, Privacy Officer, P.O. Box 2700, Hamilton, ON L8N 4E4.


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