Policies

Interlibrary Loan Policy
The Manchester City Library shall request books and other library materials for Manchester City Library cardholders through interlibrary loan services. A patron can request up to 3 items at one time. A patron’s library card must be in good standing, up to date and fine free. An interlibrary loan is a transaction in which books, other library materials, or a photocopy of the material is made available by one library to another upon request or through a vendor. Many libraries place limits on what they will interlibrary loan, as a result restrictions may apply.

Interlibrary loan services are a means of greatly expanding the range of library materials available to customers without allocating large sums of limited funds for seldom-requested items.

Customers will be responsible for reimbursing the library for any charges levied by the lending library or vendor.

The Library adheres to the New Hampshire State Library’s New Hampshire Interlibrary Loan Protocol Manual and the National Interlibrary Loan Code of the American Library Association. The library will lend books and other library materials only to other libraries who follow the New Hampshire Interlibrary Loan Protocol Manual or the ALA National Interlibrary Loan Code.

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