Interlibrary Loans
Use Interlibrary Loan to request books, or other material that South Algonquin Public Library doesn’t have in its collections.
Types of materials you can request
- You can request any type of item, depending on availability and the policies of the lending library, but in general, DVDs, CDs, and other audiovisual materials are not available for interlibrary loan.
Types of materials you can’t request
- Items with circulating copies in Township of South Algonquin Public Library
- Material published in the last 12 months
- Rare and fragile material, original manuscripts
- Reference material
- Newspapers and magazines
- eBooks, eAudiobooks, online resources
Making a request
A valid Township of South Algonquin Public Library card is required to make an interlibrary loan request. Requests can be made in person, by phone or by email.
The Importance of Interlibrary
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Interlibrary loan is essential to the vitality of libraries of all types and sizes and is a means by which a wider range of materials can be made available to users. In the interests of providing quality service, libraries have an obligation to obtain materials to meet the informational needs of users when local resources do not meet those needs. Interlibrary loan is the process by which a library requests materials from or supplies materials to another library. The sole purpose of interlibrary loan is to obtain, upon request of a library patron, materials not available in the user’s local library. We live in an age of expanding information, growing technology for sharing that information, and ever-increasing demands for academic endeavor.
The interlibrary loan is an important service because individual libraries agree to share their collections and to supply materials on demand to another library for their patron use. The effectiveness of this resource sharing system depends largely upon the distribution of borrowing and lending. When a library is part of this loan-sharing program, those libraries should be willing to share their resource no matter what the size of their library is. This will make the impact of lending not so strenuous to each library if all libraries take on their part of loaning. This way there aren’t just a few libraries that are overwhelmed with requests. It should be a well-known fact that libraries must be willing to lend if they wish to borrow, that is what makes the whole success of interlibrary loans.
Canadian Museum of Nature Family Passes
Ontario Parks Passes
The Township of South Algonquin Public Library has partnered with Ontario Parks to loan annual day-use permits to their patrons. Ontario Parks is committed to making our provincial parks more accessible. This program is one way we are helping more Ontarians to get outside and enjoy their local provincial park.
- Loan Period: One week, no renewals. Each patron may borrow once per month.
- Lost Passes: If a permit goes missing, Ontario Parks will not provide replacements.
- Patrons will be responsible for replacement costs ($225 plus a $10 processing fee)
- Patrons must be at least 18 years of age and have their library accounts in good standing.
- Device and Special Item Lending Agreement must be read & signed.
Breathe Easy with Healthy Homes
This heating season, keep your indoor air quality in check with our Healthy Homes Indoor Air Quality Program! We’re excited to offer Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Radon Monitors for loan at both branches.
🏠 Why Monitor?
CO2 Monitors: Ensure your home has fresh, healthy air and avoid the risks associated with high carbon dioxide levels.
Radon Monitors: Protect your family from radon, a hidden, dangerous gas that can affect your health.
💡 How It Works:
Visit Us: Drop by either branch to borrow your monitor.
Monitor Your Air: Use the equipment to check your home’s air quality.
Stay Safe: Return the monitors and breathe easier knowing you’re keeping your home safe and healthy.
Don’t wait until it’s too late—visit us today and take control of your indoor air quality! For more details, ask at the front desk or check our website.
Stay healthy and breathe easy with Healthy Homes!
- Loan Period: Three week, no renewals. Each patron may borrow once per heating season.
- Patrons will be responsible for replacement costs ($160 plus a $10 processing fee)
- Patrons must be at least 18 years of age and have their library accounts in good standing.
- Device and Special Item Lending Agreement must be read & signed.
- Loan Period: Two week, no renewals. Each patron may borrow once per month)
- Patrons will be responsible for replacement costs ($350 plus a $10
processing fee) - Patrons must be at least 18 years of age and have their library accounts in good standing.
- Device and Special Item Lending Agreement required.
- A text-to-speech scanner,
- a Collins English Dictionary, Oxford French and Spanish Dictionaries,
- a scanner that stores text to transfer to a PC or Mac,
- a scan-to-file function to input scanned text directly to the cursor on a computer,
- a voice recorder especially useful for people with limited working memory.
Blue Yeti Microphone(funded by a grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation )
- Loan Period: Two week, no renewals. Each patron may borrow once per month.
- Patrons will be responsible for replacement costs ($350 plus a $10 processing fee)
- Patrons must be at least 18 years of age and have their library accounts in good standing.
- Device and Special Item Lending Agreement must be read & signed
HP Chromebooks (funded by a grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation )
- Loan Period: Two week, no renewals. Each patron may borrow once per month.
- Patrons will be responsible for replacement costs ($350 plus a $10 processing fee)
- Patrons must be at least 18 years of age and have their library accounts in good standing.
- Device and Special Item Lending Agreement must be read & signed.
TackleShare
The Township of South Algonquin Public Library has partnered with Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and Ontario Power Generation to provide rod, reel and tackle at no cost to our patrons. Equipment is available for one week at a time.
Initiated by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and proudly sponsored by Ontario Power Generation, the TackleShare Program gives new and young anglers the opportunity to go fishing at no cost. There are many barriers to introducing new anglers to fishing on today’s waters. TackleShare removes these barriers by providing the equipment and knowledge to get them started. Participating anglers simply sign out a rod and reel, as well as an assortment of tackle in the same way that they would borrow library material.
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