Interlibrary Loan Service

If you are unable to find a particular item at the Teton County Library, we will be happy to try to borrow the material from another library. We are able to acquire materials from libraries through out the United States. The service is available to all Teton County Library cardholders with accounts in good standing.

General fees for requesting materials are $1.00 for books, videos and CDs, and 50 cents for periodical articles. Occasionally there are additional fees that originate from the lending library. Additional fees can range from $2.00 for videos to $75.00 for hard-to-find journal articles. If an additional fee applies to your request, you will be contacted prior to the placing of your order.

It usually takes seven to 10 working days for in-state requests and up to three weeks for out-of-state requests to arrive. Once the request is submitted from our Library, the process is in the hands of the lending library. Occasionally, there are delays and your patience is appreciated. Feel free to contact us at any time regarding the status of your Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests may be placed through the online catalog WYLDCAT, by telephone at 307-733-2164 ext. 105, via e-mail at , in person in the Library, or online by filling out the Request a Book/Item Form or the Request a Periodical Article Form.

Please note the following important information when submitting Interlibrary Loan requests:

• New items acquired by libraries within the last year will not be loaned.
• Some music CDs or video series are not available.

Note: If the item you wish to request falls into one of the above categories, please consider filling out a Purchase Suggestion Form for the Teton County Library.

• Be sure to include contact information on requests including your phone number and/or e-mail address. A library card number is required to process all ILL requests.
• Most ILL materials will be wrapped with an information sheet when you pick the material up from the Front Desk. This form will show the date when your ILL material is due at the Library. Kindly leave the information sheet on the item as it greatly reduces our administrative time. Periodical requests are photocopies of the article that you may keep.
• When requesting periodical articles, please include a full citation for the item (title of the article, author, name of publication, volume and number, month and year and page numbers). Without complete information your request cannot be processed or may be delayed.
• Due dates for ILL materials are set by the lending library. Materials that come from out-of-state libraries cannot be renewed. These materials will be marked "No Renewals." If the information sheet on your material is marked "Renewal Possible," contact our Interlibrary Loan Specialist at 307-733-2164 ext. 105 or the Front Desk at 307-733-2164 ext. 293.
• Please return ILL materials on time, so that the Library can maintain borrowing privileges for all patrons. These privileges with libraries all over the country may be jeopardized when any ILL material is overdue.

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