Inter-Library Loan

1. Mountainside Public Library provides Inter-Library Loan (ILL) services to resident cardholders, non-resident cardholders who work in the borough, and paid subscribers only.  Other visitors must file their Inter Library Loan requests through their home library. 
    

2. Patrons may have a maximum of three (3) ILLs in the system at one time.
    

3. Mountainside Library will make every effort to obtain requested material.  Most requests are filled within 7 days.  When your request is ready for pickup, we will call you.  Please note that requests for rare, esoteric or valuable materials may be difficult to fill and may require additional time to fill, and some materials may not be eligible for loan.  Whether an item is released or not is at the discretion of the owning library. 
    

4. The ILL borrowing period is generally 28 days.  However, there may be exceptions and patrons are advised to check their due dates.
    

5. The overdue fine for ILLs is 50 cents per day per item.
    

6. ILL items may be returned in the library book drop when the library is closed.   
    

7. Renewals are made at the discretion of the owning library.  (Items borrowed through ILL do not belong to the Mountainside Library so we can only request a renewal and cannot guarantee one.)
    

8. Items borrowed through ILL must be returned to the Mountainside Library with their pink and blue cards. 

To place an ILL request, please click the JerseyCat button:   

Requests may also be placed in-person at the library by filling out a green ILL request form. 

Questions?  Please call us at 908-233-0115.