Inter-Library Loan Service

You may request to borrow books that our Library does not own from other Libraries in Ontario through Inter-library loan.

If you have an Adult or Youth (ages 13 and older) Cobourg Public Library account in good standing, you can submit an Inter-Library Loan request.
Requests may be submitted by completing a form in person, speaking with staff by phone (905-372-9271 ext 6220) or by sending a detailed email.
Requests can only be made by using an Adult or Youth Library card (ages 13 and older).
When you submit a request, our Inter-Library Loan staff send the request out to other participating libraries in the province.
Delivery of Inter-Library Loan materials will take place via Canada Post, and may take between 4 to 6 weeks to arrive.
You can have up to two (2) Inter-Library loan items requested and/or checked out at one time.
All Inter-Library Loan materials are subject to late fees of $0.25 per day.
If an item is lost or damaged, you will be charged the cost of the item and a $3.00 processing fee.

Renewing Inter-Library Loan Items

Please advise the Library at least 5 days before the due date if you wish to renew your item.
Inter-loan staff will contact you to let you know if the renewal was approved or not approved by the lending library.

Overdue or Lost Inter-Library Loan Items

A charge of $0.25 per open day is charged for all Inter-Library Loan materials (including child and youth materials).
If an Inter-Library Loan item is Lost or Damaged, the cost of the item, plus a $3.00 fee will be charged to your account.

What can you request?

Books that have been published for more than 12 months
Microfilm from provincial and national archives for genealogy research
The Cobourg Public Library can order in microfilm reels from the Archives of Ontario upon request.
- Such orders will incur a shipping charge of $15.00 per reel.
- This charge must be paid to the Cobourg Public Library prior to the reels being ordered.

Please email for more information or to order.

What cannot be requested?

Reference material
High demand materials
Book Club sets
Items published within the past 12 months (please suggest an Adult or Teen/Child item to purchase.)
Whole issues of magazines
Articles which are available in the Cobourg Public Library's collection in electronic format
Talking Books, DVDs, Blu-rays, Music CDs, or Games
Items that our Library already owns
Items from Academic Institutions, or Libraries outside of the province of Ontario

The Inter-Library Loan service is made available through the cooperation of public libraries in Ontario, coordinated by the Ontario Library Service (OLS).

Contact Department

Cobourg Public Library
200 Ontario Street
Cobourg, ON K9A 5P4

Numbers

T: 905-372-9271
F: 905-372-4538
Bewdley Branch: 905-797-2535 ext 23
Gore's Landing Branch: 905-269-4151

Links

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