Do You Know What An Intra-Library Loan Is?

Some people don't. I asked Johnnie, our Intra-Library Loan Clerk to spell it out for me. She said anyone with a PINES library card can request a book from any other PINES library. If we don't have the book you want, we can request it . . . as long as it's not a new book. That means, if you wanted the latest Harry Potter book, we couldn't get it for you. But if you wanted a Mark Twain book, we could. The books are sent to us by courier. We notify you and then you can check it out. When you return it to us, it's sent back to the library it was borrowed from. Order time depends on how far away the loaning library is, but normal order time should be 3 to 5 days for the book to reach us. Loaned books are checked out for two weeks from our library. Johnnie does the ordering. So if you have any other questions about Intra-Library Loans, ask for Johnnie when you call the library at 229-985-6540. And by the way, Johnnie said during July we requested 30 books for our patrons and sent out 220 books to other libraries.