1. Interlibrary Loan Materials (WISCAT) 

When a cardholder is unable to find an item in the Café Catalog, they may request an interlibrary loan from outside the Bridges Library System.

Cardholders may request an interlibrary loan by contacting the library in person or by phone. All requests must have a valid patron borrower card and must provide either a phone number or email address in order for the request to be processed.

Patrons who do not have answering machines, voice mail or email accounts are recommended to call the library regarding the status of their requests. If the patron cannot be reached, the item will be returned to the lending library in accordance with its due date.

Library staff will make every effort to locate the requested item in the state-wide interlibrary loan system. Cardholders will be notified if the item is unavailable.

Any cardholder with materials, fines, or fees due in excess of the library block limit of $10.00, or with one (1) or more interlibrary loan items overdue may not request interlibrary loan material until the fee is paid or the item is returned.

There is a limit of five (5) active requests per patron record. “Active request” is defined as requests pending, items awaiting check-out, and items currently checked out. As ILL items are returned, patrons may place additional requests so as to total five (5) active requests. We do not request items that have been in publication for less than six months due to popular demand at the owning libraries. There will be a limit of two (2) textbooks that you may order at one time.

All interlibrary loan material that is checked out from the Karl Junginger Memorial Library must be returned to the Karl Junginger Memorial Library.

Loan periods for interlibrary loan material are subject to the owning library.

Renewals may be available; requests must be submitted through the interlibrary loan librarian and are at the discretion of the owning library.

Fines for overdue Interlibrary Loan material are $1.00 per day. Replacement costs are at the discretion of the owning library.

The library reserves the right to refuse interlibrary loan service to patrons who have kept interlibrary loan materials overdue or who have repeatedly requested items and have not picked them up.