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| What are book requests? |
Several
Montgomery County libraries are connected so
that a patron seeking a book that does not belong to their home library
collection, can borrow that book from a neighbor library by requesting the
book. The request is made, and the book is sent to the patron's
library for pick up.
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How do I request a book? |
Book requests can be made 1 or 3 ways.
1. A patron can come to the library and fill out a book request slip.
2. A patron can call their library and make the request by phone.
3. A patron can request a book through the McLinc catalog search
application. Your library card bar code and a
password will be
required. Please specify Upper Perkiomen Valley
Library as the
pick up library.
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What happens once a book is requested? |
Once the request is placed. The neighbor library will send the
requested book to Upper Perkiomen Valley Library. The book will be
placed on reserve, and a librarian will contact the patron by phone for pick
up.
* Please keep your information
updated at the library as patrons will be contacted by the phone number on
their registration.
Requested books will be held in reserve at the library for no longer than
one week. If the requested book is not picked up in that time period,
it will be returned to the neighbor library.
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How long does it take for a requested book to arrive at
the library? |
Requested books will take anywhere from a few days to several months to
arrive depending on the waiting list. As soon as the library receives
any requested books, the requesting patron is notified that day by phone.
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How long may I keep a requested book? |
Loan periods for books borrowed from other libraries are subject to the loan
periods established by that library. Please check your receipt for the
correct loan period.
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