Interlibrary Loan

Need extra copies of a book for your book club? You can use Interlibrary Loan to order books for your club.

• Each book club member should be responsible for creating their own interlibrary loan account and ordering a copy of the book.
• Books must be at least 1 year old (not a new release) to guarantee that interlibrary loan request will be fulfilled.
• Books that are in high demand (current award winners, Canada Reads titles etc.) may also not be fulfilled as they are in demand by the owning library.
• You can also try and find an eBook copy of your book club read on the Libby App, or you can visit a library within the District of Muskoka.

We cannot guarantee your book will arrive for a specific date, please order your book club books with plenty of time to spare.

• There is a limit of 5 interlibrary loan requests per month per cardholder.
• Interlibrary loan materials can be renewed once for 2 weeks. Renewal requests must be made 7 days before the due date. *Note* Renewal requests are determined by the owning library, not all renewal requests may be accepted.
• You can request all types of library materials including: books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks on CD and microfilm.
• You cannot request materials that Huntsville Public Library already owns, with the following exceptions:
  • Materials for a book club.
  • Items that have been lost or damaged.
• Items you request must be at least 12 months old. If there is a title that you would like that was published recently, consider making a purchase request through your library account.
• Requests of rare, fragile, or valuable materials are at the discretion of the owning library and may or may not be filled. 
• Loan periods are set by the owning library.
• Requested materials may take 3 to 6 weeks to arrive.
• Not all interlibrary loan requests can be fulfilled.
• Overdue charges for interlibrary loan materials are $1 per day per item.
• If you do not pick up your interlibrary loan request, you may be charged a No Pick Up Fee of $5.
• The owning library sets costs to replace lost or damaged materials.
• Please be advised: Failing to observe these Terms and Conditions may result in losing interlibrary loan privileges.