General Information
- Please check the catalog before placing an interlibrary loan request. If another STELLA library owns the item, you should place a hold on it through the catalog.
- If the item is less than 6 months old, please submit a purchase request.
Please note the following:
- Items are typically received within two weeks, but they can take longer to arrive. There is no way to guarantee that an item will arrive by a certain date.
- Overdue fines of $1 per day may be charged for any overdue ILL items, to a maximum of $20 per item.
- You may have up to five active requests at any time, including items already received and checked out.
- We do our best to fill your requests, but please realize that some items cannot be obtained from other libraries.
Placing a Request
You can search JerseyCat, the State Interlibrary Loan database for your item. You do not need to login in order to search.
If you find your item, click the Request button–you’ll be asked to login with your Scotch Plains library barcode number. The form will be autofilled with your information, and you can then click Submit.
If you don’t find your item in JerseyCat, or would prefer that we search for and request the item for you, use this form: