Requests for information or materials not found in the library's collection or from electronic resources available at the library will be referred for interlibrary loan. Patrons requesting books are required to have a Bastrop Public Library card in good standing. Patrons requesting periodical articles or copies from reference materials must provide a good daytime telephone number, and may request to have the information sent directly to their home or other designated address.

Patrons are responsible for providing adequate information to library staff to locate the book(s) or item(s) requested. Information required should include proper spellings of author and title, subject, publisher, publication date, and ISBN. Complete citation information, including author, title, periodical source, date and/or volume and number, and page numbers should be included for articles.

Requests for materials or information are restricted to three at a time by one patron. Subsequent requests may be submitted at the time an earlier request is picked up at the library, or upon notification of inability to complete request. No media other than books (such as video or audio tapes or CDs) will be referred for interlibrary loan requests. When available, staff will supply contact information for other sources of non-book media.

It is the patron's responsibility to check with library staff as to the status of his/her interlibrary loan request. When requested materials come in, staff will attempt to notify patron by telephone. Once notified, patron has five (5) working days to pick up the requested material(s), after which time the material(s) may be returned to the lending institution. At the discretion of the Library Director, patrons who repeatedly request items that are not picked up may be barred from placing further interlibrary loan requests.

Patrons will be notified of the due date of interlibrary loan materials at the time the item(s) are picked up. It is the responsibility of the patron to return these materials on time. No overdue notices will be issued. Any patron failing to return interlibrary loan materials in good condition will be charged replacement costs, plus processing fees, as billed by the lending library.

Approved by the Bastrop City Council April 25, 2000.