Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

 

Interlibrary loan allows you to borrow items not owned by the Wichita Falls Public Library from other libraries around the country!

Please check the Wichita Falls Public Library Catalog before requesting an ILL item.

  • ILL services are available with a shipping cost of $2.50 per item to Library patrons that have an account in good standing .
  • Patrons may request loanable materials that are not owned by the Wichita Falls Public Library and may have up to five (5) active ILL requests at one time.
  • The loan period for all ILL materials is determined by the lending library.
  • Please allow four to six (4-6) weeks for your ILL request to be received. You will be notified when it is ready for pickup.
  • Materials that cannot be ordered are: electronic materials, materials owned by the Wichita Falls Public Library, and materials released within the past 9 months.
  • For assistance with ILL, please email ill@wfpl.net or call 940-767-0868 and select option 3.

 

Make an ILL Request

If we do not own the item you are looking for, please follow these instructions:

  1. Click on the Make an InterLibrary Loan Request button above.
  2. Enter your borrower information to log in.
    1. Enter your library barcode in the first blank field.
    2. Enter your library PIN (last 4 digits of your phone number) in the second blank field.
    3. Click Submit
  3. Use the search bar at the top of the page to search for an item.
  4. Click the format you are looking for next to one of the search results.
  5. Double check to make sure Wichita Falls Public Library does not appear in the list of libraries that own the title.
  6. This will take you to a list of editions for that title. Listings with a larger number next to the format are owned by more libraries and have a higher likelihood of the request being filled.
  7. Click 'Request This Item' on the left underneath the cover image.
  8. The request form will automatically fill in the information from your library card. Check that all information is correct and click 'Submit'.
Check ILL Requests
  1. Click on the Make an InterLibrary Loan Request button above.
  2. Enter your borrower information to log in.
    1. Enter your library barcode in the first blank field.
    2. Enter your library PIN (last 4 digits of your phone number) in the second blank field.
    3. Click Submit
  3. On a desktop computer, click on Your Account in the upper right corner of the page.
    On a mobile device, click the three lines in the upper left corner of the page.
  4. Select Items From Other Libraries from the menu.