Interlibrary Loan returns!
Update 8/13/24:
The van delivery is set to resume Wednesday, September 4. Interlibrary loan and CAML requesting will become available that week. Please be patient, use moderation, and be judicious about your requests, especially for the first month as we work out any kinks in the system. For more technical details, please see this FAQ from the Maine State Library. |
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In the meantime, we encourage you to:
Shop our shelves for hidden gems. Ask a librarian for some suggestions!
Use cloudLibrary for downloadable ebooks and audiobooks.
Track your "to read" list with StoryGraph, Goodreads, and/or the "bookmark" option in our catalog.
Support local bookstores.
Policy on interlibrary loan Items by mail:
In order to keep access available to everyone, Carver’s board of trustees has adopted a limit on the number of mailed interlibrary loans per person. This will help keep our postage expenses manageable. Items coming on van delivery do not incur postage and do not count as "by mail". If you just want something to read, try to find authors and genres that are available in MaineCat.
Shop our shelves for hidden gems. Ask a librarian for some suggestions!
Use cloudLibrary for downloadable ebooks and audiobooks.
Track your "to read" list with StoryGraph, Goodreads, and/or the "bookmark" option in our catalog.
Support local bookstores.
Policy on interlibrary loan Items by mail:
In order to keep access available to everyone, Carver’s board of trustees has adopted a limit on the number of mailed interlibrary loans per person. This will help keep our postage expenses manageable. Items coming on van delivery do not incur postage and do not count as "by mail". If you just want something to read, try to find authors and genres that are available in MaineCat.
- You may borrow one mailed item at a time for free;
you may also have one pending request. - The first item must be returned before the second is checked out.
- Borrowers can opt to pay a $5 postage fee for each additional title.
Interlibrary Loan
If books or other items are not available at our library, we may be able to borrow them for you from other libraries. We are now part of CAML, and you can use the "search other libraries" link in our catalog to check their collections.
You can check for item availability on the statewide catalog, MaineCat. New or popular items may take longer to get. Some reference items may be for local use only and are not available for interlibrary loan. Carver is part of the Maine libraries van delivery network, and we get deliveries once a week on Thurdays.
If another Maine library doesn't have the item, we may be able to get it from out of state. Patrons are encouraged to limit out-of-state requests to items that they really want, since they do incur return postage charges for the library.
Patrons are limited to 10 active interlibrary loan requests at one time.
To request an interlibrary loan, you can email [email protected], or use the request form in your library account. Log in to your library account on the catalog, and click on Reserves/Requests and then
Request.
At this time, Carver patrons are not able to request items directly through the MaineCat catalog. We hope to offer this sometime in the near future.
Did you know? All Maine residents are eligible for free library cards at both Bangor Public Library and the Maine State Library. If you travel to Bangor or Augusta on a regular basis, using those libraries may be a convenient addition.
You can check for item availability on the statewide catalog, MaineCat. New or popular items may take longer to get. Some reference items may be for local use only and are not available for interlibrary loan. Carver is part of the Maine libraries van delivery network, and we get deliveries once a week on Thurdays.
If another Maine library doesn't have the item, we may be able to get it from out of state. Patrons are encouraged to limit out-of-state requests to items that they really want, since they do incur return postage charges for the library.
Patrons are limited to 10 active interlibrary loan requests at one time.
To request an interlibrary loan, you can email [email protected], or use the request form in your library account. Log in to your library account on the catalog, and click on Reserves/Requests and then
Request.
At this time, Carver patrons are not able to request items directly through the MaineCat catalog. We hope to offer this sometime in the near future.
Did you know? All Maine residents are eligible for free library cards at both Bangor Public Library and the Maine State Library. If you travel to Bangor or Augusta on a regular basis, using those libraries may be a convenient addition.