"You don't have the book I want"

Just because we don't own a book, doesn't mean we can't get it for you! We borrow hundreds of books every year on InterLibrary loan (ILL). We cooperate regularly with our Polaris partners--Darlington, Chester, Dillon, Georgetown, Marion & Marlboro county libraries-- borrowing their books and loaning ours to them. We can get a book through the SC State Library--they loan items from their collection and USC's Thomas Cooper Library in Columbia. We also borrow regularly from the Richland County Public Library. Any library can ask to borrow items from any other library just by using the ALA (American Library Assoc) ILL form. Recently, one of our patrons borrowed microfilm for genealogy research from the Library of Virginia. Any Reference Librarian, at any branch can help you begin the process. It may take a week or two for your items to get here, but it's usually free of charge and very convenient. Questions, call Janet at 774-7123.