Interloan - what is that?

The Library has so many services that some of our longer lived ones can get lost in the mix. The Interloan service is a case in point. Did you know that you can get items from other libraries around New Zealand if Rodney Libraries doesn't have what you want? Not everyone does.

It will cost between $5-$30 depending on which library will send it to us. We have reciprocal arrangements with several libraries around New Zealand which basically says that we will lend some of our items to them for free if they will lend their items to us for free. There are some restrictions around that (no lending out the latest bestsellers for example) but generally, if you want it, and another library has it, then we can get it for you. (It will cost slightly more if we have to get it from a library that we don't have an arrangement with.)

To request an interloan you can either contact a librarian at one of our libraries or click on "Can't find it?" then fill out the appropriate form on the Interloan page.