Library Services Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service through which you request materials that are not owned by libraries in Washington County. Interlibrary Loans come from other libraries around the country… and sometimes the world! Please allow a few weeks for processing and mailing.
There is no charge for most ILL requests. If a lending library charges fees to borrow their materials, we would proceed only with your pre-approval of the cost.
Interlibrary Loan materials are carefully tracked by library staff, so they must be returned to the same library from which you checked them out.
Get started searching with WorldCat, a worldwide database of library materials, ArticleFirst, or any of our other periodicals databases.
Submitting ILL borrowing requests to your library:
Banks Public Library
Submit requests in person or by phone to 503-324-1382, or
Online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases.
Note: Limit of 5 ILL requests at a time.
Beaverton City Library
Submit requests in person or by phone to 503-526-2577, by
web form, or
online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases
Note: Limit of 10 ILL requests at a time.
Cedar Mill Community Library and Cedar Mill Bethany
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
- By phone to 503-644-0043 ext. 114 (Adult Reference desk),
- By phone to 503-617-7323 (Cedar Mill Bethany) or
- In person at the Reference desk.
For printable forms or more information, visit the Cedar Mill Library website.
Cornelius Public Library
Submit requests in person,
By phone to 503-357-4093,
By email to library@ci.cornelius.or.us, or
Online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases.
Note: Limit of 4 ILL requests at a time.
Forest Grove City Library
Submit requests in person at the Reference desk,
By phone to 503-992-3337,
By email to fgl-reference@wccls.org,
By web form at http://www.fglibrary.plinkit.org/web-forms/ref-question, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Garden Home Community Library
Submit requests in person or by phone to 503-245-9932, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Note: Limit of 10 ILL requests at a time.
Hillsboro Public Library: Main and Shute Park
Submit requests in person at the Reference desk,
By phone to 503-615-6500 (ask for Reference), or
By web form at http://www.hillsboro.plinkit.org/web-forms/ill-request, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
North Plains Public Library
Submit requests in person at the Reference desk,
By phone to 503.647.5051,
By email to info@nplibrary.org, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Interlibrary Loan services are offered to currently registered students, faculty and staff of Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Sherwood Public Library
Submit requests in person,
By phone to 503-625-6688,
By email to askusSPL@wccls.org, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Tigard Public Library
Submit requests in person at the Reference desk,
By phone to 503-684-6537,
By email to ill@tigard-or.gov with the subject line ‘ILL REQUEST’, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Note: Limit of 10 ILL requests in process at one time.
Tualatin Public Library
Submit requests in person,
By phone to 503-691-3071, or
By email to crainwater@ci.tualatin.or.us.
Note: Limit of 5 ILL requests at a time.
Tuality Health Information Resource Center
Submit requests in person,
By phone to 503-681-1702,
By fax to 503-681-1761,
By email to tuality.library@tuality.org,
By email link from periodical databases, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Note: Requests from the general public are accepted for materials in medical or health-related subject areas.
West Slope Community Library
Submit requests in person,
By phone to503-292-6416,
By fax to 503-292-6932,
By email to jann@wccls.lib.or.us, or
Online from the WorldCat or Article First Databases.
Note: There may be a limit of 10 ILL requests at a time.
Interlibrary Loan Lending: information for other libraries
Washington County Cooperative Library Services lends all circulating materials at no charge to other libraries.
Send requests through OCLC to symbol OQX, or by fax to 503-988-5221 (attention: WCCLS ILL).