Outer-Library Loans (OLL) are requests for materials not available through the LINKcat library catalog.
- Requested items must be 6 months past the publication date.
- Items must be picked up, and returned at the Verona Public Library Service desk.
- Items typically arrive within 7-10 days. You will be notified when it arrives or if we are not able to fill the request.
- Requests for a renewal should be made 3 business days before the due date.
- Some types of items are not available to be borrowed (see below).
What kinds of materials cannot normally be borrowed?
- Items owned by any LINKcat member library (SCLS)
- Materials published within the last six (6) months
- Complete issues of magazines
- Computer software, video games, and board games
- Ebooks, LPs, and Playaway Audiobooks
- Newspapers (except newspapers on microfilm)
- Rare, valuable, or items over 100 years old
- Non-circulating materials (ex: some genealogical materials, reference materials, and materials housed within special collections or archives)
- Items not owned by a library within the U.S.
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The WISCAT platform contributes to the nearly 15 million interlibrary loan (ILL) transactions performed annually at libraries across Wisconsin. These ILL transactions efficiently connect Wisconsin library users with information beyond their library’s local collection to the broader Wisconsin-Minitex network of catalogs and collections across the country. The interlibrary loan support provided by the WISCAT system, DPI interlibrary loan librarians, the WISCAT technical coordinator, and the ILL coordinator is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. WISCAT is a smart investment.
