Interlibrary Loans
If we don't own an item you want, including books, CDs and DVDs, we can request it for you from another library. Not all items are available through interlibrary loan (ILL); popular new titles, reference works, extremely rare books, and some audio or video materials may be difficult to obtain, but we can usually fulfill your request.
- Interlibrary loans received from New Jersey libraries will be free to South Plainfield library patrons UNLESS they don't pick up the item. A $.50 charge will be assessed for any item you do not pick up.
- For out-of-state interlibrary loans, you will be responsible for the return shipping and handling charges. This is the price of postage and $50.00 insurance.
- You may request an interlibrary loan (ILL) from us in person or by telephone, or from your home computer. Please be sure to return all ILL materials to the South Plainfield Public Library, NOT to the library that owns them.
- Please allow up to several weeks for receipt of interlibrary loan (ILL) materials.
- If you request an interlibrary loan but later find that you no longer want the item, please let us know so that we can cancel your request. Items requested online through JerseyCat also may be cancelled on JerseyCat.
- To get materials more quickly, you may also use your South Plainfield Public Library card to borrow items directly from other libraries in the M.U.R.A.L. (Middlesex Union Reciprocal Associated Libraries) system.
- AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! Items listed as available in an online catalog sometimes cannot be found on the shelf when you visit the library. Please call before you visit any of the MURAL libraries to make sure the items you wish to borrow are actually available. If they are, ask the library staff to put them aside for you, and ask whether there are any borrowing restrictions. Also, be sure you have your South Plainfield card with you when you visit any of these libraries. Items borrowed directly from a MURAL library may be returned either to the South Plainfield Library, or to the library where you borrowed them.
- If you have any questions, please call us at (908) 754-7885.
Online Requests via JerseyCat
You may request an interlibrary loan (ILL) from the JerseyCat Catalog and Interlibrary Loan System, a catalog of the holdings of New Jersey libraries. Click on the link below, and please be sure to read the instructions.
Magazines, Newspapers & Journals
If you need an article from a magazine, newspaper, or journal which the South Plainfield Library doesn't own, you can search for the article in our online databases. If the article is not available in one of the databases, we may still be able to obtain a copy for you; call us at (908) 754-7885 for assistance, or stop by the reference desk when you visit the library.
If you want to search other libraries for holdings of magazines, newspapers, or journals, consult the New Jersey Union List of Serials, which was recently updated and may now be searched directly with JerseyCat.
Area Libraries in the M.U.R.A.L. system
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