Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

With interlibrary loan (ILL), you can borrow books from other libraries at no charge. 

Follow the steps in this order.

  1. For books and other physical items: See if the item is in the library catalog as "available from another library."
    • Use the "place hold" button to have it sent to MLC for you to check out.
  2. For articles: change the search from "in Library Catalog" to "in Articles & Databases" (or use our Discovery search engine) to see if we have the article.
  3. Check MNLINK to see if the item is available from another Minnesota library.
    • When signing in, choose Traverse des Sioux Library System as your library. See our sign-in help page for password information.
    • Books will be sent to MLC for you to check out within a week or so.
    • Articles will be emailed to you within a few days.
  4. Fill out the ILL request form to see if we can find the item from another library.
    • Books will be sent to MLC for you to check out in about 1-3 weeks.
    • Articles will be emailed to you within a few days.