Interlibrary Loan

About Interlibrary Loans

Need a book that you can’t get at the Le Mars Public Library? Try an interlibrary loan!

If you are a Le Mars or rural Plymouth county resident you are able to receive interlibrary loans for free. Residents not living in the city of Le Mars or rural Plymouth County will be referred to their respective home library for interlibrary loan requests.

If a patron abuses the ILL system (i.e. do not bring the book(s) back in a timely manner, repeatedly damaged items, fails to pick up items), the ILL Librarian can choose to discontinue offering this service to him/her.

Request an Interlibrary Loan

To request an item, visit the library and fill out a request form at the front desk. 

To request an item, you can fill out this online form.

Search for items in other Iowa libraries at the SILO Locator website.

Local Book Clubs

The Le Mars Public Library is committed to promoting reading throughout the community. Are you a member of a local book club? Register your book club with the Le Mars Public Library and we can borrow books for all your book club members to check out at no cost!