Dee writes, in part: I think I must live in the only town in the whole > United States that does NOT do Interlibrary Loans. And it is a relatively new > library, too. I got one ILL once by asking a guy that was retiring from the > library, but then I had to ask over and over about what had happened to it. As > I recall, it might have been a book from RELIC. Each time they? seemed to have > lost track of it. Dee -- Don't let your library off the hook. If it is a public library, it is supported by your tax dollars. There is no excuse for any library today not participating in ILL. Go to the library director first and explain your problem. If he/she doesn't respond favorably, your next step would be to go to the Library Board of Directors. And if they don't take appropriate action, find out which governing body in your area allocates funds to the library. And file a written complaint with them. Here is NJ, our Township Council funds the library from our local tax dollars. There is one caveat, however. Some rare books are not available through ILL, but that is the exception, not the rule. And you should be advised of this when you make your request, or at some point after your library has done a search for the book you requested. Phyllis in NJ (mother of a daughter who has an MLS [Master Library Science])