Hey folks! I am a librarian working in the field since 1976. Interlibrary loan (ILL for short) is a great tool for obtaining information. Most libraries will do an ILL transaction for you. Some will charge a small amount (often for postage). The rub is that it can take many weeks or sometimes months to get a book. The lending library sets the policies for the loan of materials and how long they can be kept. they also charge sometimes. The final drawback to ILL is that many libraries will not loan genealogy or local history materials. the reason is that genealogy and local history materials are often not replaceable. I sue ILl a great deal for my research and help people at the library where I work nearly every day get books on ILL. Bruce Bumbalough Watauga, TX Tony & Ruth wrote: > Hi folks, > We were able to check out the Putnam Co. History book through the > library interstate exchange program. It took 3 months to get the book > and we were allowed to have it for about 3 weeks. By the way we live in > Lee's Summit, MO. > Ruth > [email protected] > > Herman Weiland wrote: > > > > You can find out of print and scarce books at this site, they do have one if > > not more of the book in question plus others on Putnam Co..make sure you get > > right state...Type in Putnam County for title or authors name and you'll find > > which bookstores have this available.http://www.bookfinder.com/search/ > > > > Mitchell, Clara wrote: > > > > > I checked thru OCLC for the libraries that have that book title. > > > > > > University of Memphis library > > > University of Tennessee at Martin > > > Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville > > > Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville > > > Knoxville County Public Library > > > Nashville Public Library > > > Freed Hardeman University in Henderson, TN > > > > > > You can't loan or check it out of the library (reference) due to the age of > > > book. I guess > > > they will let you photocopy . > > > > > > Let me know if anyone has luck finding it. > > > > > > I plan to go to Emory University Library (in Atlanta) and check on the book > > > there. > > > > > > Clara Mitchell > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > Clara Mitchell =^..^= > > ==== TNPUTNAM Mailing List ==== > To contact listowner Mitzi P. Freeman, please email: [email protected]