Library Services Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service through which you request materials that are not owned by libraries in Washington County. Interlibrary Loans come from other libraries around the country… and sometimes the world! Please allow a few weeks for processing and mailing.
There is no charge for most ILL requests. If a lending library charges fees to borrow their materials, we would proceed only with your pre-approval of the cost.
Interlibrary Loan materials are carefully tracked by library staff, so they must be returned to the same library from which you checked them out.
Get started searching with WorldCat, a worldwide database of library materials, ArticleFirst, or any of our other periodicals databases.
Submitting ILL borrowing requests to your library:
Banks Public Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, or by phone to 503-324-1382.
Note: Limit of 5 ILL requests at a time.
Beaverton City Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to 503-526-2577, or by
web form.
Note: Limit of 10 ILL requests at a time.
Cedar Mill Community Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to 503-644-0043 ext. 114, or by web form.
Cedar Mill Community Library @ Bethany
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to 503-617-7323, or by web form.
Cornelius Public Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, or by phone to 503-357-4093.
Note: Limit of 4 ILL requests at a time.
Forest Grove City Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person at the Reference desk, by phone to 503-992-3337, by email to fgl-reference@wccls.org,
or by web form.
Garden Home Community Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, or by phone to 503-245-9932.
Note: Limit of 10 ILL requests at a time.
Hillsboro Public Library: Main and Shute Park
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person at the Reference desk, by phone to 503-615-6500 (ask for Reference), or by web form.
Note: A maximum of 10 ILL requests may be submitted per week (Monday-Sunday).
North Plains Public Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person at the Reference desk, by phone to 503-647-5051, or by email to info@nplibrary.org.
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Interlibrary Loan services are offered to currently registered students, faculty and staff of Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Sherwood Public Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to 503-625-6688, or by email to askusSPL@wccls.org.
Tigard Public Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person at the Reference desk, by phone to 503-684-6537, or by email to ill@tigard-or.gov with the subject line “ILL REQUEST”.
Note: Service is limited to Washington County residents and paid WCCLS cardholders. Limit of 10 ILL requests in process at one time.
Tualatin Public Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to 503-691-3071, or by email to alewis@ci.tualatin.or.us.
Note: Limit of 5 ILL requests at a time.
Tuality Health Information Resource Center
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to 503-681-1702, by fax to 503-681-1761, by email to tuality.library@tuality.org, or by email link from periodical databases.
Note: Requests from the general public are accepted for materials in medical or health-related subject areas.
West Slope Community Library
Submit requests online from the WorldCat or ArticleFirst databases,
in person, by phone to503-292-6416, by fax to 503-292-6932, or by email to jann@wccls.lib.or.us.
Note: There may be a limit of 10 ILL requests at a time.
Interlibrary Loan Lending: information for other libraries
Washington County Cooperative Library Services lends all circulating materials at no charge to other libraries.
Send requests through OCLC to symbol OQX, or by fax to 503-988-5221 (attention: WCCLS ILL).