Both Adams and York County Libraries (we're both part of the
same district center) pool resources and ship items to other libraries
free of charge, so you can get the items you want without driving clear
across the County.
In spite of our excellent collections, there are some times
we simply don't own the item you need. That's when Interlibrary Loan
comes into play.
The Access Pennsylvania Database is a project of the
Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Office of Commonwealth
Libraries, and was started in 1985 as a way to provide a union catalog
across the State of Pennsylvania. It was the first and remains the largest
statewide union catalog that include the holdings of all types of libraries.
It is what makes Interlibrary Loan possible, and allows our Librarians to
find the items you're looking for in the fastest time possible.
I
f you're
interested in starting your own search in Pennsylvania
libraries, you may use
Access PA.
Another option is
World Cat to see what's available at Libraries across
the nation.
If we don't have an item in your home County that you'd like to have, here's
the place to begin!
Please understand
-
please be sure the item is not already
in your system (York
or Adam's County) before you request it
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it takes approximately 2-6 weeks to
receive your item
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we cannot request items from the current year
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you may only have 5 active requests in
the system
To begin, please choose
your preferred pickup location:
Guthrie Memorial Library
in Hanover
York County (excluding Guthrie pickups)
Adams County
