Users with a valid library card in good standing from Citrus, Desoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Manatee, Okeechobee, Pasco and Pinellas Counties may check out items from any public library in Hillsborough County or utilize resources within the library. Additionally, reciprocal borrowers may utilize subscription databases that are available remotely and offered through the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System's Information Gateway . To participate, a user MUST have a library card from their home county. They MUST visit a Hillsborough County library and have their existing library card number entered into our database. Once this is completed, full borrowing privileges will be available.
Details are available below .
Libraries which presently participate in this partnership include libraries in Citrus , Desoto , Hardee , Hernando , Highlands , Hillsborough , Manatee , Okeechobee , Pasco , Pinellas and Sarasota Counties . Reciprocal borrowing is a pilot program to increase access to materials for library customers. Users with a library card from another county may check out items from a neighboring county. There are no fees associated with this program. More choice in libraries to check-out from and return material to.