However, some libraries do have lending fees which we must pass along to you. Most transactions will be free. Please note that if you indicate that you are willing to pay a fee to receive material, we must charge you that amount whether you pick the item up or not. If you are no longer willing to pay for material, please notify either the library you requested the title from or e-mail the Document Delivery Services Department immediately so we can cancel the request. Since we need to deal with libraries outside of our system to receive ILL materials, we ask that you please allow a minimum of four to six weeks for your request to be filled.
Loan periods range from one week to one month and are set by the lending library.
Since most libraries are unwilling to lend current year material, we cannot accept requests for current year fiction and current year audiovisuals. Library staff will help you determine if the title you are seeking is new. If it is, we request that you fill out a New Title Consideration Form, which is available in every Department or Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh as well as on this site . The title of the article. The author of the article.