The full range of loan services is offered exclusively to Bank staff and retirees who continue residing in the Washington, D.C. area. The service is nontransferable. A maximum of 30 items per patron may be borrowed. Likewise, if the patron has overdue items, new items will not be checked out until all overdue items have been accounted for. Library materials may not be taken on mission or on annual leave.
Materials are subject to recall at any time.
The loan period is one month for books and documents and one week for periodicals and audiovisuals. Items from the Reference Collection do not circulate. The latest edition of titles from the Yearbooks Collection do not circulate. Previous editions may be borrowed for one week. Long-term loans are available for certain types of library materials, principally dictionaries, upon approval from the Chief of Library Services.