Connected Libraries is a member of Libraries Victoria, a network of Victorian public libraries. Libraries Victoria gives participating library’s members free access to more than 3 million items across 150 library branches in Victoria.
If you can’t find the item you want in the library catalogue, you can request that we purchase it, or find it for you as an inter-library loan.
Inter-Library Loans Conditions
Any items requested via inter-library loan, that is a title that is not accessible through our library catalogue, will incur a charge:
$5 if they are able to be found from another public library in Victoria
$32.40 if they are from a specialist library (standard Australian inter-library loan charge)
NOTE: We will always confirm with you before pursuing a request that will incur charges.
In some instances we may be able to get it for free and we will always pursue these options first.
You can search Trove – the National catalogue, to see which libraries hold the title you are interested in.
To place an Inter-Library Loan request, please complete all the details in this form –Inter-Library Loan request
For more information, please ask staff at your library.
Purchase Request Conditions
We can only purchase items that are:
Requested by a Connected Libraries member
Still in publication and contain currently accurate content
DVDs that have been releases in, and are available in Australia
Your favourite author’s new book may already be on order. Purchase requests are not needed for these popular authors. Keep an eye on our catalogue to place your hold.