This service allows for materials that are not in the Citrus County Library System to be borrowed from other libraries. Generally requests cannot be filled for items published in the previous six months.

To request an interlibrary loan, a patron must have a valid library card with no fines. If fees are charged by the lending library, the patron will be required to pay. 

Interlibrary loan requests may be made in person, over the phone, or by using the Online Catalog (from within the library). The average request takes four weeks. The patron will be notified if the item is unavailable. Please see a Reference librarian for assistance with using the First Search WorldCat database for locating hard to find items.

The Citrus County Library System will process a Genealogy request if an exact title is known. Patron should be aware that this type of material is often classified as reference. If photocopies are provided by the lender, there may be a charge.

Learning More About FirstSearch:
Online Reference Resources Via Your Library

The Library System subscribes to an online reference resource titled FirstSearch. FirstSearch connects library users to free information in a wide range of subjects through 12 databases. Topics covered include: arts & humanities, business & economics, conferences & proceedings, consumer affairs & people, education, engineering & technology, general, general science, life sciences, medicine/health consumer, medicine/health professional, public affairs & law, quick reference, and social reference.
FirstSearch can be accessed in all library branches under Online Resources.

Databases include:

ArticleFirst: Index of articles from the contents pages of journals
ContentsFirst: Index of tables of contents from leading journals
ECO: An collection of scholarly journals
ERIC: Journal articles and reports on education topics
GPO: U.S. Government publications
MEDLINE: All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
NetFirst: Database of Internet resources
PapersFirst: Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
Proceedings: Index of worldwide conference proceedings
UnionLists: List of periodicals held by libraries
WorldAlmanac: The World Almanacs fundamental reference resources
WorldCat: Catalog of books, web resources, and other materials Worldwide

Reciprocal Borrowing

Partnerships Enhance Library Service
The Citrus County Library System in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Library Consortium and other west central Florida libraries is pleased to offer the service of reciprocal borrowing. Reciprocal borrowing is a collaborative, resource sharing project among participating libraries. It provides library patrons with access to more materials by establishing an agreement between libraries that allows users access to the resources of each other's collections. 

If at any time you are in a city or county that has a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the Citrus County Library System, you will have access to the materials in their collection as a regular patron of their library system at no cost. The reciprocal borrowing agreement will waive all non-resident fees that are normally assessed.

Since each participating library will have its own specific procedures for registering reciprocal borrowers, you will need to identify yourself as a patron of the Citrus County Library System by presenting them with your current library card and inquire about the procedures for adding you as one of their patrons. You as a patron are bound to all of the rules of the participating library. If the library charges overdue fees, you will be responsible for any fines or fees that you incur. So it is important that you inquire about each library's borrowing policies. For more information, please ask your librarian for a brochure.
Participating Libraries updated  01-10-06

Argosy University Bruton Memorial Library Citrus County Library System  Clearwater Public Library System  DeSoto County Library Dunedin Public Library East Lake Community Library Florida Metropolitan University Gulf Beaches Public Library Gulfport Public Library Hardee County Public Library Hernando County Library  Highlands County Library Largo Library Levy County Public Library System  Manatee County Public  Marion County Public Library New Port Richey Public Library

Okeechobee County Public Library Oldsmar Public Library Palm Harbor Library Pasco County Library  Pinellas Park Public Library Pinellas Public Library Cooperative Safety Harbor Public Library Sarasota County Library System Seminole Community Library St. Pete Beach Public Library St. Petersburg College  St. Petersburg Public Library  Sumter County Library Tampa Hillsborough County  Tarpon Springs Public Library Temple Terrace Public Library Trinity College Zephyrhills Public Library