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Purchase Request/Interlibrary Loan
If you cannot find a particular title in our catalog, staff is available to help find another title available in the Pierce County Library System’s collection that may meet your needs. For recommendations, speak with branch staff or access Ask A Librarian or My Next Read.
If you would like to borrow something from us that is not currently in our catalog, or request that we add an item to our collections, you can fill out our Purchase Request Form. Customers are limited to two requests each week; the week starts on Sunday.
Based on customer feedback, we’ve updated the request form. The form is one page and you may request multiple items without having to reenter your personal information. As a reminder, you may request one item per form. Please see library staff with any questions.
- You must have an active PCLS library card to make a request. Get a library card now.
- If we can’t purchase your request, we may try to borrow it from another library system for your use.
- Some libraries we borrow from charge lending fees, and we may ask you how much you’d be willing to pay in these cases to borrow the item.
- Please provide as much information as possible about the item when submitting your request. This will help in identifying the exact item to purchase or borrow.
- Requests can take up to several weeks to be fulfilled. If you provide an email address during the request process, you will be updated on the status of your request.
What We Purchase
- All purchase decisions for our collections are governed by our Criteria for Library Materials Selection.
- We consider purchase requests for books, DVDs, CDs (audiobook and music), and eBooks or downloadable audiobooks (available through Overdrive).
- We review purchase requests for print and electronic magazines annually. Requests may be made at any time but new purchases for magazines are made all together, once per year.
- We accept purchase requests for yet-to-be-published materials no earlier than three months in advance of their publication date.
