The Warwick Public Library is a member of the Ocean State Libraries (OSL) consortium and the Library of Rhode Island (LORI). This policy will defer to OSL and LORI rules should there be a conflict.
Anyone with a library card issued at an OSL library may freely borrow materials from the Warwick Public Library.
Interlibrary loan service is available to valid library card holders, except those holding local-use-only cards. Library holdings may be requested via the OSL electronic catalog. These include materials belonging to any public library in Rhode Island, as well as materials owned by college and university libraries that are members of LORI. Availability of these items is dependent on the owning library’s policies. Items not found in LORI libraries can be requested from out of state. A one-way shipping charge is required for out-of-state materials and requests are limited to five per month.
Warwick Public Library materials that can be reserved are available for interlibrary loan with the exception of items classified as equipment or ereader.
Approved by Trustees 11-19-15, Rev. 3-28-18