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The central philosophy of many libraries is that information should be shared with as many people as possible, both around the country and around the world. If you need something and your local library doesn't have it, you can request that a book, article or even DVD be sent to your local library. This is called interlibrary loan (ILL) and it is free for you to use.
ILL has been around in some form or another since at least the 1890s, when an arrangement was made to share books between different branches of the University of California's libraries. More than 100 years later, the basic concept remains the same. In the early 20th century, the idea of having to do an interlibrary loan was frowned upon and made libraries feel embarrassed that they didn't own a title. Today it is often viewed as useful, for every library cannot own every title.
Today, we lend out to and borrow from other libraries nearly 100 titles a month. We have sent books as far as Puerto Rico and received books from as far as Alaska. Our library policy limits everyone to three requests at one time.
If you search on our card catalog and can't find what you are looking for, we can either request to borrow it from another library or buy it ourselves. If it is from the past year, more chances than not we will buy it. If it is from the past year and we can't buy it, you have to wait to request it via ILL. Other libraries put this time restriction on borrowing their new items because they want to give their own readers the first chance to use them.
ILL titles usually lend out for a month and depending on the lending library they can be renewed for more time. The lending periods are longer than what we offer because it factors in the amount of time it takes to ship back and forth between libraries. Some libraries have strict borrowing policies and only lend an item out for a few weeks with no renewals. Most ILL titles take a week to arrive, so time is of the essence. It's important we have your current contact information, such as phone or email, so that we can get in touch immediately when your title has arrived.
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The Juniata County Library offers passport services. If you would like a passport for the first time, get your current passport renewed, or have your photo taken for either application, stop into the library or visit our website to make an appointment: www.juniatalibrary.org.
Book of the week!
If you are going to read one book, give this one a try...
The Price You Pay (Peter Ash series book #8) by Nick Petrie
(New adult fiction: action, suspense, thriller) ~ 432 pages
In a nutshell: Action junkies will love this one.
One bitterly cold Wisconsin winter, Marine combat vet Peter Ash and his tight friend Lewis pay a visit to Teddy "Upstate" Wilson, a one-eyed ex-con, only to find him shivering in the snow while his cabin burns to the ground. Attackers have shot his dogs and stolen his notebooks, which are key to the story. As part of his therapy after having been shot in the head, Teddy has been writing down everything he can remember. Series fans already know that Lewis occasionally heads an elusive group that robs and often kills upper-level bad guys. Said group is an underworld legend often called the Ghost Killers, and even law enforcement is unsure whether the group is more than a myth. Lewis has a strong moral code: "You only go after people the law can't get," and you never shoot anybody who has his hands up. Teddy is a bit simple, due in part to his brain injury. Before his attack, Teddy had even stopped slapping mosquitoes, but his character arc takes him far from that gentle self. Peter and Lewis, on the other hand, don't change dramatically from story to story. Both have strong loyalty to family and to each other and are brave, smart and deadly in a fight. Here the mortal enemy is an ex-CIA dude named Jay Streyling, a stereotypical killer lacking in redeeming qualities. Above him is a fearsome boss whose personal grief fuels an enduring over-the-top rage. On the good-guy side of the ledger, Peter and Lewis have June and Dinah, respectively, in their lives. They're strong women, determined that their men--their families--stay alive. For sheer entertainment value, though, there's no beating Teddy Wilson. All he wants is his set of notebooks and permission to fire tranquilizer darts.
Bottom line: Petrie has a knack for wringing intense, violent conflict out of ordinary locations.
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Vince Giordano has been the librarian and director of the Juniata County Library since 2015.