Interloaning from our collections
Many items in our collections can be borrowed by interloan through your local library. Most libraries in New Zealand and other countries can request items from us. It takes up to seven days for an item to be supplied to your local library, though international interloans may take longer.
What can I get by interloan?
Most of our General Collections have items available for interloan. Original items from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections cannot be borrowed, but microfilm copies of many items, and some oral history recordings, are available.
Types of items you can borrow include:
- books (including talking books)
- CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, cassettes, videos and other audio-visual material
- music scores
- newspapers and other items on microfilm.
If we cannot lend an item we may be able to supply a copy or part of it, such as a magazine or newspaper article. Some items can only be used in your local library, not taken home.
More about the General Collections
More about the Turnbull Library collections
Request an item by interloan
Find the item you want by browsing or searching through this site. On the items' page, you will find the details you need to give to a librarian in your local library. They will request the interloan for you, or let you know if the item cannot be loaned out.
Your local library may be a public library, workplace library or educational institution library, such as a university library.
Feature image kindly supplied by Francoise Padellec, Wellington Central Library