WISCAT

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a borrowing privilege for Winding Rivers Library System (WRLS) library card holders.

 is a union catalog of many Wisconsin libraries, containing extensive holdings in various formats.

The La Crosse County Library can request items for you from WISCAT. Please note:

• Items must not be owned by a WRLS Library
• New items (6 months for books; 12 months for DVDs) cannot be requested
• Lending libraries determine the loan period
• Request for renewals must be made to the La Crosse County Library from which you requested the item at least 2 days prior to due date
• Textbooks are generally not able to be requested
• Patrons with library fines exceeding $5.00 may not request ILL items
• There is a limit of five requests per person per week.
• Please check our digital library content before pursuing a request for print materials: Overdrive | Hoopla
  

Staff will gladly place your ILL requests for you.  If you wish to place your own ILL requests, you must complete a one-time registration.

Contact our Public Services Librarian (608-399-3361 or libraryinfo@lacrossecounty.org) to get signed up for this access.

After you are registered with the library, follow these instructions on using WISCAT: Patron WISCAT Instructions [PDF]

The next step is selecting the library where you would like to pick up the materials when they arrive. Please click on a library location below for pickup. This choice will take you into the WISCAT catalog.