interlibrary

adjective

in·ter·li·brary ˌin-tər-ˈlī-ˌbrer-ē

-ˌbre-rē;

British usually and US sometimes -brə-rē;

British often and US sometimes -brē,

nonstandard -ˌber-ē,

nonstandard -ˌbe-rē

variants or less commonly inter-library

: existing or occurring between libraries

an interlibrary loan

Examples of interlibrary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the nonprofit support will only partially restore journal access, and does not include access to interlibrary loans or searches of medical literature. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024 This interlibrary loan initiative has only grown over the last 90 years, Schlarman said. —

Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2020 The remaining 45,000 square feet are home to one of the largest automotive libraries in the world, which coordinates with scholars on historiographical research, sponsors a fellowship, and participates in the interlibrary lending program for those who can’t come to southwest Florida. —

Mark Yost, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2021 To bolster their inventory, Glenview created an interlibrary loan program to borrow up to 1,000 books from the nearby library. —

Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2020

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