RPL is still accepting suggestions while our branches are closed but we will not be able to acquire any new materials or fill inter-library loan requests until sometime after our branches re-open.

Our catalogue contains materials from both Regina Public Library and all of the other public libraries in Saskatchewan. Most of these materials can be requested by Regina customers and will be brought to you from anywhere in the Province!

If you can't find the item you want in the online catalogue, we can get it for you from another library... anywhere in Canada!

To request an item you may:

• Submit a request online

When we receive your request, we will determine whether we wish to purchase the item or send the request out to other libraries in Canada.

RPL is still accepting suggestions while our branches are closed but we will not be able to acquire any new materials or fill inter-library loan requests until sometime after our branches re-open.

An interlibrary loan is how we connect you with materials from libraries outside of Saskatchewan. If an item isn’t available in the province-wide library catalogue, RPL can request it from other libraries in Canada.  

Turnaround times and loan periods vary depending on the lending library. Please submit your request with accurate information and as much detail as possible as that will speed up the process. You will be notified when your requested item is available for pick-up. Please note that we will not be able to fill inter-library loan requests until sometime after our branches re-open.

Renewals are up to the lending library. Please contact library staff if you wish to renew your interlibrary loan.

Yes! You can pick up and return interlibrary loan items at any Regina Public Library location.

• Items available or on-order in our catalogue
• Books published in the current or previous calendar year
• DVDs, videos, audiobooks, CDs, and other audio-visual and multimedia items
• Whole issues of magazines
• Items that are not available in Canadian libraries.

You’ll need a Regina Public Library card and a PIN (personal identification number) to request a title through interlibrary loan or suggest a title for purchase.

Yes, you can request items if you have less than $10 owing in fines. If you owe more than $10 in fines, your request won’t be processed. 

You can submit up to 10 requests per month.

Yes, we’re happy to provide photocopies of magazine articles through interlibrary loan. Please search for the title of the magazine or journal in our E-Journal Portal before submitting your request — we might already have digital access to the article you’re looking for.

If you still can't find what you are looking for, feel free to submit a request. Keep in mind that our article-sharing partners are Canadian academic and special libraries, so they’ll have access to academic journals, not popular magazines.

Digital copies are provided in PDF format, free of charge. Print copies are not available until our branches re-open.

Your library account will be billed for the replacement cost of the unreturned item. Please note: due dates on interlibrary loan items have been extended while our branches are closed.

We’ll make every attempt to fulfill your requests, but we can’t guarantee that each attempt will be successful. If a title has already been submitted and gone through the request process once, and has been deemed unsuitable for our collection, or isn’t available through interlibrary loan, it won’t be considered again — even if it’s been submitted several times.