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Loans in the library

Students of Instituto Cervantes and members that have a library card can borrow materials from the library.

Loan Conditions

  • Material Loans: Books, DVDs, CDs, videos, CD ROMs, cassettes
  • Materials excluded from loans: Reference books, magazines, and newspapers.

Loan time and number of materials

General users: maximum of 8 titles (maximum 3 audiovisual materials) for the following periods of time:

  • Books and audiobooks: 15 days
  • Audiovisual materials (Videos, DVDs, CDs): 7 days

Teachers: maximum of 10 titles (maximum 3 audiovisual materials) for the following periods of time:

  • Books and audiobooks: 15 days
  • Audiovisual materials (Videos, DVDs, CDs): 7 days

Renewals

Any loan may be renewed provided that it has not been requested by any other user. The renewal request must be made before the end of the loan period. Renewals are allowed by phone, fax, and e-mail.

Borrowing by mail

This service is restricted to users who are not residents of Chicago, and it requires a library card. The material must be requested in writing and the cost of shipping must be paid by the patron.

  • Surface: $5.00
  • 2nd day delivery: $10.00
  • Next day: $15.00

Interlibrary loan

This service provides access in the library to documents that are part of the collections of other Spanish libraries. The costs will be established by the library that makes the loan.

Acquiring documents

The library manages in collaboration with Spanish libraries and information centers the acquisition of reproductions or original copies of works (books or articles) not available in their collections. The fees will depend on the institutions that supply the documents

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