The National Genealogical Society Library Book Loan Collection is located at the St. Louis County Library (SLCL) in St. Louis, Missouri. The collection consists of 20,000+ books and new titles are being added daily. Almost every book in the NGS Special Collection at St. Louis is available for Interlibrary Loan to everyone—NGS members and non-members alike. Check the SLCL NGS Special Collection Online Library Catalog to search for books of interest. Books in the NGS collection will show this code: "SLCL — NGS Collection". Please print the catalog record and take it to a public or other library through which you can make the ILL request. Your librarian should contact the St. Louis County Library directly. Their OCLC code is ZAE.

Procedures for Interlibrary Loan

Instructions to Patrons

• Visit the St. Louis County Library NGS Special Collection Online Library Catalog to browse the collection and locate books of interest.
• Look for the books in the circulating collection. They carry this notation: "SLCL — NGS Collection"
• When you find a book of interest, please print the entire record.
• You may request two books per loan.
• Take the printed catalog records to your local library along with these instructions (print this page) and ask for the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) librarian.

Instructions to Librarians

• OCLC — the symbol is ZAE.
• ALA forms using regular mail to: 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131-3598.
• E-mail to scollections@slcl.org, Include your library's mailing address, phone number and contact person.

SLCL will also make up to 30 copies from an item, and that service may be preferable for some patrons.

Donating Books to the Collection

Authors, compilers, or translators wanting to place their genealogical publications(s) in a circulating collection might want to consider this collection as a repository for their work. Also, libraries with duplicate copies of genealogical books that need a good home may donate them to the collection. For instructions, please contact:

The NGS Book Loan Collection
St. Louis County Library
1640 S. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63131
E-mail: scollections@slcl.org
Phone: (314) 994-3300 ext 208.