Request a copy or scan of Library materials

You can request copies or scans of magazine or newspaper articles, or pages from a book. Copyright law and other restrictions may limit the amount of material that can be copied. You must have a valid Library card to submit a request.

Copy or scan request form

First Name *

Last Name *

Home Phone Number *

Library card number *

_{If you do not have a Seattle Public Library card, find out how you can get one in our Get Started section. If you do not qualify for a Seattle Public Library card, please contact your local library system about interlibrary loan services.}

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Magazine, newspaper or book title *

ISBN or ISSN

Volume

Issue number

Page number(s)

Article/book author *

Article title/subject *

Publication date (including year and month if known) *

I acknowledge that I have read the copyright restrictions statement and agree to abide by the terms in the above notice. *

I agree

If we don’t have the material in our collection, would you like us to request it from another library system through Interlibrary Loan? There is a $5 fee for each copy or scan obtained from another library system.

Yes, I would like to request this copy or scan via Interlibrary Loan, and I agree to pay $5.

No, I only want this item if it is available at no cost from The Seattle Public Library.

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Copyright restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs making photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of the conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction will not be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

We reserve the right to refuse a copying order if fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

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