Didn't Find It?

Didn't find it at DPL? Did you know that items can be delivered from other library systems for your use? It's easy! Search WorldCat to find your item and place a request. You can even track your requests! Need assistance? Ask a staff member or contact the Interlibrary Loan Department at 720-865-1718 or request@denverlibrary.org. For more information see our Interlibrary Loan & Request a Title FAQs.

DPL Catalog
Search here first to see if the Denver Public Library owns the item you are looking for — we'll even deliver it to your local branch if it's at another DPL location! If the item is not in our catalog, try the options below in the order they appear on the page for the fastest service.

WorldCat*
Search the library catalogs of the world! Use this national and international catalog to find items not available at the Denver Public Library and place an Interlibrary Loan request.

Not at DPL? Request It!*
Can't find it in our catalog? Just give us a title, an author, and anything else about the item, and we'll do our best to satisfy your request by purchasing or borrowing it. Login using your library card number and last name to fill out an online request form.

How's My Interlibrary Loan Request Doing?
Use our Request It! service to track the statuses of your Interlibrary Loan requests. Login to Request It! using your library card number and last name to check for outstanding or unfilled requests. 

Prospector
Due to the migration to our new Integrated Library System (ILS), the Denver Public Library is not connected to Prospector at this time. This connection would have broken no matter which new ILS the Library selected. DPL is working with all involved parties to restore access to Prospector. With outstanding technical issues, and the need for extensive testing and staff training, the Library cannot provide a specific timeline for return of the service.

While this news may be disappointing, Prospector items were less than 1% of DPL's circulation in 2010 and the primary focus of the migration has been to ensure the items used by the overwhelming majority of our customers are available to them.

As a resident of Colorado, DPL customers have the ability to borrow material from all the public libraries in Prospector as well as some of the university libraries. While customers have to check out the material at these locations, the items may be returned to DPL. The Library will forward these items to the appropriate institution through the statewide courier.