close
font 1 font 2 font 3
Reset to standard size
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Yellow on Black White on Black Soft Greys Black on Linen Black on White
Reset to default contrast
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.

Request (Borrow) material using Loanshark - a collective catalog of all Louisiana parishes.

  • FREE service from the State Library of Louisiana.
  • Borrow items, suggest material that is not in CPPL's collection, and check the status of those requests.  
  • NOTE: Some material may be photocopied in lieu of sending the physical item. 
Searching the collection
Login to Loanshark.
Underneath Select your Library, choose W1CC - Calcasieu Public Library.
Enter your library card number and PIN. (aka username and password)
Search for your title, etc.
Once you've found your desired item, click the Request this Item button.
Verify information on the screen then click the SUBMIT button.
NOTES: If you haven't previously registered for a Loanshark account, when you do log in to Loanshark with your library card and PIN, you will automatically be registered. Your library account must be in good standing.
Access Loanshark
Request Limits
Users may have fifty (50) active requests at one time.
You'll receive an alert when you reach your limit.
You may continue to search within Loanshark.
If you have reached your limit, you can make lists for yourself that can be requested at a later date.
An “active” request starts the moment a request is made, all the way through until the lending library has received the item and checks it back in though Loanshark.
Who is eligible for this service?
This service is unavailable to temp accounts and online accounts that haven't been upgraded to a full-service account.
It is also unavailable to non Calcasieu residents, unless you have an LSW card and use it in Calcasieu Parish.
Your library card must also be in good standing to use this service.
Request Status
Login to Loanshark.
Click Your Account then Items From Other Libraries.
View your requests and their status.


Using Loanshark - video tutorial
View this video tutorial to learn how to use this service.
Online tutorial
Not in collection? Submit a request.
You've searched the online catalog and Loanshark and were unable to find what you needed. Request/Suggest that we purchase for our collection. We will do our best to add it.

How?
Submit requests by using the Blank ILL Request option within Loanshark.
This option is located near the top left-hand corner of the screen.
If you have a library card, login with your library card and PIN to establish an account.
Blank ILL Request