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Borrow Books Online from USMAI Libraries

Use this guide and see how easy (and free) it is to use your registered Bulldog ID Card to borrow books online from the Maryland USMAI libraries.

What next? (When a book is not in the USMAI system)

What if you can't find the book you want in Bowie's Thurgood Marshall library (TML) or in one of the other 16 libraries that are part of the USMAI consortium system? What next?

Use Bowie's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) process. See InterLibrary Loan Frequently Asked Questions.
Borrow the book from a Maryland public library. For information about locations, services, how to get a card, etc., see link to a PDF directory below.
Borrow from the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. See link to Website below.

Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) Registration
First Time User Registration for Interlibrary Loan through Bowie's Thurgood Marshall Library

Directory Maryland Public Libraries
Maryland residents are eligible to borrow from any public library in the state without paying a registration fee and thus may use multiple library locations to meet their information and reading needs.

Enoch Pratt Free Library - Get a Card!
Pratt is the officially designated State Library Resource Center. It is also a free public library. Anyone who lives or owns property in Maryland is eligible for a free library card.