All MALA member libraries can access our members and partners in eight states. MALA’s Get Connected courier delivery service connects libraries in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and parts of Wyoming. Connecting to our network partners requires special labeling. Please see the instructions on this page to share ILL resources with libraries in extended service areas.

The courier service in Missouri is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The Missouri LSTA funding pays for one to three days per week service between the Missouri Public Libraries.

Office Hours
Monday – Friday | 8:30a to 4:30p
Courier Office Hours
Monday – Friday | 8:30a to 3:30p

Reporting Closures & Holidays to MALA

We view Holidays and Closures as two separate things, and therefore we have two methods of reporting them.

Closures: If you have an IMMEDIATE/sudden closure due to inclement weather, road closure, broken pipe, power outage or any other emergency, please report those using the Courier Delivery Service Issues form. It is very important that you let MALA know as soon as possible that your library will be closed, so that we can inform your courier. If you do not have easy access to this link, please email both Jane and Katrina. Please add both of our email addresses to your library’s distribution list. Both of us need to be notified in the event one or the other is out of the office.

MALA/Courier Holidays July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Independence Day – Thursday, July 4, 2024
Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
Thanksgiving Day & Friday – Nov. 28 & 29, 2024
Christmas Eve Day – Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Christmas Day – Wednesday, December, 25, 2024
New Year’s Eve Day – Tuesday, December 31, 2024

New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 20, 2025
President’s Day – Monday, February 17, 2025
Memorial Day – Monday, May 26, 2025
Juneteenth – Thursday, June 19, 2025

Extended Courier Services & Labels

Extended Courier
Services & Labels

COKAMO Labels

COKAMO is a delivery system for interlibrary loans between MALA member libraries and Colorado and the University of Wyoming. COKAMO is a joint project between MALA and the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC).

MALA-MOBIUS Labels

MALA-MOBIUS is a delivery system for interlibrary loans between MALA member libraries and MOBIUS academic libraries.

MALA-Amigos Labels

MALA-Amigos is a delivery system for interlibrary loans for libraries in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. MALA–Amigos is a joint project between the Mid-America Library Alliance and Amigos Library Services.

Amigos-MALA Labels

MALA-Amigos is a delivery system for interlibrary loans for libraries in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. MALA–Amigos is a joint project between the Mid-America Library Alliance and Amigos Library Services.

Interlibrary Loan

As in any cooperative venture, the success of MALA’s interlibrary loan courier delivery service is highly dependent on the goodwill and cooperative spirit of the participants.

For this reason, it is most important that members do not impose unnecessarily on the staff time of other members. Such imposition can be eliminated by the prompt return of borrowed materials, the maintenance of accurate records of each library’s own transactions, and careful attention to the accuracy of requests submitted.

Policy statements, procedures, lists and directions necessary to participate in MALA’s interlibrary loan and courier delivery program are contained in the MALA ILL & Courier Manual.

Reciprocal Borrowing

The Mid-America Library Alliance supports and encourages reciprocal borrowing from all of our members. The collaboration and sharing of MALA members has created a strong library foundation. All libraries joining MALA are expected to provide reciprocal borrowing for all other MALA members. A library may “opt out” of reciprocal borrowing. If a library chooses to “opt out,” libraries in MALA are not expected to loan to this library at no charge.
ALA Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States