they don't seem to care. my wife went around to about four libraries in the bay area so she could get easier access to some books which may not be available imm

they don't seem to care. my wife went around to about four libraries in the bay area so she could get easier access to some books which may not be available immediately in Santa Clara, but are available in San Mateo. I assume this is for the reasons stated in another comment: the licensing forbids individual libraries from sharing their copies with other libraries...