Reserving Library Items Online

You can reserve books, CDs, DVDS, videos and other library stock via the Library Catalogue. You will be advised when your reserved item is ready of collection.

To do this you need to have your membership card and pin number ready. Your pin number can be obtained by online request and will be emailed back to you or alternatively call into your library to obtain it from the staff (you need to take your library membership card with you).

How to reserve your library loans online:

1. Find the item in the catalogue that you want by searching by author, title, keyword etc
2. Click on Request
3. Enter your membership number and pin and click on LOGIN
4. If necessary change the Collection Site. To do this, click on the down arrow to the right of the library names and click on your chosen library. If you leave this unchanged, the item will be sent for collection to the library where you are currently registered as a member
5. Click on Confirm to confirm your choice
6. On successful reservation you will receive the message 'Successfully placed reservation'
7. You will be advised when the item is ready for collection. Alternatively, you can check the status of your reservation by going in to My Account and clicking on Reservations

Items may not be reserved when:

• someone else has reserved them
• the item has been renewed a maximum of 3 times
• if the item is overdue
• the item is on order - please contact any library who will reserve it for you

If you have any problems renewing please contact your library during opening hours.