PLACING A HOLD ON A DELRAY
BEACH LIBRARY
BOOK USING YOUR COMPUTER
In order to place holds f=
rom
home, you will need your library card barcode number and your 4-digit PIN
number. If you do not know your pin number, someone at the circulation desk=
can
look it up for you (you must show your ID). Please be sure that your account
has a current address and telephone number so that we may contact you when =
the
hold is ready for pickup. Your account must be free of late charges or over=
due
items to place a hold.
To place a hold online, f=
ollow
these steps:
- Log onto our website (www.delraylibrary.org).
- Click on the Catalog button in menu bar.=
- A search screen should come up. Select title,
author or subject from the pull-down menu, and then type in keywords of
your search criteria. Or you may click on Power Search, which
allows you to fill in an author’s last name or a few words of a
title, etc. Once you have located the record for the item you wish to
place on hold, you will see the words Place Hold appear in the =
box
to the left of the screen.
- Click Place Hold. A screen will come up =
with
blank fields for you to fill in your account information. You will need
your User ID (the 4 digit number on the back of your library card) and
your PIN number (the 4 digit user-assigned code that is system generat=
ed
when you got your library card).
- Once you have filled in these two fields, click=
Place
Hold.
If you have completed the=
se steps
successfully, a screen will come up showing the name of the item and the
message Hold(s) Placed. You will be called with the book is available.