REQUEST AN ITEM

REQUEST AN ITEM (PLACE HOLDS)

It is difficult to get textbooks and we cannot get them for you in time for your class. Once it does come in, it can only be kept for a short period of time. Scroll down to the bottom of the webpage for an alternative solution.

FIRST, CHECK OUR CATALOG

You may request items from our catalog in the SPLASH system using steps below.

  1. Log in with your library card # (no spaces), last name, and last 4 digits of your phone number.
  2. Find the item you would like and click on the title to bring up the record.
  3. Click Place Hold.
  4. You can click on the HOLD button in the title list, in the record, or on the All COPIES button.

If you have any problems, Ask Us for help.

To get a Library Card

IF NOT IN OUR CATALOG, TRY LINK+

Link+ CatalogLink+ Catalog

  1. Link+ items take 2-4 weeks to arrive.
     
  2. Search for your item in Link+.
  3. Request it.
  4. Select Benicia Public Library.
  5. Select the library where you want to pick up your item.
  6. If requesting a title again because it has not arrived, check your account first.  
     

If you get a "Sorry, no copies available for requests" message, hold on to the title and try again at another time. Need a place to remember the titles you want, try saving your list in goodreads

More important info before you borrow from Link+.

 

 

IF NOT IN LINK+, CHECK WORLDCAT

WorldCat CatalogWorldCat Catalog

WorldCat items take 6 weeks to arrive.
 

Search WorldCat for your item. If it is in a library in the United States we can attempt to borrow it for you. If it can only be found in New Zealand libraries and it is out of print, we cannot get it.

To use the Boolean operators, OR, AND, or NOT, you must capitalize them in the search.

IF IN WORLDCAT, IN US LIBRARIES, THEN MAKE A REQUEST

Filling out the Book Request form allows you to request an item to be borrowed from another library outside of California but within the United States or to request the library purchase a new item. It will take 6-8 weeks to come, if we can get it.

  • You need to fill out one form per item. Do NOT put multiple requests on one form. For example: Season 1 is one item, Season 2 is a second item. If you put more than one item per request, we reserve the right to delete the request.
  • If the item is in Link+, your request will be denied.
  • You are allowed 5 requests per month.

Inter-Library Loan Policy

See Click Fix can be used for other City Departments.

 

 

 

TEXTBOOKS

We usually cannot get current textbooks nor can we get textbooks in time for your class. It take 6-8 weeks to borrow a book outside the system. And because we are a public library and not an academic library, we do not buy textbooks.

Textbooks.com

Try Direct Textbook. They will search tons of online bookstores and publishers, find new, used, rental and ebook options, and get free 2-day shipping on millions of books.

RECEIVE HOLD NOTIFICATIONS BY TEXT OR EMAIL

  • Sign up at the Public Services Desk for Text Messaging or eMail notifications.
  • Sign up for notifications by email or text using Library Elf.