Are you in need of a book that is not in the SPLASH or the LINK+ system? We might be able to get that for you with a ZIP BOOK! First, check our catalog.

IF NOT IN OUR CATALOG, TRY LINK+

Link+ 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 The Storygraph or Goodreads.

More important info before you borrow from Link+.

IF NOT AVAILABLE IN LINK+, TRY ZIP BOOKS

Request the item using the Zip Books program. The item will be shipped directly to your home! See below for details.

• Zip Books are free for SPLASH cardholders in good standing.
• Must be returned to the Benicia Library Public Services Desk and staff told it is a Zip Book within 6 weeks.
• Zip Books ship directly to your address via Amazon.com.

Items requested:

• must NOT be currently owed by the SPLASH Library System including Benicia, Solano, and St. Helena Libraries.
• must be a physical book or audiobook including large print and foreign language and available in Amazon. Not allowed: DVDs, music CDs, workbooks, textbooks, and prepublication items.
• cannot be popular bestselling authors or titles, as we will already be in the process of buying them.
• cannot exceed $50.
• must be SHIPPED and SOLD from Amazon.

At this time, two Zip Books can be requested each calendar month per patron.

1. To request a Zip Book, complete the Book Request Form.
2. A staff member will review the request and send you an email update within a week.
3. If your Zip Book request is approved, you will receive the item in the mail.
4. When you are finished with your Zip Book or within three weeks, please return the item to the Benicia Library Customer Service Desk and inform staff that you are returning a Zip Book.
5. You may have two Zip Books per calendar month, provided all your Zip Books are returned to the library.

Zip Books may be added to the Benicia Public Library collection, if they meet our collection development needs. If you have any questions about Zip Books, please email the library.

This project was supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.