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Placing Holds

Most Library items are available for holds. 1

If you are not already logged in when you try to place a hold, the system will prompt you to log in.

A window will appear for you to specify the Library where you want to pick up the item when it arrives 2. Once you have selected the pickup Library, click Place Hold. The system will tell you if the hold was successfully placed or not 3. Note: You can also place a hold on an item by Using the Select An Action Drop-Down Menu.

Once you have placed a hold on an item, you will be able to see it in My Account under the Holds tab.

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Comments

Queue

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 10:00pm.

Is there a way to see the Queue for a book or movie before placing a hold on it? I thought on the old system there was (perhaps not) but I can't find a way to do it now. I am currently at college but I like to place holds in hope that items will be in for me after the time I get back home. So is there a way to see the queue for an item before holding it?

Hi there. The only way to

Submitted by vfranklyn on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 12:49pm.

Hi there. The only way to view the queue is to place a hold on it first, then look in My Account. Sorry we don't have a better solution for you.

placing a hold

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 5:17pm.

There are books I need to put on hold for my children's schooling, but the system won't let me. It says "privilege expired". I don't have any overdue books or fines so I don't understand the problem. Please don't tell me I need to call. With 4 little ones and homeschooling, I don't need to waste time sitting on the phone.

Hi there. I'm afraid we'll

Submitted by vfranklyn on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 12:15pm.

Hi there. I'm afraid we'll need more information to assist you. Please email circnotices(@)ppld(dot)org your library card number and PIN and we'll look into it. Thanks.

I've placed a book on hold

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 8:38am.

I've placed a book on hold for the East Library but haven't received any confirmation that it's being processed. When can I expect to pick up the book and will someone contact me?

Hi there. You can check the

Submitted by vfranklyn on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 2:06pm.

Hi there. You can check the status of your hold by clicking on the 'My Account' link in the upper toolbar. You will be prompted for your library card number and PIN.

When you can pick up the book will depend on whether or not the title is on our shelves or checked out. You will be contacted when your hold is available via email if you've given it to us, or by phone, text, or snail mail, depending on your account settings.

Please feel free to call 719-389-8968 for further assistance.

Placing holds

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 9:26am.

Previously I was able to look for a book by clicking author, then putting in an initial, and it would bring up all the authors that I prefer with that initial in their first name. I could then click on the name of the author that I wanted, to see if there were any new books available. This was very convenient, now it seems that I have to put each name in independently, which takes much longer. Am I not doing something correctly?

Reply to Placing Holds

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 5:44pm.

Hi,
Would you mind emailing me directly so I can make sure I understand the procedure you describe. I am not able to replicate it in the classic catalog myself, however, you can access the classic catalog at http://classiccat.ppld.org and still use your method. If you email your phone number, I'll give you a call.
Thanks!
Jenny - PPLD IT Dept.
jpierce@ppld.org

Hold Privileges?

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 1:49pm.

I'm trying to place a hold on an item but it wont let me, it says I don't have privileges to do this action, do you know why?

Hi there. Please call

Submitted by vfranklyn on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 2:26pm.

Hi there. Please call 719-389-8968 and we'll assist you with placing holds. Thanks.

new PPLD catalog holds list

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 12:07pm.

In the old catalog, I was able to see my list of holds from the oldest item put on hold in ascending order to the newest item on hold. I can't figure out how to do this in the new catalog. Is this available?

holds information

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/10/2012 - 1:16pm.

Hi,
You can order the holds in "My Account" by your position in the hold queue. Click on the column heading that reads "Place in Queue" to order the list of holds from lowest place in queue to highest place in queue - and click the heading again to reverse that order. I'd be happy to help further if you contact me directly: jpierce@ppld.org.
-Jenny
PPLD IT Department