How to Place Holds

Using your account

and the Cecil County Public Library’s online catalog

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The Cecil County Public Library

• Allows you to place holds on library materials that are checked out (as long as there are no restrictions on your account) through the library’s catalog.

You may select the library branch location where you’d like the material to be sent.

When the item comes in, you will be called. You have a few days to come in and pick up your item(s).

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Step One: Find an item you’d like.

Step Two: If that item is checked out by someone else, you may place a hold on it.

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The catalog will state “No copies currently available” and tell you the estimated wait time.

This item (#31) is currently checked out and the wait time is estimated to be about 12 days.

If you would like to place a hold on it, press “Details.”

Step Three: After you select “Details”, you will be brought to a screen like this one. Now you can “Place Hold.” Click on the link

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Step Four: You will now be directed to enter your Library card number in the User ID field and your PIN (leave “Alt ID” blank).

Press “Place Hold.”

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You’re done!

You will see a screen that verifies your account number and the item you placed a hold on.

When the item becomes available, you will be called.

Now you’re ready to learn how to renew your library materials.

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