For Members

Reserve Books

How to reserve books

  1. To reserve a book, log in to your member account in the left sidebar.
  2. Visit our online catalog.
  3. Search the catalog for the title you are interested in.
  4. If we do not have the title in our catalog, complete the Suggest a Purchase form.
  5. If the title is "In Library", you will not be able to place a hold on it.
  6. If the title is any other status other than "In Library," you will be able to place a hold.
  7. Click on the Request icon to reserve the book.
  8. Complete the Request Verification Form to fill the request.
  9. Click Submit when you're done.
  10. If you do not recall your password, please click Request new password in the My Tab of the left sidebar. If you have trouble logging in, please email help@nysoclib.org.