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Reserving Library Material
Follow the instructions below.....
- Click on the CATALOG
 button
on the STDL home page.
The Online Catalog page will appear:
- Enter a short description of the item you are searching for in the white text box, and
Click on the Easy Search  button:
The Search Results page will appear listing a collection of recommended items owned by the library:
A variety of information about each item will be displayed including
the item's Call #, Author(s), Year of Publication, Title and often times a small graphic image of the item's cover along the right side
of the item information box.
- Click on the Full Details
 button to display additional information about the selected item.
- If necessary, click on the Item Information
 tab along the top of the box.
The Item Information page will be brought to the front displaying a variety of more detailed information about the item you selected:
- Are any copies of the item currently available?
Within the center of the Item Information window a message will be
displayed indicating whether copies of the specified item are
currently available for circulation or if all of the copies are currently
checked-out.
In the example box below, note the Copy info: No copies currently
available. message
This message indicates that all of the copies of the desired item are
either checked-out or on reserve for another library patron and as
a result are not currently available.
You may at this point Place a Hold on the item and you will be notified
when the item has been returned and is available for you to check out.
- Click on the Place Hold
 icon.
The Place Hold page will appear prompting you to enter specific
information identifying you as a Schaumburg Township District Library
cardholder and allowing you to specify the location where you would
like to pickup the reserved item when it becomes available:
- Enter your Library card number:
Click within the white
text box beside the words Library card number: and enter
your library card number, often referred to as a zebra #.
In the example below, the Library card number 21257001112222 was
entered.
- Select the desired Pickup Location:
Click on the down arrow on the right side of the pickup at: dropdown
menu box to display the menu of pickup locations, then highlight and click upon the the desired location.
In the example below, the CENTRAL location is selected:
- Click on the Place Hold
 button.
- The system will respond
with a message notifying you that the requested item has been
reserved for you and you will be notified when the requested item
has been returned and your turn in line arrives.
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