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Reserves

Use this option to request an item be held for you when it becomes available — e.g. if an item is on loan, or at another branch, or you are reserving from home. Anybody with a current library card can make a reserve.

How much does it cost?

Reserves are free to all borrowers at the moment due to the Central Library closure.

Place a reserve

Using our library catalogue you can place reserves quickly and easily:

Search the library catalogue
Find the item you want to reserve
Click the 'Place reserve' button in the results list or full record to place your reserve

Catalogue screenshot — Click the orange 'Place Reserve' button

You will need:

Your library card
To know which branch you want to pick the item up from

You can also place reserves at any branch library desk, or over the phone.

Suspend or cancel a reserve

You can suspend or cancel a reserve at any time before the reserve arrives on the shelf for you (after this time, contact the library where your reserve is held, and staff can remove it from your card.

This is handy when you know you are going to be away or unable to pick up your item when it is due to arrive.

To cancel or suspend a reserve:

Log in to your library card
Click on 'Account Activity'
Click on 'Reserves'
Choose to either suspend your reserve until a later date (if you're going to be away when it might be filled — if you're very near to the front of the queue), or cancel your reserve

Larger screenshot of cancelling/suspending a reserve — Under 'Account Activity' click 'Reserves' then choose to either suspend your reserve until a later date (if you're going to be away when it might be filled — if you're very near to the front of the queue), or cancel your reserve.

Picking up your reserve

We will contact you when the item is ready for you, using the contact you have told us you prefer (by phone, email or letter in the mail)

You need to pick it up from your requested library branch within 7 days of notification. Uncollected reserves will incur a $2 charge.

Please note: We cannot guarantee when the item will be available because we are reliant on the item being returned to the library on time. We do our best to deliver requested items as soon as possible

Reserve limits

There is 100 per card reserve limit for adults
For children & young adults, the limit is 10 reserves at any time on Children and Young Adult cards

Checking the status of your reserves

You can log in to your card to check the status of your reserves (e.g. ready for pickup, pending).

Once you've logged in, click to view your account in the top right corner of the screen. You can click to view the status and progress of your reserves from your main account screen.

Check your card