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How do I get a library
card?
Stop in at your local Plum
Creek library and ask to sign up. The card is free. You will need to
fill out a Plum Creek Library System application form and present a
photo ID. Children will need a parent or guardian to sign the
application form. Print out an application
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How do I get a password?
Your password is
the last four numbers of your library card ID code. If
you have difficulty accessing your account, please contact your
local library.
How do I view my
online patron info?
In our online catalog,
go to the upper right corner of the page. Enter your 14 digit PCLS
library card bar code and the last four numbers of this code as your
password. Under My Library Account at the left, click on Review My Library Account. The screen
will display your borrowed items, their due dates, and your holds.
How
do I find books online?
You can search for books and
other materials in our online catalog.
Enter a title, author, or a subject in the Quick Search box and click Search
to
search the entire PCLS catalog. If you want to search a specific
library's catalog, first select that library from the Library pull down
menu in the top right of the page and then enter your search info.
Click Advanced Catalog Search to do more detailed
searches.
How do I reserve
books online?
Log into your Plum Creek Library account using the the Login box in the upper right of the Home page. You can search for materials by using the Quick Search box on the Home page or click on Advanced Catalog Search and search by Author, Title or Subject. Advanced Catalog Search
also allows you to search a specific PCLS library's catalog and to
search by material type (book, DVD, audio cassette). Once you
have found an item
you want to reserve, click the red Hold button
to the right of the item. On the Place Hold screen, verify that the library listed in the Pickup Library
box is the library you want to pick up the item; the default selection
is your home library (where you registered and received a library
card).
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you verify the LOCATION here.
If
you want the hold to expire after after a certain number of days, click
the Expiration Date
check box
and choose your expiration date from the drop down menus. If
you
want to suspend your hold for any reason (out of town, vacation), click
the Suspension Start Date
and Suspension End Date
boxes and choose the dates you do not want the hold active.
Once
the suspension end date is reached, your hold will be placed back in
line for the item. When finished, click the Hold button and you
will see a "Hold
Successful!"
message. To place a hold on an item from a specific library,
first choose that library from the list in the upper right corner of
the screen below the Languages box. You can also choose a library in the Advanced Catalog Search screen. Next, do your item
search.
The search results shown will be from the selected library
only. Click the Keep
button to the right of an item to enter the item into a saved list to view later. You can access this list by clicking on Kept Records at the
top of the Catalog Search window.
How do I renew books online?
You can renew
books online in the catalog
portion of our Web site. Log into your online profile, place a check in
the box next to the item(s) you wish to renew, and click the Renew
Selected Items button below the list.
How
do I return Items?
You can return items to any
Plum Creek member library, regardless of where the items were checked
out.
How do I get a book I
can't find in the PCLS catalog?
You can search
the MnLINK
Gateway, which will access most Minnesota libraries,
including public library systems, public and private colleges and
universities, schools, and state agencies. Use the Get It button to the
right of the item title and log in with your PCLS library ID,
PIN/password, and select the location where you would like to pick the
item up. Your PIN/password number is the last four digits of your
library card bar code.
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