Put Your Holds On Ice

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and kids are getting out of school for the summer. For millions of Americans, that means one thing: Vacation time!

What if the bestseller you are waiting for, say The River Knows by Amanda Quick, comes up on hold for you while you are on vacation? Missing your turn could be upsetting.

So, stay cool. Use the freeze hold function to save your place on the holds list while you are gone. If frozen, your hold will continue to move up the list for that title, but it will not be delivered until you unfreeze it.

• To freeze a hold, click on Your Record from the catalog page.
• Enter your name, library card number, and click Submit to log in.
• Click on the Requests (holds) link to view your holds.
• Chose the holds you would like to freeze by clicking in the box under freeze on the right (If there is not a box to check, you cannot freeze that hold for some reason such as your request is already on the hold shelf for you to pickup.)
• Click the "Update my list" button and your hold will be on ice.
  

When you get back, you need to unfreeze your holds so that the holds can be reactivated and delivered. To unfreeze the holds, log in again, uncheck the freeze box, and click the "Update my list" button.