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Holds

If the item you want is checked out, you may place a hold on it.  Holds can be placed by telephone, through our homepage, at any catalog terminal, or by filling out a reserve slip at the library.  We will call you when the item becomes available. 

Placing System Holds via the Library Catalog

You may order some items on your own from neighboring libraries (if Canton Public Library does not own them or if our copies are out) and ask to have them sent here for you to pick up.  You may not request non-print items like DVDs and VHS tapes from neighboring libraries, but most books are eligible. 

Simply log onto the Canton Public Library website, go to our catalog, and switch your search to All Libraries.  Check to see which libraries own the book you want, then click on the Place a Hold link.  If you select Canton as the library you want the item delivered to, it will be sent here for you by one of the area libraries that are part of our consortium.  We will telephone you once your item arrives via the Connecticar delivery system.  In the event you receive an error message while following the above steps, telephone our Reference Desk and ask if the item is available through the interlibrary loan system (in other words, from libraries outside our consortium). 

If you would like non-print items sent to us from another library on your behalf, please call the Reference Desk and speak with a librarian.

Interlibrary Loan

If you are looking for an item that is not available at the Canton Public Library or at other libraries in our consortium (the libraries we share our catalog with), we will try to locate it in another library and have it sent to Canton for you.  To use our interlibrary loan service, please fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request Form available at the Reference Desk, or else telephone the Reference Desk and speak with a librarian.

Please note the following:

  • You may request up to four (4) interlibrary loans at a time. 
  • Please return items we obtain for you through the interlibrary loan system to Canton Public Library.  Do not return them to any other library, including the owning library.
  • Many libraries will not loan recently-published items through the interlibrary loan service.  If the item you seek is very new, please submit a request for our library to purchase it.
  • Some libraries restrict the types of materials they will lend through the interlibrary loan system.  Restrictions often apply to non-print items such as DVDs and VHS tapes.  While we will attempt to obtain anything for a Connecticut resident, please be aware of this possible limitation.

Please note that we have no control over how long it takes items to arrive at our library. Requests sometimes arrive within a couple of days, but if it is a rare item or an item with a lot of demand, it can take much longer. If you need the item in a hurry, you might want to consider driving to the owning library and borrowing it in person.

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