Requests

Did you know that you can place a request on a library item that is checked out in order to have it saved for you at the Circulation Desk when the item is returned to the library?

Did you know that you can place a request on a library item that is not checked out and have it waiting for you at the Circulation Desk the next day? (We search for all requested items on the morning after they have been requested.)

We also have a special CDPL-Wabash exchange:

• If you are a CDPL patron with a Wabash Lilly Library card, you can have your requested books from Wabash delivered to CDPL.
• If you are a Wabash student, faculty, or staff member with a CDPL card, you can have your requested items from CDPL delivered to the Lilly library (or to CDPL, if you prefer).

The CDPL-Wabash requests will often be filled by the morning following the request (if the requested items are on the shelf). Requested materials that are checked out at the time the request is made will be delivered as soon as the materials become available.

Some limitations may apply depending on the regulations of the libraries, but here is how to make a request!

How to Place a Request on a Crawfordsville District Public Library Item

You need your CDPL card barcode number and your PIN (if you have forgotten your PIN, you will need to contact the Circulation Department in order to have it reset).

1. Go to the CDPL catalog and look up an item.

2. Under the item you want, click the Place Request link.

3. If you are not already logged into your account, you will be asked to log in now.

4. After you log in, choose the Pickup Library and click Submit Request.

Use the drop-down list to choose the pickup library. Note: If you choose Patron's Library, the Crawfordsville District Public Library will be the pickup library by default. If you are a Wabash student or a Wabash faculty/staff member, you may choose Wabash Lilly Library, if you wish, in order to pick up the item at Lilly Library.

• If you request the Crawfordsville District Public Library as the pickup library, you will pick up the items at the CDPL Circulation Desk and check them out at that time.
• If you request Wabsh Lilly Library as the pickup library, the items will be checked out to your CDPL account before they are delivered to Lilly Library.

5. If your request is successful, it is confirmed.

Wabash students, faculty, and staff members may also return all CDPL items to the Wabash Lilly Library for delivery back to CDPL.

How to Place a Request on a Wabash Lilly Library Book

You need your Wabash Lilly Library card.

1. Go to the Lilly Library catalog and look up a book.

Note: A maximum of 10 books or government documents may be borrowed at any time. Sound recordings, videos, and other media software circulate only to Wabash students, faculty, and staff. Periodicals do not circulate.

2. Select the book(s) you want and click the E-Mail / Request link.

Note: You can also click the title link of the book to see the full record before clicking the E-Mail / Request link.

3. Fill out the form as instructed and click the Send E-Mail button.

You must enter your name, but do not enter your real e-mail address in the Email address field: enter request@wabash.edu. Finally, enter the last four digits of your Lilly Library barcode number.

After you click the Send E-Mail button, your request is confirmed.

For CDPL patrons, these books will be checked out to your Wabash account and sent to the Crawfordsville District Public Library Circulation Desk to be picked up.

You may also return your Wabash books to CDPL for delivery back to Wabash.