How do I request an item or place a hold?

In-Person / Phone Hold

Visit a library branch or contact the Abilene Public Library and staff will ask for your 13-digit library card number to place a hold on an item for pickup at any of our three branch locations. Available holds are held for 8-days once they arrive.

Interlibrary Loan (Temporarily Unavailable Until Oct. 2020)

Visit our Interlibrary Loan page to make a request (you will need your 13-digit library card number and PIN). You may also visit or contact the Abilene Public Library and staff may place the request on your behalf. Available Interlibrary Loan materials come with a set due date and the library will hold these items until they are due back to the lending library.

Online Holds

You may place a hold online on our catalog for items. You will need your 13-digit library card number and PIN.

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1. What do I do if the Library doesn't own an item I want?
2. How do I get a library card?
3. Can I get a library card if I do not live in Abilene?
4. How old do I have to be to get a library card?
5. Why do I need an email on file with the library?
6. Why am I not receiving my email notifications?
7. What's a PIN and how do I get one?
8. How long does my library card last and how do I renew it?
9. How long can I keep an item?
10. What are your late fees?
11. How and where do I pay my library fees?
12. I've lost a book. What do I do?
13. I've returned a book that still appears on my account. What do I do?
14. Can I checkout books if I don't have my library card with me?
15. Can I return books to any location?
16. Can I return books after the library closes?
17. How do I renew library materials?
18. Why can I not renew certain library items?
19. How many items can I checkout?
20. How do I request an item or place a hold?