Holds/Recalls

Placing a Hold on a book is a service to enable you to obtain library material currently checked out to someone else.

To request a hold:

Find the specific material you want in the York Libraries Catalogue. Click on the(Hold Item) button in the catalogue, fill in the form and submit it.

A hold will not be placed if:

• Two or more copies are available
• The item is located on reserve, or the item circulates for a short loan period (e.g. video, audio materials)
• The item is lost, missing, on order, in process or non-circulating
• Your borrowing privileges are blocked or expired
• You have reached your hold limit (15 for York University borrowers and 5 for external borrowers)

Other information to note:

• An item on extended loan period will be recalled for you; however, it may be several days before the item becomes available.
• You must remember which library you selected as the pick-up location (this information does not appear in My Library Account or on the availability notice)
• There may be other hold requests before your request. Check in person at a circulation desk for your current position in the queue.