Answered By: eCirculation -Alachua County Library District
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2024     Views: 4893

When placing an item on hold, you will notice an Activation Date on the same screen where you click "Submit Request". This is automatically set to the date you are placing the item on hold. If you do not change this date before placing the hold, your hold on that item is Active. When a hold is active, you are listed in the holds queue for that item and when it becomes your turn, the item will be held for you at your preferred library location. To Suspend or Reactivate a hold changes its status between Active and Inactive. If you change your Activation Date to a later date when placing an item on hold, your hold will be Inactive until that chosen date.

If you place an item on hold and realize after that you do not want the book immediately, you can Suspend the hold so that it is Inactive. Suspending a hold does not completely remove you from the list, but it allows others on the list with Active holds to get the item while your hold is Inactive. Your place in the holds queue is held until the activation date you choose, or until you Reactivate the hold manually.

Reactivating a hold changes the status back to Active. Once you become first in the queue, the item will be held for you as soon as it is available.

To Suspend/Reactivate a hold, you will need to login to My Account on the Library's website. To login, you will need your 14-digit library card number and your PIN/password. Your PIN/password is automatically set to be the four-digit year you were born (ex. 1975).

  • Once you are logged in, click on Hold Requests to view the items you have on hold
  • Click the checkbox next to the item you wish change the hold status of and click "Suspend/Reactivate Selected"
  • Enter the new Activation Date for the hold and click Submit

Updated 2.13.24