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Place a Hold
Placing a hold on an item
- Access the Four County Library System catalog
- You will need the barcode number on your library card and the PIN number you chose during card registration. If you don’t remember your PIN please call us to help reset it at 845-586-3791
- Search the catalog by title, author, etc by using the search bar at the top of each page.
- Place a hold on a book by clicking the Place Hold button on the right of the entry and confirming that you would like to pick the book up at the Fairview Public Library (Margaretville) or any other Four County library.
If you need help or prefer to have us place the hold for you, call the library at 845-586-3791. We can also help you locate your library card number or reset your PIN. We are happy to help!
Many patrons don’t know that you can place a hold on a title even before it arrives at any of the Four County libraries. If the title has been entered into the Four County Library System circulation database, a patron may place a hold on that title, even if it has not yet been released!
Suspend a Hold
This is a great option if you will be on vacation or out of town for an extended period!
- Access the Four County Library System catalog
- You will need the barcode number on your library card and the PIN number you chose during card registration. If you don’t remember your PIN please call us to help reset it at 845-586-3791
- Click on the “My Account” on the top right, then click on holds.
- Select the books you would like to suspend and put in the beginning of your vacation or time away and the end. This way books will not be sent to the library while you are gone
Renew Items
To renew your items:
- Go to www.4cls.org and log into your account with your card number and PIN.
- If you don ’t know your PIN, click ‘Reset My Pin’ from the login dropdown box or contact your local library.
- Click on ‘My Account’ located at the top of the page where it is shaded dark purple.
- Click on the checkouts tab
- Tick Tick the box next to each item you would like to renew
- Click the blue renew button
- A pop up box will ask you to confirm the renewal. Click yes
- You will see the new due date next to the renewed items.
Enable Account History
Do you want to track your reading history?
HOW IT WORKS
To enable the retention of your checkouts:
- Go to www.4cls.org and log into your account with your card number and PIN.
- If you don ’t know your PIN, click ‘Reset My Pin’ from the login dropdown box or contact your local library.
- Click on ‘My Account’ located at the top of the page where it is shaded dark purple.
- Click on the personal information tab.
- Scroll down and click on Preferences.
- At the bottom of the list, click on ‘Show my checkout history’’ and then click on the update button.
- After opting in, future checkouts will be displayed under the Checkouts tab.
Checkout history will begin being kept after a patron opts in. No previous history will be viewable
LIBRARY RECORDS ARE CONFIDENTIAL
NY State Law ensures the confidentiality of library records. (New York State Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 4509)
If you choose to have your checkout history retained, that information will not be sold or offered to a third party. A court order is required for the release of confidential library records.
More Information:
- Individual items cannot be removed from the history of checkouts.
- Library records are confidential by state law, but records can be requested by law enforcement with a court order.
- You can opt out at any time through My Account.
- You must opt in to this service! No history will be retained unless you choose to opt in.
- If a patron account is removed from the system, all information including charge history information, will be removed.
- If an item is removed from the system, it will no longer appear in any patron’s history
Receive Author Alerts
You can now sign up for author alerts so you never miss a book by your favorite author! Get notified by email or text message when we order new titles by your favorite authors (sometimes well in advance of publication date). When you’re notified, you can place a hold for the new title!
Simply visit THIS LINK and put in the author(s) name that you want to be alerted about. Depending on how you want to be notified you will either receive a text or an email.
