What do I do if the item I want to borrow is already checked out?
Answer
Books, DVDs, CDs
Request the item from another library. Go to the item’s information page in the library catalog, and click the button on the right to submit a HELIN request or an ILL request (instructions are linked below).
Course Reserves and Board Games
If the course reserve or board game you want to borrow is on loan to another user, you can place it on hold. A hold will prevent the borrower from renewing the item.
Place a Hold
Place a hold on the item by clicking the Place Hold button on the item’s information page, log in with your Wheaton email and password, then submit the form. When the item is returned, a staff member will put it on the hold shelf in the Atrium near the Information Desk on the Main Level. Course Reserves are only held for 15 minutes.
You will get an email when the item is ready. You can check it out with your Wheaton ID at the Information Desk on the Main Level or using one of three Self Checkout Kiosks (in the Atrium on the Main Level, on the Periodicals Level at the rear building entrance, and on the Stacks Level at the Discovery Center entrance).