Suggestions for Purchase FAQs

  • General Questions

    After you suggest a title for purchase, the library will let you know whether it has been purchased or not. You will see a response in your library account.

    To check the status of requests:

    Log in to your account and visit My Library Dashboard.

    Click "Suggested this month" in the menu on the left.

    OR

    Log in and visit your account settings.

    Click "Suggested Purchases".

    To suggest books, movies, music, or books on CD for the library to purchase:

    Go to My Library Dashboard (log in, if necessary).

    Click "Suggest a Purchase" from the menu on the left side of the screen.

    Enter the title information and click "Submit Suggestion".

    Suggesting Your Own Works

    If you are the author or creator of a work, find more information about submitting your work for consideration for the library collection.

    E-books and E-audiobooks:

    Use "Notify Me" tags in the Libby app to express interest in titles and receive notification if they are added to the collection.

    Learn more about "Notify Me" tags.

    You can suggest up to 4 items for purchase per month.

    No. Old suggestions for purchase cannot be canceled or removed.

    Authors and creators are welcome to submit their books or creative works for consideration for the library collection.

    Learn more about submitting your work for consideration.

    The inclusion and retention of materials in this collection is directed by the library's Collection Development Policy.

    Due to the volume of requests, we are unable to respond directly to authors. If your title is added to the collection, it will generally appear in the library’s catalog within 90 days of the date you submitted it for consideration.

    Use "Notify Me" tags in the Libby app to express interest in titles and receive notification if they are added to the collection.

    Learn more about "Notify Me" tags.

    Use "Deep Search" to Find Additional Titles Not Already in the Collection

    In Libby, there are two ways to discover titles that are not yet in the digital collection: 

    1 - If you search for a title, author, or series and it returns no results, Libby will automatically expand into a "deep search" to display relevant titles that are not yet in the collection. 

    2 - If you run a search that returns fewer than 100 results, you can tap the filter button to manually enable "deep search".

    The "deep search" filter adds titles matching your search that are not already in the library's collection to your results.

    Note: Some books have never been published digitally, and some digital titles may not be available for purchase by the library.

    Use "Notify Me" to Express Interest in Titles and Receive Notification if they are Added

    From the expanded search, you will see relevant results with a Notify Me option. Tap Notify Me to tag titles and be notified if they are added to the collection in the future. If the title is added, you will be alerted and given the option to borrow the title or place a hold.