Suggest a Purchase
Recommend books, music, movies, or books on CD to the library.
If there is a title you think the library should purchase, let us know.
You can suggest up to 4 titles per month.
Please check the library catalog before making a suggestion for purchase.
Please do not place suggestions before a title's publication date.
Suggestions for purchase are evaluated according to the library's Collection Management policy.
After you submit a suggestion for purchase, the library will let you know whether we are able to purchase it or not. You can find responses to your suggested purchases in the Suggested Purchases area of your account.
It the title you suggested is purchased, you can place a hold on it in the library catalog.
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.
For Authors and Creators
If you are the author or creator of a work, find more information about submitting your work for consideration for the library collection.
Minnesota authors may also be interested in MN Writes MN Reads: easy-to-use, free resources for publishing and sharing ebooks.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.
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Log in and visit your account settings.
Click "Suggested Purchases".
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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.
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You can suggest up to 4 items for purchase per month.
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No. Old suggestions for purchase cannot be canceled or removed.
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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.
