How to Find What You’re Looking for in Library Catalogs, and How to Request to Borrow an Item
Please feel free to contact us to ask if an item you seek is available to borrow.
How to find out if an item is available:
Search the Madison Library online catalog: please use link at left side of this page.
Note: on occasion, this web address will change. Contact us at the library to get the latest address if this link does not work.
If you find your item, you can either:
- Place a hold online:
- First, click the title of the item to go to the page with the full record for the item.
- Then, scroll to the right side of the page, click on “Place Hold” button. A pop-up window will appear. (Be sure you do not have pop-ups blocked in your browser’s settings.) Enter your name and library card number as directed, click “Place Hold” button again.
- Or, contact us to let us know you’d like us to hold the item for you.
If you do not find your item:
Search the NHU-PAC catalog (combined catalog of all New Hampshire libraries). Search Tip: use drop down list to specify if you’re searching by title, author, subject, or ISBN.
If you find your item in the NHU-PAC catalog, you can either:
- Email us (librarian@madison.lib.nh.us) using the form at the bottom of the item’s webpage. Be sure to change the subject heading of the email to “Request for [your name]” or we won’t know who you are.
- Or, contact us to place an interlibrary loan request.
If you do not find your item, you can either:
Double check your title and/or author information at WorldCat or Amazon. Spelling counts in library catalogs.
Or, if all else fails, contact us to track down item, we love this type of reference detective work! We have a very good track record for finding items and locating libraries to lend them.
