Acting on an available hold

As soon as a hold becomes available, you'll get a notification and have 72 hours (3 days) to borrow it, suspend it, or cancel it.

To find your hold, open the notification from Libby or go to Shelf > Holds.

Then:

• If you're ready to borrow it, tap Borrow, pick a lending period, and follow the prompts.
• If you're not ready to borrow the hold, tap Suspend to keep your place on the wait list. Then, unsuspend it when you're ready.
• If you no longer want the hold, go to Manage Hold > Cancel Hold.

If you miss the 72-hour pickup window, your hold will be suspended automatically as a one-time courtesy. Holds will lapse if they're suspended for 365 days in a row.

Tip: To see your holds in the order they will most likely be available, tap on your holds screen, then select expected next and tap Show Holds. To pin this filter so your holds are always sorted this way, tap the applied expected next sort, then tap Pin Sort.

Watch a short video about borrowing available holds