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My Library account

Log in to renew items and check holds.

User ID: Student ID or Staff ID (eg. 100XXXXXX)
Password: Date of birth (DDMMYYYY) (e.g. 18 December 1991 is 18121991)

How to login to my Library account

This brief video will show you how to log in and navigate around your Holmesglen Library My Library Account

Place a hold

When viewing an item you have additional options, such as placing a hold.

Place a hold to reserve an item currently Out of libraryor to have the item sent to another Library branch for collection.

Under Get it, click on Place Hold.

Place hold is highlighted in yellow on the right hand side of the location box

To place a hold, input your Holmesglen ID number (e.g. 100123456) and password.

Select the Library branch you would like to collect the item.

login screen to log into place hold, need to fill in Holmesglen ID number, password, pickup location

Check the confirmation screen says the hold has been successfully placed.

Renewing items and checking holds online

From Holmesglen Library, click on My Library Account, and then log in to access your account.

From this screen you can see: 

  • Checkouts: what items you have borrowed and when they are due.
  • Holds: if available, your number in the queue or to cancel a hold.

My Account page showing Account Summary, which is 3 checkouts and 1 holds

Select Checkouts or Holds to see more information.

To renew items or remove holds, check the box next to the item.

Click on Renew selected items or Cancel selected holds.

My Account page showing Understanding MIS is on hold in queue

Check items are renewed

Holds: If an item has a hold on it, it cannot be renewed. It must be returned to the Library. Late returns will incur fines.