Search the Library
Click the black button below to search our Alexandria Library Catalogue:
How to Place a Hold
Click on the Find a Book button, above.
Search for a book by subject, title, or author.
Once you find a book that you would like to check out, you will place a hold on the book. To do so:
click on the arrow on the right
Click on the hold icon (upper right, the book with a hand over it)
You will be prompted to enter a username and password:
your username is your student number (no ‘S’)
your password is your last name (all lower case, no capital letters)
Then click ‘Place Hold’
You’re done! A member of our library team will contact you by email with instructions for picking up and later returning your book.
Remember: you can sign out up to 3 books at a time, and can keep each book for a 3-week loan.
Due Dates
The due date is stamped in the back of the book that you sign out. The regular due date is three weeks from the date you sign out the book.
Make sure you put a reminder in your calendar to return or renew the book before the due date.
Locating books in the library
(when it's open again)
Step 1: Note the CALL NUMBER number during your search.
Step 2: Locate books by the CALL NUMBER on their spine.
Non-fiction books are organized by the Dewey Decimal System:
Fiction books are in alphabetical order by author's last name:
Signing Out Books
(when the library is open again)
Bring your student card or your timetable to the library circulation desk to sign out books.
Both fiction and non-fiction books can be signed out for three weeks.
You can have up to five books out at a time.
Due Dates
The due date is stamped in the back of the book that you sign out. The regular due date is three weeks from the date you sign out the book.
Make sure you put a reminder in your calendar to return or renew the book before the due date.
The book return slot is located on the front of the circulation desk.
Extensions & Renewals
You may ask for an extended due date if you know you'll need the book for more than three weeks (i.e. for an assignment).
Extensions MUST be arranged PRIOR to signing out books.
Books can be renewed on or before the due date for three additional weeks. You must bring the book with you to the library to get it renewed--we cannot renew books we do not see!
What Should I Read Next?
Request a Book
Is there a book or a series that you would like us to consider purchasing for our collection?