Cook Library Unveils Two New Services: Books on Hold and Leisure Viewing

Published by on August 27, 2019 12:00 am Comments Off on Cook Library Unveils Two New Services: Books on Hold and Leisure Viewing in General

Just as the Fall Semester begins, Cook Library is rolling out two new services.

 

Student standing in front of a stack of books, picking one off the shelfBooks on Hold

Do you need a book, but you can’t get to Cook anytime soon? You can now request books and other circulating items from TU’s collections and we’ll put them on hold for you to pick up the next day at the Circulation Desk.

Here’s how it works:

  • When you see an item in TU’s circulating collections (Stacks, Leisure Reading, Leisure Viewing, and BHI Meyerhoff Collection – 2nd floor), just click on “Request Item” and follow the prompts
  • We’ll pull the book and have it available for you to check out the next day at the Circulation Desk on the main floor of Cook Library
  • Once a book is placed on hold, it will not be available for another user to check out

 

Two DVDs and a bowl of popcornLeisure Viewing

When Tiger Reels closed, Cook Library inherited their 700-volume Blu-Ray and DVD film archive. We spent the summer transforming it into our new Leisure Viewing Collection.

Here’s how it works:

  • Search the TU Library Catalog for a particular title or browse the video cases on the 2nd floor, by the Leisure Reading Collection
  • Once you’ve selected the movie you want to check out, bring the case to the Circulation Desk on the main floor to check it out
  • TU affiliates (students, faculty, and staff) can borrow Leisure Viewing videos for 7 days with two online renewals

 

If you have any questions about either Books on Hold or Leisure Viewing, please contact Circulation Manager Kevin Fry at kfry@towson.edu or 410-704-2456.

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This post was written by Garczynski, Joyce V.