Can’t Find an Item?
We may be able to borrow it from another library or add it to our collection.
Before Suggesting a Purchase
Item Not in LINKin?
For items older than a year, search the catalog of libraries throughout the country with WorldCat Discovery and request the item through Interlibrary Loan.
New Releases
- AHML cardholders may suggest a purchase. We accept purchase suggestions for recent and upcoming releases. However, we don't accept suggestions for items with publication dates more than six months in the future.
- If we purchase the requested item, we will place a hold on it for you. However, submitting a suggestion does not guarantee that you will be first on the holds list.
- You can check the status of your suggestion on your account page.
The library does not consider purchase suggestions for:
- Items with publication dates more than six months in the future.
- Movies that have not yet opened nationally in theaters. Most popular movies appear in the catalog as “coming attractions” shortly before the theatrical release date.
- Self-published books unless they have been professionally reviewed, have demonstrated consumer popularity, or were written by an Arlington Heights resident.