At the Ridgefield Library circulation desk, it’s pretty common for us to hear, “Can you tell me if I took this item out before?” Unfortunately, we have to say that we don’t have that information, as our Integrated Library System does not maintain details of older transactions. The good news is that you can now keep track of this information yourself, and the details are private and not accessible to anyone else, even library staff.
Each patron can keep track of previously checked out items and items previously put on hold. Simply log in to your account online at ridgefieldlibrary.org, go to the Account Preferences Tab, click on Search and History Preferences and check the little box after Keep History of Checked Out Items and/or Keep History of Holds. Then click the Save button, and you are done.
You can access this information at any time by clicking on the Items Checked Out tab and then clicking on the Check Out History tab or clicking on the Holds tab and then the Holds History tab. The information is at your fingertips. It’s as simple as that.
If you have any questions, come to the circulation desk and we will be happy to work with you one on one.
Mary Louise Cardosa is a circulation clerk at the Ridgefield Library. She can be reached at mlcardosa@ridgefieldlibrary.org or 203-438-2282, ext.,12003.