Libraries Victoria holds and interlibrary loans are available with the following restrictions:
- Items available for loan from Greater Dandenong Libraries or Shared Collections can be requested by placing a hold.
- Items available for loan from other Libraries Victoria collections or any other library can be requested by submitting an interlibrary loan or purchase request.
- Holds or requests can only be collected from Dandenong Library, Springvale Library or the Little Library: Menzies Avenue.
Placing holds
Library members can place holds for items using the library catalogue or mobile app.
Find out more about the Libraries Victoria mobile app
Greater Dandenong Libraries' collections
Greater Dandenong Library members can place a hold on any item in the Greater Dandenong Libraries' lending collections. Holds can only be collected from Dandenong or Springvale Library, or the Little Library: Menzies Avenue.
Shared collections
Greater Dandenong Library members can place a hold on any item in the shared lending collections, excluding the following:
- New books, audiobooks and DVDs less than six months old cannot be placed on hold.
- Music CDs, picture books, board books, magazines and large books cannot be placed on hold.
Holds can only be collected from Dandenong Library, Springvale Library or the Little Library: Menzies Avenue.
Requesting items from other libraries by interlibrary loan
For other libraries' items, members can request the item by interlibrary loan. There is a maximum of 5 concurrent requests per Full Greater Dandenong Libraries Membership. Temporary Memberships do not have access to resource sharing.
Libraries Victoria collections
These items can be found in the catalogue or mobile app under the Libraries Victoria search results tab. Items found in this tab can be requested by selecting the Submit Request button.
Please note that an exact search is required to find results in this tab, for example, enter 'Set the boy free the autobiography'.
The following items cannot be requested:
- New books, audiobooks and DVDs less than six months old.
- Music CDs, picture books, board books, magazines and large books.
Requests can only be collected from Dandenong Library, Springvale Library or the Little Library: Menzies Avenue.
Other libraries
Other items not available in the library catalogue can be requested by submitting a request form.
The following items cannot be requested:
- New books, audiobooks and DVDs less than six months old.
- Music CDs, picture books, board books, magazines and large books.
Requests can only be collected from Dandenong Library, Springvale Library or the Little Library: Menzies Avenue.
Submit an interlibrary loan request
Purchase requests
The library will consider purchasing items for the collection, including items that are less than six months old. If purchased, a hold will be placed for members. Items can only be collected from Dandenong Library, Springvale Library or the Little Library: Menzies Avenue. Make a purchase request by completing the following form.
There is a maximum of 5 concurrent requests per Full Greater Dandenong Libraries Membership. Temporary Memberships do not have access to resource sharing.
More information
For more information phone 1300 630 920
