You can view your checkouts, holds, and any fines you may have by logging in to your My Account. Also, when logged in to your My Account, you can renew your library items, place holds on library materials, create lists of items you might want to check out in the future, and pay any fines/fees with a credit card.
To access your My Account, you will need:
- library card barcode number
- your SWAN Personal Identification Number (PIN)
- Your default PIN should be the last 4 digits of your phone number. If that does not work, please call the library at 630-323-8188 to verify your PIN.
Viewing Checkouts, Holds and Fines
Click on the Sign In link on the top right of the SWAN Catalog screen and login. Once you have logged in, you should see your library account information broken down into different category links in a column on the left. Click on the appropriate link to see the information related to that topic.
To renew items through your My Account:
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Clarendon Hills Public Library participates in Automatic Renewal. Please review the Renew Materials page for details.
To place holds using your My Account:
- Go to the SWAN Catalog and login to your My Account.
- Search for the item you are interested in.
- After finding the item, click on the Place Hold button on the right side of the item’s record.
- You should see a Success message in the pop-up window if your hold has successfully been placed.
- The pop-up window will also let you link to a page to change your pickup location if you want to change the location from the default location of the Clarendon Hills Library.
To create a list of items you are interested in checking out in the future:
- Go to the SWAN Catalog and login to your My Account.
- Search the catalog.
- When you find an item you want added to a list, click the "Add to List" button at the bottom of the item's record.
- Either "Create a new List" or add to an already created list.
- After creating or choosing a specific list, click on "Save to List" button.
To pay fines through My Account:
- Go to the SWAN Catalog and login to your My Account.
- Click on Pay Fines.
- Click PayPal to pay with a PayPal account, or click Debit or Credit Card to pay without a PayPal account.
- Fill out your payment information and submit.
Please Note: You will need a minimum of $1 in fines to pay online.
