Can’t make it to the library to pick up your holds during library hours?
Now you can call the library and ask that your held items be placed in an outdoor locker for you to pick up within 7 days. The library has 6 lockers available.
How to Use this Service
- Call the library at 630-323-8188 and ask if staff can place your held items in one of our lockers. You can also text a locker request to 630-381-8885 (this # is for texts only). Please be sure to identify who you are.
- Staff will let you know if a locker is available and, if so, will let you know your assigned locker number.
- Staff will check your held items out to your account and place items in your assigned locker.
- You have one week to pick up your items.
- You will use the last four digits of your library card barcode to open the lock on your locker.
- If you do not pick your items up within the week, your items will be placed back on the library's inside holds shelf for five days. After five days, the items will be checked in and sent back to their home library or reshelved.
Please Note:
- We will only hold items in lockers for one week. If you request locker service on a Monday, you would have until 9:30 am the following Monday to pick up items.
- Items must fit in a 12 in x 12 in x 12 in space. If you have items that will not fit in the locker, you will be notified.
How to Open the Locker, When You Come to Pick Up Your Items
On the lock of your assigned locker:
- Press “C”.
- Enter the last 4 digits of your library card barcode by pressing down on the appropriate numbers.
- Turn knob to unlocked position (arrow on knob points to unlocked padlock icon).
- Open locker and remove items.
- Close locker and press “C” button.
- Return knob to locked position (arrow on knob points to locked padlock icon).
