LINK+ is a free service that lets you borrow books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes from more than 60 libraries in California. With your Library Card, you can request these items and have them sent to your local library for pickup.
Borrowing Basics
- Delivery Time: Most items arrive in about 4 days.
- Hold Period: Items stay on the hold shelf for 10 days.
- Loan Period: 3 weeks.
- Renewals: You can renew once if no one else is waiting. Renewals can be requested within 3 days of the due date.
- Limits: You can have up to 15 LINK+ transactions at one time.
- Fees: Lost or damaged LINK+ items may cost up to $115.
How to Request LINK+ Items
- Search the Catalog: If AC Library does not own the item, click Try Your Search in LINK+.
- Choose the Item: When you find what you want in LINK+, click Request It.
- Pick the library: Select Alameda County Public from the drop-down list.
- Enter Your Info: Type your name, Library Card number, and desired pickup location. Then click submit.
- Get a Notification: You will get a notice by email, phone, or text when the item is ready for pickup.