How to access your account

Click here for Online Catalog (Horizon Information Portal). 

 

Please note: Patrons must establish a PIN (personal identification number) in order to place reserves, renew items and access his/her personal account from home. If you have not set up a PIN number, please stop at the Circulation Desk in the library to do so. Catalog will be down daily from 9:55 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. In addition, the catalog will be down from Saturday 11:55 p.m. to Sunday 5:00 a.m. We apologize for the inconvenience.

                                                                                HOW TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT

Renew from home:  

*Please note: Before you try to renew a book, please check to see if there is a reserve on that title. It cannot be renewed if it is on reserve for someone else.

	Go to the Springfield Public Library homepage –www.springfieldpubliclibrary.com
	Click on "Online Catalog" link in menu bar
	Click on “online catalog”
	Select and click on the “My account” tab at the top
	Type in your library card number (borrower ID)
	Type PIN
	Log in
	“Account overview” screen appears
	Click on “Items Out”
	Click box adjacent to the items(s) you wish to renew
	Click “renew”
	Click “logout” at top of screen

Place reserves from home: 

	Go to Springfield Public Library homepage – www.springfieldpubliclibrary.com
	Click on "Online Catalog" link in menu bar
	Click on " online catalog”
	Insert the title you want to reserve (example: “Paranoia”)
	The search results will be displayed
	Click on the title of the item you wish to reserve
	At the next screen, click on “reserve first available copy”
	The log-in screen will appear
	Type your library card number (borrower ID)
	Type PIN
	Log in
	Click on “request”
	Click on “return to searching” or “Logout and Return”

 Check account from home:

	Go to Springfield Public Library homepage – www.springfieldpubliclibrary.com
	Click on "Online Catalog" link in menu bar
	Click on "online catalog” Select and click on the “My account” tab at the top
	Type in your library card number (borrower ID)
	Type PIN
	Log in
	“Account overview” screen appears
	Click on “items out” to view all materials out and to renew.
	Click on “reserves” to see books you have requested.
	Click on “messages” to read communication from library staff.
	Click on “profile” to see if your personal information is correct
	Be sure to click “Logout” at the top right-hand side of the screen when finished.

Springfield Free Public Library
66 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081
Tel: (973) 376-4930
Fax: (973) 376-1334
questions@springfieldpubliclibrary.com

This page was updated on Wednesday, July 05, 2006