Freeze and unfreeze a hold

You can freeze and unfreeze holds from the Holds tab on My Bookshelf.

If you place a hold on an item, but you want to wait to pick it up, you can freeze the hold to keep your place in the hold queue. When you are ready to pick up the item, you can unfreeze the hold and pick up the item when it becomes available.

You must sign in to your account to freeze or unfreeze a hold.

To freeze a hold

  1. On My Bookshelf, select the Holds tab.
  2. Find the item that you want to freeze a hold for.
  3. Select the down arrow next to the Cancel Hold button, and select Freeze.

To unfreeze a hold

  1. On My Bookshelf, select the Holds tab.
  2. Find the item that you want to unfreeze a hold for.
  3. Select the down arrow next to the Cancel Hold button, and select Unfreeze.