Oakton Library/Checking Out Books

How to Borrow a Book from the Oakton Library at Your Campus:

Take the book to the Des Plaines or Ray Hartstein-Skokie Campus Library Circulation Desk. Staff will check out the book. You can also get a library card if you don't have one.
Library cards, loan periods, renewals:

How to Borrow a Book from the Other Oakton Campus Library:

You can borrow a book directly from the other campus library using the Oakton Community College Library Catalog. The easiest way to do this is to ask at the circulation or reference desk for assistance.
Or, follow the 11 easy steps below:

Go to the Oakton Community College webpage at http://www.oakton.edu
Follow these steps:
#1 Click on Library
#2 Click on Books
#3 Click on Oakton Community College Library Catalog

#4 At the "Guided Keyword Search" screen:
To search for a book when you know the author and title:
a) Type in the last name of one author in the first "Search for" box.
b) Type in a two or three word phrase from the title of the book in the second "Search for" box. (Omit the words "the," "a," or "an".)
c) Click on the Search button to start your search.
d) If we have the book you will see the book information on the screen. (If you retrieve a list of titles, find the book that you want.) Look to see if the word "Available" is in the right-hand column. If you see that the book is available, follow steps #5 - #11 below. If you see that the book is "Checked Out," "Renewed," "Missing," or "In Transit," please call the library circulation desk for assistance: 847-635-1642. If your search results in the message "Your search found no matches" please call the circulation desk.
#5 Click on the red underlined title of the book.
#7 Next, type in your Oakton Library Borrower ID number and your "Last Name." Your Oakton Community College Library Borrower ID number that is printed on your library card. Click here for instructions on how to get a library card.
#8 On the next screen you will see "Request Oakton's Copy (9995 Available)" as the option. Click on OK.
#9 Now you will see the book request information. Find "Pick Up At." If you want to pick up the book at the Des Plaines Campus, leave the default choice "DP Circulation." If you want to pick up the book at the RHC Skokie Campus, choose "RHC Circulation"
#10 Find "Library Borrower ID" and type in your Oakton Library ID number again.
#11 Click on the SUBMIT REQUEST button. You will then see "Your Patron Initiated Request was successful" with an arrow to click to go back to the book information.

The library staff will call you when the book arrives at the campus library where you requested the book to be sent. To pick up your books, please visit the circulation desk with your Oakton Library ID card. If you don't have an Oakton Library ID card please apply for one at the circulation desk.