My Account

You can access your library account 24 hours a day via CU Catalog . You will be asked for your patron barcode number and your PIN, which is usually the last 4 digits of your telephone number.

Once you are logged in, you can:

  • Access your personal library account.
  • Renew items online.
  • Update your PIN, telephone number, and your email address.
  • Keep saved reading lists.
  • Save favorite searches and have new results emailed to you.
  • Place hold requests.
  • View the status of current hold requests.
  • Search for your favorite titles with ease and flexibility.

Having problems accessing your library account? Here are some suggestions:

  • Make certain you have updated your bookmark to the link for CU Catalog.
  • On your account page, press CTRL+F5 and try again.
  • Make certain you have the minimal level of cookies enabled.
  • If you are using stored passwords on your computer, try retyping your PIN manually.

If you still are unable to access your account after trying all of the above suggestions, please call Circulation Services at 367-4057.

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Notification

You can request to be notified by email, text, or phone when hold requests arrive or when items are overdue. Sign up at Circulation Services on the main floor of the library or call 367-4057. Note: Email and text notification are not available for minors through grade five.

Having problems receiving library email notices for hold requests and overdue reminders? Here are a few tips:

  • Add circulation@tufl.info to your email address book to ensure your email provider recognizes it as a legitimate address.
  • Check with the circulation desk to see if we have your current email address. Or you can verify your email address and update it in your library account through CU Catalog.
  • As always, to avoid late fees, please check the due dates stamped on each item to make certain your materials are returned on time.

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Library ELF

Trying to keep track of all those items checked out by your children? Want a reminder before your library materials are due? Anxiously awaiting the arrival of your hold requests? Let Library ELF help you!

ELF accounts for The Urbana Free Library and Champaign Public Library
are FREE.

With Library ELF, you can receive and view:

  • Email and/or RSS alerts before items are due.
  • Email and/or RSS alerts on overdues and hold requests.
  • Cell phone text messages for holds (your carrier’s charges apply).
  • A consolidated list of your or your family’s loans and holds.
  • Consolidated information for cards from multiple libraries on one account (ELF may assess a fee for inclusion of U of I or libraries other than The Urbana Free Library or Champaign Public Library).
  • Due dates of library materials in a convenient calendar format.

To sign up:

Visit libraryelf.com and click on the Sign Up link to create your ELF account. You will be required to enter your name, email address, library card number(s), and any corresponding 4-digit PIN numbers (the number you use to access your account in the library online catalog).

Please Note:

  • Library ELF is an independent service not affiliated with The Urbana Free Library. Users must submit personal information, including library card numbers, to an independent company and do so at their own option and risk.
  • For more information please read Library ELF’s privacy policy and FAQ before signing up for the service.
  • Any interruption in ELF service does not excuse participants from late fees when materials are returned late.

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04/12/12

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