Your library does not keep records of your borrowing without your permission. However, when you enable the Borrowing History feature, the system will start building a list of all the titles you borrow.
You can turn on the Borrowing History feature in the registration process and start saving your titles immediately, or do so later.
Borrowing History will only track items you have borrowed, and only from the time you enable it. Libraries do not typically track this without your opt-in.
To enable or disable Borrowing History
- Log in to your account.
- On the menu, click My Settings.
- On the My Settings page, under the Account Preferences heading, find your Borrowing History setting.
- Click Change.
- On the Borrowing History page, click the toggle to turn borrowing history on or off.
- Click Save Changes.
- You’ll see the message “Your new information has been saved.”
Notes:
- When this feature is disabled, any existing Borrowing History titles that have not been added to your Completed shelf or to a list will be permanently deleted. If re-enabled later, it will only display items after that enabling.
- If you don’t see a Borrowing History option under Account Preferences, this feature is not enabled at your library.
To view your Borrowing History on a desktop
- Log in to your account - this will take you to the
- Click My Library Dashboard in the My Account menu.
- Under the My Borrowing summary on the left of the page, click Borrowing History.
- The page displays your recently returned items. Click the View all Borrowing History link to see the complete list.
To view your Borrowing History on a tablet or smartphone
- Log in to your account.
- Tap My Library Dashboard.
- Scroll down to display the My Borrowing summary.
- Tap Borrowing History
Notes:
- You can rate items you have checked out from your Borrowing History page by clicking a star. Rating an item also adds it to your Completed shelf.
- You can manually add an item in your Borrowing History to your Completed, In Progress or For Later shelf using the button at the right of the item.
- You can also access your Borrowing History from the My Account menu when logged in.
Sorting
You can sort borrowing history by returned date, title, author or format, if you have 100 titles or fewer.
When your borrowing history has more than 100 items, sorting is removed. If your borrowing history contained thousands of titles, the page load time would be unacceptably slow.
Privacy
Your Borrowing History page is visible only to you. Please consult our Privacy Policy to learn more about how your library protects your private information. There’s a link to the Privacy Policy at the bottom of every page.
Retention
How long your borrowing history is retained depends on your library. At some libraries, your borrowing history is only kept for 3 months. At others, the history is retained indefinitely. Ask your library what the retention period is for your library.
Remember, you can keep a permanent record of items you’ve borrowed by adding them to your Completed shelf.