1) You will need a PEC library card. With a library card, you can obtain your PIN number from the library.

Any staff member can supply this 4-digit number to you.

2) Once you have your PIN, contact the interlibrary Loan department of the Wellington branch of the County Library to register for making your own requests. You can e-mail the department at: illodept@peclibrary.org or call them at 613-399-2023.

3) Once you are registered, return to the library website's homepage at www.peclibrary.org and click on the large "Order your own interlibrary loans online" button.

6) Once in the "VDX-Interlibrary Loan Search?, look on the left side for "My Account? and click on "Sign in?.

A dialogue box will appear requesting your User ID and password.

7) Your User ID is the 14-digit number on the front of your County of Prince Edward Public Library card. Key it in.

8) Your library PIN number will serve as your password. Key it in.

9) Under "Authentication Service?, click and scroll the drop down menu until you see "Prince Edward (County of) Library? and choose it.

10) Then click on "Submit? at the bottom of the page. 

This will take you to the VDX page asking for the title, author or topic of the book or materials you would like to search for.

11) Once you have found what you would like to order, click on "Get it? on the far right. A maximum of 5 titles may be ordered at any given time.

A new page with your request will appear.

12) Read the information on the page to make certain that the material you want is chosen.

13) At the bottom of the page, choose the "Pick up location? from the drop down box. For example,

if you would like the book sent to the Bloomfield branch, choose "Bloomfield? and so forth.

14) Click on "Submit?. A message will appear stating, "Your request has been successfully catalogued?.

The system will have assigned a number to you so that you may track the request.

That?s all there is to it! Once you have done this one time, in the future you may click on the Interlibrary Loans page from the homepage of the website and click on "Take me directly to the VDX page to make a request?. 

Should you wish to go through the process at any branch of the library with the assistance of a staff member, please drop by or call if you would like to make an appointment. You may also call and have someone go over the process with you over the phone. 613-399-2023