Request a Title For Purchase

You may search our Online Catalog to see if we have a title you're interested in.  

If we do not own it, please fill out the Item Request Form below.  In an effort to make our collection as robust and inclusive as possible, we want to have our selectors determine if it's something we can add to our collection.  Any WDM library cardholder can request that we purchase an item.  If purchased, you will be put on the hold list.  

If we are unable to purchase the materials, we will place an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request for you, if it falls within our ILL guidelines:

  • We are unable to Interlibrary Loan materials published within the last 12 months due to lending policies and demand at lending libraries,

  • We do not Interlibrary Loan materials we already own - you will need to place a hold. 

  • Interlibrary Loan is a service available to card holders who are Residents of West Des Moines and contracted cities. 

If your request is time sensitive, such as "I need this by Dec 1st for a class", please put that in the Notes field on the form below, as that may affect how we fulfill your request.

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Item Request Form

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Item Requested

Choose the type of item you're requesting below, so that your request can be routed to the correct selector. Thank you!
Would you prefer Large Print, where available, for print materials?
You may skip this question if you're not interested in Large Print books at all.  
 
Large Print (LP) Only, please
Large Print (LP) Preferred, but I'll take regular print if LP is unavailable
Borrow From Another Library?
If we do not purchase the book requested, do you want us to borrow it from another library (Interlibrary Loan), if available?  
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