Wirral Libraries - Library Elf

Would you like to be reminded when your library books are due back?  We know our customers lead busy lives and sometimes it is difficult to keep track of when library books and due back. With this in mind we have discovered Library Elf - an excellent free service that will send you emails reminding you return or renew your books before the date they are actually due back. With Library Elf, you can: Receive email notices of items before they become due View the due dates of various items in a calendar format Be notified of reservations as they become available Consolidate your library accounts or those of your entire family And much more!

Library Elf - How does it work? Library Elf  is a third party web-based service which helps library users keep track of their loans and hopefully avoid them becoming overdue. When you sign up for the free service, you can tell Elf to send you various email reminders before the items you have on loan reach their due date, or when they actually hit the date. It’s up to you how many reminders you receive and how far in advance of the due date they should start arriving. You can also group together all your family’s library cards into one Elf account so that a particular family member can track all the loans and due dates for the whole family and can receive the alerts for the whole group.

Sign up for Library Elf Go to the Library Elf website  and follow the “Sign Up” link from the home page and fill in the details required. You will need the library card number of each account you wish to monitor and your email address.  You will find Wirral shown in the “List of Libraries” under the “International” heading among the UK listings. NOTE: When entering you library card number, LEAVE OFF the initial 'B' and just enter the last eight digits.

Help using Library Elf You can finind a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the service at http://www.libraryelf.com/FAQ.aspx

Disclaimer Please note: Library Elf is a third party service which is independently run and not affiliated in any way with Wirral Libraries or any other library service. Wirral Libraries makes no guarantee about the nature, efficiency or availability of Library Elf and we cannot be held responsible for any failings of the service. We describe the service above in good faith as an option which is available to Wirral Library users. But we remind our customers that Wirral Library members remain responsible for items borrowed on their library cards and will be liable for any fines or other charges which may accrue, irrespective of any alerts which Library Elf may or may not provide.