Online Programs - Cincinnati: REQUESTING BOOKS and MORE FOR YOUR RESEARCH - for Cincinnati Programs Students and Faculty

If you are using a library card from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCHC), you can request items from OhioLINK and have them sent to one of the PLCHC library branches.  

• Select Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty for “School or Institution" and enter your PLCHC library card number and PIN on the screen "Request Verification."  Then select your preferred library branch for delivery:  PLCHC Blue Ash, Loveland, Sharonville, etc  You can select Main Library or any one of 40 branch libraries.  Return your books to any PLCHC branch location.  
• NOTE - These steps will also work if you are using a library card from Clermont  County Public Library. (CCPL). Select Clermont County Public Library as your "School or Institution" and enter your CCPL library card barcode and PIN.   Select your preferred CCPL library branch, and return to any of the CCPL branches.  

If you are using your Wilmington College student  ID to request books, for best results pick up your requested item at Cincinnati State, UC Blue Ash, Sinclair-Mason, Xavier, or another OhioLINK campus location near you. Select WILMINGTON for your school or institution. On the “request verification” screen, enter your name and barcode number (your barcode is three zeroes + your ID number. Ex: if your ID is 123456, your barcode is 000123456). 

The "Pickup Institution" will default to Wilmington. To pick up your book from Cincinnati State, UC Blue Ash, or whatever OhioLINK  OhioLINK library close to you, select the library you want from the drop-down menu.

You will receive an email when your item is ready for pickup.

• Questions? Contact us HERE 

Here are some of the OhioLINK-affiliated colleges and universities in the Cincinnati area. and links to their library hours. Your OhioLINK requested books or other items can be delivered to any of these locations (or any other OhioLINK school). Just change "Pickup Institution" from Wilmington to another OhioLINK school.

Some convenient locations:

Cincinnati State - Library Hours

3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45223-2690 

Berry Library  - Room 170 Main Building 

513-569-1606

Sinclair in Mason - Building Hours

5386 Courseview Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040

513-339-1212

University of Cincinnati/Blue Ash - Library Hours

9555 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236-1096  

Muntz Hall, Room 113

513-558-9452

Xavier University - Library Hours

3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207    

513-745-3881