Request For Purchase

The Urbandale Public Library welcomes purchase suggestions from Library users. Although we may not be able to acquire everything that is requested, patron suggestions will receive serious consideration. It is important to provide as much detail as possible about the request to better help the Library locate and assess the item.

Guidelines for suggested items:

• Check the catalog to see if the Urbandale Public Library owns the item before submitting your request.
• For older books (published more than two years ago), specialized, technical, or out-of-print materials, consider placing an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request instead of a purchase request.
• Library materials are purchased 4-6 weeks before publication. Please do not request items with publication dates further out than 4-6 weeks.
• Customers are allowed to suggest up to 5 items for purchase per month.

Use the Purchase Request form to suggest items for purchase.