Text Alerts

Get Your Alerts from the Library via Text

We have a new service for anyone who wants to receive text message alerts for holds, and overdue items as well as courtesy alerts on their mobile phone.

The Library will text you when:

• Items you have requested are ready for pickup.
• Items are due or overdue.

You may text the library to:

• Renew items.
• Find a book, DVD, CD or audiobook in Douglas County Libraries.

Choose these message options:

• Receive notices for more than one library card.

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All you need to get started:

• A phone that can send a text message to an e-mail address.
• Subscription to text messaging with your wireless carrier. Standard text rates apply.

To Register for Text Notices

• Enter the contact name, e.g., DCL notices.
• Enter the contact e-mail address, dcl@shoutbomb.com [5].
• Text the word SIGNUP to the new contact, dcl@shoutbomb.com [5].
• >> It should reply and ask for a library card number.
• Text your library card number.
• >> It should reply and ask for your PIN number.
• Text your PIN number (last 4 digits of your phone number).
• >> It should reply with a confirmation.
• >> It will also ask for your e-mail address. Texting your e-mail address is optional.

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To find a book, DVD, CD or audiobook in Douglas County Libraries

If you want to know, from any location, if a book, DVD or audiobook is available at Douglas County Libraries:

• Text ISBN, a space, and then the book’s 10- or 13-digit ISBN number. This will be coded on the item, e.g., ISBN 0375425969.
• The service will reply and tell you which libraries have copies of the material or whether copies are not currently available.

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TEXT	SPANISH	DESCRIPTION
ADDCARD	ADDCARD	Add a secondary library card to your notification account
DROPCARD	DROPCARD	Remove a secondary library card
HOLDS	MANTENER	Hold notices Opt In/Out
ISBN	ISBN	Library catalog search by ISBN
NOTICES	AVISOS	Current status of all your Opt In/Out services
OVERDUE	ATRASADO	Overdue notice Opt In/Out
QUIT	SALIR	Stop this text notices service
RENEW	RENOVAR	Renew notices Opt In/Out
RESEND	REENVIAR	Resend the last message
SIGNUP	REGISTRESE	Register for this text notices service
SWITCHPHONE	SWITCHPHONE	Updates information for new phone number or carrier

Partnership Pages

The following organizations also offer transparency pages to their institutions:

• Partnership of Douglas County Governments [6]
• Douglas County Transparency Portal [7]
• Douglas County School District Financial Transparency [8]