Request to Purchase Form

Brooklyn Public Library’s Selection team reviews thousands of titles every year, in accordance with the library’s Collections Management policy. BPL makes every effort to purchase new titles in a variety of formats before they are released.

Community feedback is important to us. To keep the volume of requests at a manageable level, please note the following form restrictions:

  • Patrons are limited to one title request every 30 days. If multiple requests are listed in a single form, selectors will only consider the top-most request.
  • The Request to Purchase form will close after 50 total submissions in a calendar month and reopen on the first of the month.
  • Publication date for print book requests is required. For newly published titles, please check the BPL catalog to ensure it has not already been purchased before requesting. For titles not yet ordered, BPL will accept requests one month after publication. 
If applicable, let us know your home branch so we can purchase copies for the right location
Title Details
BPL regularly purchases new materials for the collection. Please check the BPL online catalog to ensure that newly released materials have not already been purchased before requesting. For titles not yet ordered, BPL will accept requests one month after publication.
If you would like to request additional formats, please include them below in Notes.

To make an eBook or audiobook request, search for the title in the Libby app and apply the Notify Me tag. If BPL purchases the title, you will receive a notification through the app. Learn more on Libby's "Finding and tagging titles not offered by your library" page.

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Are you an author?

If you are an author or publisher who would like us to add your book to our collection, visit our Submission Guidelines instead of completing this form.

 

Materials Selection Policy

Review our policy which dictates how books and other materials are selected for the library's shelves.