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What kinds of library notices can I receive?

Chatham-Kent Public Library patrons can sign-up for text or email message to receive the following notices:

Your hold has arrived!
Item coming due in three (3) days
Overdue material
Library program reminder

Is there a charge for this text service?

Standard text messaging rates do apply. Some cell phone providers may charge additional fees for the email-to-text service. Depending on your service provider, email-to-text messages may be sent as MMS messages. To receive MMS messages, cellular data must be turned on.

What will the text message look like?

Library notices will be sent as brief text messages, e.g. "Your hold has arrived!" For more information, check your account online by logging in at search.ckpl.ca or Ask CKPL.

How do I sign up?

To sign up online:

Find your email to text address for your cell phone provider below.
Login to your account at search.ckpl.ca
Click your name in the top right hand corner to view your account.
In the My Bookshelf screen, click "Edit Profile"
In the email box:

If blank, type in your email to text address (see chart below to find your provider's information) without dashes or spaces (e.g. 5195551234@msg.telus.com)
If your email address is there and you wish to receive both email and text message notifications, add a comma after your email address followed by your email to text address, with no spaces (e.g. janedoe@gmail.com,5195551234@msg.telus.com)
If blank and you wish to receive both email and text message notifications, type your email followed by a comma and your email to text address, with no spaces (e.g. janedoe@gmail.com,5195551234@msg.telus.com)