Request a Library Purchase

We regularly purchase books, e-books, CDs, videos, and access to journals and databases based on community requests. 

We review requests for electronic and subscription-based resources three times a year. Deadlines fall six weeks before the first day of the fall and spring terms and six weeks before the start date of the first Language Schools and Bread Loaf School of English and Writers’ Conferences. Winter term instructors should align their requests with the fall, spring, or summer term deadlines. 

Here are the deadlines for Fall ‘26 - Spring ‘27:

• August 3, 2026
• January 4, 2027

We will be in touch before the start of the term to let you know the outcome of your request. Requests that are submitted outside of a review period will be held until the next review period.

We encourage you to review the Electronic and Continuing Resources section of our Collections Policy before submitting your request. 

We continue to review book requests (both print and electronic) on a rolling basis.

To make a request for a book, journal, database, or other resource, please click the button below to fill out our request form. To access the form, you will have to log in to Google with your Middlebury credentials. If the link takes you to a page that says “You need permission,” try logging out of your Google account and log in again with your Middlebury credentials.

When to get in touch

If you asked to have your purchase held for you (or to be notified when it’s electronically available) and haven’t heard anything in a few weeks after submitting your request, please send an email to libacqreq@middlebury.edu.