One-time setup

Set up Lisa

Give Lisa your library card and she'll place your first hold today — no lists, no spreadsheets, just a name and a book.

Lisa, an illustrated librarian holding an open book titled Story Magic, surrounded by bookshelves

Your email

Lisa emails you a confirmation link right after you submit, and everything after that.

Email address

Your library

Leave the catalog URL as-is if you're in the Minuteman Library Network (Belmont, Lexington, Watertown, etc.).

Library catalog URL

Pickup location

Your library card

Encrypted at rest, used only to place holds on your behalf.

Library card number

Test hold

We'll request this right away so you can see Lisa working. Leave it blank if you'd rather wait.

First book to request

Hold type

Physical books — check your library's site or app to see when they're ready Digital only — Libby/OverDrive, appears in your app automatically Either — physical first, falls back to digital

Anything else?

Feature request, a task you wish Lisa handled, anything — her builder team reads every one.

Tell us what you'd want Lisa to do

What happens next

Confirm your email. We'll send an email from lisa@erinslynch.com right after you click Submit above — clicking it confirms you're real and finalizes your account.

Lisa attempts your first book. A few minutes later you'll get an email on how it went. That email includes a personalized URL you can use to request books from then on — or just email lisa@erinslynch.com your requests anytime.