The My Account page in our online catalog offers many options for managing your Library account, tracking your favorite reads, and more!
Some of these functions are also available in our Mobile App.
You can modify several items in your Library Account via Encore’s My Account feature, including changing an existing PIN (Personal Identification Number) or changing your Notification preferences.
You will go to the WDM Library Encore home page.
Login with your Barcode (the number on the back of your library card or key card – NO spaces) and your PIN. Depending on your internet browser, you may be able to “Save Password”. Note: if you do not yet have a PIN, you will need to set it up with WDM Library staff one-time (call 515-222-3400 or email library@wdm.iowa.gov with your name, phone and library card number).
Once you’ve logged in, click on My Account in the top right to access your library account.
Change Your Notification Preferences (Phone, Email, Text)
You have several choices on how you receive notifications about overdues, holds and the like. To make changes to these choices, or to add an optional Mobile Notification, do the following:
On the My Account page, verify that your contact details are correctly listed. Your notification preferences will go to this contact. If they are incorrect, please contact WDM Library staff.
If the information is correct, choose Edit Account. A popup box will appear.
If you want to receive notifications via email, and an email address was not listed as your main contact, click the button next to Email and enter a valid email address in the box.
Note: if you enter an email in this box, you will automatically get reminder notices by email even if you choose Telephone or Postal Mail as your preference.
If you want to receive notifications via the phone number listed on the My Account page, click next to Telephone. For overdue and hold notices, you will receive an automated call.
If you prefer to receive your notifications via Postal Mail, they will go to the address on the My Account page.
Note: Hold notices will not be mailed due to time limitations. For Hold notices, you will need to choose another method, or opt-in for mobile notifications (below).
Scroll to the bottom of the popup window and choose Submit.
Optional Mobile Notification:
If you would ALSO like to have notification via SMS (text) message, in addition to the option chosen above, you may Opt-In for this service. Under Mobile Settings, type in your phone number (just numbers), then be sure you click the Opt-In checkbox.
Please scroll down and read the information below the box carefully before you Submit.
Updating Your Library PIN
If you do not have an existing PIN, you will want to call (515-222-3400), email library@wdm.iowa.gov or come in to the WDM Library to have that set up initially.
After that, you can Modify your PIN at any time using our online My Account webpage.
Login on My Account.
On the next screen, under your name, choose Edit PIN.
A new popup box will appear, where you can enter first your current (old) PIN, and then the number (4-digits or more, do NOT begin with Zero) you want for your new PIN.
Click on Submit.
Tracking Your Reading History
In the WDM library online catalog your Reading History – a record of the books you’ve checked out – is turned OFF by default for privacy. If you want to track what you’ve checked out, you can turn this feature ON very easily.
Login on My Account.
Look on the left side of the main My Account page for Reading History.
If your history is turned OFF (by default), you will see a button that says Save Reading History.
Click the Save Reading History button to turn ON the History option. This will now save a history of whatever you check out from this point on, until you Opt Out again.
Once your history is tracking, you can Print or Export the list at any time by going into My Account > Reading History. You will choose to Export Reading History. There are several export options.
You can Opt Out of tracking history at any time. You will lose whatever you have tracked to that point, so you may want to Export your history before Opting Out.
Using the My List Function in My Account
Another way to track and save your favorite reads, or create booklists of items To Read, is the My Lists function in Encore, our online catalog.
My Lists allows you to save lists of titles in our collection you’ve already read/viewed, titles you want to explore, or other lists as you choose.
Login on My Account.
Look on the left side of the main My Account page for My Lists.
If you find an item or group of items in the catalog that you want to save to read later, for instance, you can save them off in a named list.
For each title you want to save look under the Request It button for the Add to Cart icon – it looks like a shopping basket. Add each item. You will see that in the top right corner of the screen, the My Book Cart link will show items (e.g. “My Book Cart (4)”).
Once you have what you want in the Cart, click on My Book Cart.
In the Book Cart, select some or all of the items using the checkboxes at the left, then Save to List. You can also choose to Email them to yourself, instead.
A screen will popup (make sure you aren’t blocking popups in your browser). If you have existing lists, you can Add the selected titles to those lists by choosing them in the dropdown.
Or you can Save to new list. You will Name the list and (optionally) describe it. Then click Create. At the next popup, click OK.
You will return to the Cart screen. You can now remove these from your cart if you want, as they’re now saved to your List. Otherwise they’ll stay in there and be available to save to other lists or put on hold.
