Text Notices

Shoutbomb text message alerts for Plainfield Public Library Cardholders.

Keep up-to-date with your library account by signing up for Shoutbomb text alerts. With this text messaging service, you can use your phone to:

Receive text notices about holds that are available, items due soon, overdue items and fines.
Send a text to renew items (when available).
Check the status of all your library items.
And more…

PLEASE NOTE: The library does not charge a fee for this service, but your cell phone plan’s regular text-messaging rates apply.

Method 1 – Sign up using your phone	Method 2 – Sign up using this form
To get started, text the message: SIGNUP+yourlibrarycard to (815) 782-0523 Note: the “+” is important and there should be no spaces. (Ex. SIGNUP+21907001258061) You’ll receive a message from Shoutbomb to confirm your PIN. Once registration is completed, you will automatically get text notices about your library account.

Method 1 – Sign up using your phone

Method 2 – Sign up using this form

To get started, text the message:

SIGNUP+yourlibrarycard to (815) 782-0523

Note: the “+” is important and there should be no spaces. (Ex. SIGNUP+21907001258061)

You’ll receive a message from Shoutbomb to confirm your PIN.

Once registration is completed, you will automatically get text notices about your library account.

TEXT the highlighted keywords shown below to (815) 782-0523 to set up additional text alerts.

Shoutbomb Text Alerts

Features	TEXT this keyword:	Description of Features
HOLDS & CHECKOUTS	MYBOOKS	get the status of all your library items
HOLDS	HOLDS HL	opt-in or out get a list of your available items
OVERDUE	OVERDUE OL OA	opt-in or out view a list of overdue items renew all overdue items
COURTESY/RENEW	RENEW RL RA	opt-in or out view a list of items due soon renew all items due soon
RESEND	RESEND	resend last message from Shoutbomb
NOTICES	NOTICES	view status of all the opt-in/out notices
ADDCARD	ADDCARD+librarycard	receive text alerts for another family card
DROPCARD	DROPCARD	end text alerts for a specific library card
MYCARDS	MYCARDS	view all family cards
IOWEU	IOWEU	view current total fee/fines
FEES	FEES	opt-in or out for notices about fines and fees
HELP	HELP	get info about all Shoutbomb commands
NEWPASS	NEWPASS+yourlibrarycard	update account with new PIN number (only when PIN is changed)
SWITCHPHONE	SWITCHPHONE	switch to a different phone
STOP	STOP	quit the service