Do they have an online reserve system? In both my county systems, they will pull items to the reserve shelf, even if they were sitting in the stacks in the same library.
See #6315. Yes, they do the same thing here. If someone requests books or DVDs the library will do a computer search to see where the requested item is, and will put it on the reserve self. I think I have about six or seven, now, and have two more episodes of Foyle’s War and two episodes of New Tricks to get through before Saturday.
Tomorrow I have to go into St George, but I will use a couple of hours before leaving to watch a drama.