New Library Catalog FAQs

You can sign into the new catalog with your existing library barcode and password but a one-time registration is required to take advantage of all the expanded features. The registration process allows you to create an easy-to-remember username that you can use instead of your barcode to check your account.

• Go to the Log In page.
• Enter your library barcode and pin/password and click the “Log In” button. If you haven’t registered before, you’ll be taken to the registration page.
• First, you will be asked to verify your information.  
• If any information is incorrect, you can continue setting up your online account. Next time you’re at the Library, please visit one of our Customer Service Desks to have a staff member correct it.  

Note: If the library does not have your birthdate on file with your library card, it will not be displayed on this page. You do not need to provide it if you so choose. However, if you decide not to provide your birth year and month, the system will assume you are a minor, and for safety reasons, some features will not be available to you. 

• Next, you will need to complete the account setup. This includes creating a username. Below is some information about creating a username:
• Your username cannot be your barcode. Once you register, you will still be able to use your barcode to login if you’d like.  
• Users under the age of 13 are required to choose a color and animal to create their username. A number will be appended to the user’s choices to make the username unique. 
• After completing your account setup, you will be taken to a page titled “Welcome to your New Catalog!” where you can finish personalizing your account. Once you navigate away from this page some of these options will no longer be available to you.
• Borrowing History: If you had your borrowing history enabled in our previous catalog and would like your previous borrowing history to be visible in your new account, you may choose to enable your borrowing history on this page. If you choose NOT to enable your borrowing history at this time, any borrowing history you had in our previous catalog will not be transferred over. 
• Import List Items: You can choose whether or not to do a one-time import of list items from the previous catalog. When you click the Import List Items button, all titles from those lists are fetched and added to the For Later Shelf. All imported items will be marked as private. The names of the original lists are not retained. The option to migrate list items will also be available for a limited time on your For Later Shelf.
• Privacy Defaults: Here you can choose your privacy settings for your shelves. Your shelves are automatically set to private unless you choose to change them. You can update these settings at any time.
• Additional Settings: Here you can set your preferred library location and your display defaults for community content. You can update these settings at any time.

Once you complete setting up your preferences, click Save

• No, your birthdate is not required for registration. If the Library already has this information on file, your birth month and year will be shown on the registration page and saved to your account.
• If the Library does not have your birth date on file, it will not be displayed on the registration page. You do not need to provide it if you so choose. However, if you decide not to provide your birth year and month, the system will assume you are a minor, and for safety reasons, some features will not be available to you.

Our new catalog gives users the option to post public comments and create lists. Any comment, summary, or list that you post publicly will include your username.

In the United States, children under 13 are not allowed to enter free-text on websites without parental approval (per COPPA: the Child Online Privacy Protection Act). Currently, the system does not have an option to ensure parental approval, so it uses the color/animal/number format for usernames. Once a child turns 13, they will be able to select a username and have other free-text options available.

In addition to releasing a new library catalog, we are also releasing a new app which will feature the enhanced search features in the new catalog. We’re actively testing and collaborating with our developer, and we hope to launch it soon. While we don’t have a specific release date yet, we will send out an email update as soon as it’s ready for download on both platforms.

• You created a username the first time you signed in and registered. You can change your username at any time. To do so:
• Log in to your account.
• On the dropdown menu in the upper right corner, click My Settings.
• In the Account Information section, find Username.
• On the Username page, delete your current username, enter your new one. Click Save Changes.
• You’ll see the message “Your new information has been saved.

Your email address is required if you ever need to reset your password.
You can change your email address at any time. To do so:

• Log in to your account.
• On the dropdown menu in the upper right corner, click My Settings.
• In the Account Information section, find Email Address.
• On the Email Address page, delete your current email and enter your new one. Click Save Changes.

You can set a preferred hold and pickup location for your account. This becomes your default location when using the ‘one-click’ holds feature.

• Log in to your account.

• On the dropdown menu in the upper right corner, click My Settings.

• In the Account Preferences section, find Holds and Pickup Location.

• Your current default pickup location is shown. To change it, select a different one from the dropdown list.

• To add another location, click Add Another Location, and then select the branch from the dropdown list.

• Click Save Changes.

Shelves are designed to keep track of everything you’ve read, watched or listened to (Completed), are currently reading, watching or listening to (In Progress), or want to borrow in the future (For Later).

The default privacy setting for your shelves is private. When you first register, you will be asked if you would like to change the privacy setting for any of your shelves. Those will only be made public if you choose to uncheck the boxes next to those items. You can change your privacy settings for your shelves at any time.

If you set your shelves to be public, any ratings or comments you add to titles you have borrowed will be public if the item is shared. In other words, if you write a comment on a movie that you just watched and your Completed Shelf is public, other catalog users will see the comment.

• Your activity feed provides a timeline of your activity within the library catalog. It displays the items you add to your shelves, lists you create, comments, and ratings that you add to specific titles, and lists or comments by others that you like. When you register, the default privacy setting for your activity feed is public.
• You may change this setting at any time by going to the My Settings page of your account and browsing to My Feed.

Your borrowing history can be enabled or disabled at any time. It must be enabled during initial registration if you wish to bring over the borrowing history from the previous catalog.

To enable or disable your borrowing history, to the following:

• Log in to your account.
• On the dropdown menu in the upper right corner, click My Settings.
• In the Account Preferences section, find your Borrowing History setting. On that page, you can toggle your borrowing history as enabled or disabled. Disabling it will permanently erase your borrowing history.
• Click Save Changes.