When searching for an item in the library catalog, you can search by:
- All
- Author
- Concept
- Series
- Title
Search by All and Refine Results
The search bar will default to All. If you are searching for an item based on a topic or subject, we would recommend searching by All or Concept and then you can narrow the search results from there.
For example: I searched "painting" under All and have 4,000+ results. On the left-hand side of the catalog is Refine Results.
There are several ways to refine your search:
- Availability (At the Library or Online)
- Date (Year to Year publication)
- Format (Book, DVD, Large Print, Audiobook on CD, etc.)
- Collections (Adult Nonfiction, Adult Fiction, Large Print Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Juvenile Picture Book, etc.)
- Age Group (Juvenile, Preteen, Teen Adult, etc.)
- Literary Form (Non-Fiction, Fiction, etc.)
- Language
- Library Locations
- Publishers
To narrow the results from 4,000+ down to 55 results, I narrowed down the search by:
- Available at the Library
- Date (2023-2025) publication
- Format: Book
- Collections: Adult Nonfiction
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