1. Click the The Library Network's Online
Catalog graphic on our home page.
2. To do a simple search:
Type a title in the Search
for: field and click the title
button.
(Or, type an author name and click author;
subject and click subject; etc.)
* The Library choice will default to searching All libraries
in the network.
Leave it or choose a particular Library from the
dropdown list.
3. If your search is successful, click
on the Details button by the desired
item.
4. To order the item, click on the Place
Hold button.
5. Type in your library card number - (the bar code
on the back of the card) - with no spaces.
Type in your PIN (it will be either changeme
or 1234 unless you have changed it).
Click the Place Hold
button.
* The pickup library will default to Ferndale, but you can choose
another from the dropdown list.
6. If the hold is successful, you'll get the screen
below.
If you get a screen which reads "Hold
not allowed" it just means that the owning library will not
send that particular item.
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You can also do more advanced searches.
Click on a the Book Search tab to look for
just books; the Audiobook Search tab to look for just
books on tape or CD;
the Movie Search tab to look for just movies; etc.
Fill in as much information as you need to in the appropriate fields
and click the Search button.
The rest of the steps are the same as above.
Please call the Reference Desk with any questions
or problems, (248) 546-2504.
