Plug into your public library card catalog from home!
Did you know that you could search your public library’s card catalog from home? If the book you want is not currently available, you can place a request on the item- and they will call you when it arrives. Can’t get to the library to renew that book? Go online instead and renew your book.
Harris-Elmore Public Library
http://library.norweld.lib.oh.us/Harris-Elmore/
To search the Genoa Branch Library’s online card catalog, you can follow the link provided from the Harris-Elmore Public Library’s homepage. (You have a choice of searching the online card catalog of Elmore or Genoa at this site.) After a search, click on any of the titles that are returned and you will get more information. You can request the title, and it will be sent to your public library, even if the copy is only available from another library. You will receive a phone call informing you when your book has arrived. You can also check the status of your request directly from your online account. How easy is that! However, don’t forget to have you library card handy when you put in your request, as well as a PIN number. The default PIN in your account should be the last four digits of your phone number that the library has on file.
Don’t have a current book in mind? Try browsing through the “Best Seller Lists”. For younger students, you can go to the “Kids Catalog” and browse the Award Winners. You can also follow my link to Reading Lists.
Tips for searching the Genoa Public Library online card catalog can be found here.
Toledo Lucas County Public Library Card Catalog
http://catalog.toledolibrary.org/
You can earch the card catalog from the library’s home page at http://www.toledolibrary.org/, or go directly to the card catalog at http://catalog.toledolibrary.org/. You have the choice of using the "Classic catalog" or the "Enhanced catalog". The enhanced catalog will help you refine your topic by allowing you to select other words to tie into your search. To request materials, you will need to type in your library barcode as well as a PIN number. The default PIN in your account will be the last four digits of your phone number that the Library has on file.
What if you want to request the book, but it is not available at your branch library? Not a problem. Just continue with your book request, and select your branch library as the delivery location. You will receive a phone call informing you when your book has arrived. You can also check the status of your request directly from your online account.
You may find your answer to other questions by visiting the Frequently Asked Questions page for the library.
Don’t have a current book in mind? Try browsing through the “Reading Lists” under the Library Collection button. You can also follow my link to Reading Lists.
Tips for searching the Toledo Lucas County Public Library online card catalog can be found here.
Check out this new feature available at Toledo Lucas County Public Library
Search Ohio
If you've checked their library catalog (and you should, because it's your best source) but didn't find what you needed, you now have access to Search Ohio. Search Ohio is your connection to over seven million items through a consortium of Ohio public libraries. Search Ohio partners are: Toledo-Lucas County, Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, Youngstown-Mahoning County, Cuyahoga County and Westerville. For more information on this new feature, click here.
If you have a library card from a public library other than Harris-Elmore Public Library or Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, you can use The Ohio Public Library Information Network’s (OPLIN) Find a Library database to find your library’s web page.