Your library's catalog has been specially designed for your library, and includes content not found in the shared NOBLE catalog, such as local events and resources. 

When you're using your library's catalog, you'll still be searching the whole NOBLE collection.  For example, if you are searching the Danvers catalog, search results from Danvers will be highlighted but you can select All NOBLE Libraries to see titles from all NOBLE libraries.

You can find links to all NOBLE catalogs your library's catalog on this page: Select your catalog

Type your search in the search box and hit Enter or click on the Search button to do a keyword search.  

You can do a more precise search by selecting a specific search type like Author, Title, Subject, etc.

Once you type more than three letters, you'll see a changing list of search suggestions.  If you see a suggested search that matches what you're looking for, you can just click on it to go directly to the search results.

When you enter a search, you'll see a numbered list of titles that match your search terms, with the titles that match the best at the top of the list.  This can be a long list, and there are several ways to limit the search results to be more specific about what you're looking for.  One way is to use the filters in the left sidebar. For example, you can limit the Audience to Adult material and the Format to Book. Other filters let you limit by the library's Shelving Location (for example, Adult Fiction, Children's Picture Books, etc.), when the titles were added to the collection, the author, and more.

You can also make a search more specific by changing from a Keyword search to Author, Title, Title Starts With, Series or Subject.

Other ways to limit a search include putting quotation marks around multiple words to only find records that are exact match for that phrase -- searching "white mountains" will only find anything with that exact phrase, but not a book called "White snow falling on the mountain."  

Browse categories are simlar to displays in your library.  They appear on the main page of the catalog and provide a way to visually browse through selected titles in the library collection. As you click on the categories across the top, you usually see a list of subcategories appear. 

In this screenshot, New Adult selected, and we can see subcategories for Fiction, Nonfiction, etc., leading to either a display of cover images or a list of titles.  Libraries use these to feature many different types of material, including New York Times bestseller list, Book Award winners, and featured selections for seasons, holidays and celebrations, trending topics and more.  Be sure to click on the arrows on the left and right to cycle through all the categories on your selected catalog.

Most browse subcategories will show a display of cover images 

Clicking on a cover image will show some information about the title.  Here we have the option to Place Hold or we can click on More Info to get more information, including libraries where the book is available now.

Whether you search or browse, you will soon see the Grouped Works display, which brings together all the different titles and editions for the same work and show you all of your option.  This example from the Reading Public Library catalog shows different formats of "The girl in the tower" -- two book editions, with one copy currently on shelf, a large print edition currently available from another library Libby ebook edition currently available, and a Libby eaudiobook edition currently checked out.  You can preview the Libby ebooks and audiobooks right from this screen, and for the available formats, you can check them out right from this screen, and they will instantly be available in your Libby app.

Adaptations are like movies or graphic novels based on books are not included in the group for the book.

Each format shows a Status.  Statuses are shown in different colors based on how available they currently are.  Green statuses are currently available at your library, Yellow statuses are available from another library and Red statuses are not currently available.

Green statuses 

• On Shelf - This is used for physical items like books and DVDs that are available now
• Available Online – This is used for ebooks and other online items that are available now

Yellow statuses

• Available from another library – This is used when this library doesn't own any items for the title but there's at least one available item at another library
• Checked Out/Available Elsewhere – This is used when none of this library's items for the title are available but there's at least one available item at another library

Red Statuses

• Checked Out – This is used when all the physical or online items are currently checked out to another patron
• On Order - This is used when the library has ordered a title but the item(s) haven't arrived yet.  Many titles are ordered months in advance of their release
• In Processing - This is used when the new title has arrived in the library and is being prepared for circulation
• In Transit  - This is used when the library is en route from one library to another
• Library Use Only - This is used for items that can be used at the library but can't be checked out

To access your account, go to Sign In in the top right of the header.

Enter your username or library card number without spaces, and then enter your password.

If you don't know your password, click on the Reset My PIN/Password

Next, enter your library card number or user name and click Reset My PIN.

A message will be sent to the email address in your account. If you don't see the email shortly, check your spam filter. If you don't receive an email in the next few minutes, please reach out to your local library for assistance.

If you do know your account password and just want to change your password, login, select Account Settings from the left side panel and click Reset Password.

On the following screen, you will need to enter your current password as well as your new password, and click Update to save your new password.

Anyone with a library account can create a list. Your lists will never be searchable in the catalog. Lists can be completely private (viewable only in your account) or made public and shareable via email or link.

There are two ways to create lists. The first is by navigating to Your Lists (click on your name in the top left and select Your Lists from the menu). On this page, you can select the Create a New List button, name your list and add a description if you like, change it from Private to Public if you'd like to share it with others, and then select Create List.

Once you have created your list, you can go to any title and click on the Add to List button

Choose a list from the dropdown that shows all your lists, with the most recent at the top.  You can also click on the Add to List button for any title and use the option here to Create a New List. The Add a Note feature lets you add a note that will be shown on your list.

The catalog has the ability to record your reading history. To turn this on, log in to the catalog, and go to Your Account > Reading History and select Start Recording My Reading History. 

If you had Checkout History turned on in the classic catalog, that data will be imported into the new catalog, which may take a few minutes.  

You can click the Delete button next to titles that you want to remove from your Reading History.

You can add a title to Reading History by searching the catalog, and clicking on Add to List.

On the Add To pop-up, click on the Reading History tab.

Now, you can add the month and year the title was read, and select Save to Reading History. 

Your Reading History will include everything you check out, including eBooks and other digital content  It can be sortedin various ways, and there's a filter box you can use to search for a particular title, books by a specific author, etc.

At any time, you can use the red Delete All button to remove this information from your account, or the Stop Recording My Reading History button.

To request an item, select Place Hold on the right-hand side of the search results, next to the desired format. Books will appear first, followed by other formats in alphabetical order. If placing a hold here, the system will choose the best record in the catalog based on availability and the number of copies on record.

We can see more specific information about editions by clicking on Show Edition or Show Editions under the Format. For example, we can click on the Show Editions button for the Book format to see the different editions.  We can click on More Info to see more about the different editions, or just click on Place Hold for the edition we want.

If you are already signed in to your account, a pop-up will appear asking to confirm details such as pickup location, which volume is being requested if applicable, and contact information. If available, your email and default phone number will populate automatically. After reviewing the information and updating as needed, click Submit Hold Request. 

Your preferred holds pickup location in the new catalog will default to your chosen selection from the old catalog.  If you prefer to pick up items from a different library,  you may choose to set up the three preferred pickup locations in the new catalog. When a preferred pickup location is set, it will appear at the top of available options when placing a hold in the new catalog.

To cancel a hold, login to your account and go to Your Account > Titles on Hold. You can cancel holds for physical materials as well as digital content on OverDrive/Libby. 

You can either use the Cancel button on the right to cancel a specific hold, or use the Cancel Selected or Cancel All boxes in addition to selecting titles via the checkboxes to the left of the cover images.

All NOBLE libraries share a OverDrive/Libby collection, and some also have hoopla collections. In this example, there are five formats for "Isaac's storm" -- two physical formats, Book and Large Print, and three eContent formats, the standard Libby eBook format, the Libby Kindle eBook format, and the Libby eAudiobook format.

You have the option to Preview any of the Libby formats, seeing or hearing the start of the book.  The eBook formats have the status Available Online, and can be checked out by selecting the Borrow with Libby button.  You have to be logged in to do this.  Titles can be read online using a pop-up reader in the catalog, or on any device using the Libby app.  If you're new to Libby, here's a link to more information: Read Free with the Libby App

The eAudiobook has the status Checked Out, but you can use the Place Hold button to get on the waiting list.

You can suspend holds to keep them from being filled while you are on vacation, when you are particularly busy, or for any reason.  You will not lose your place in the waiting list, your hold will still move up the list, the system will just skip to the next person if you reach the top of the list while the hold is suspended.  When you unsuspend the hold, you still have your proper place in the list.

To suspend and unsuspend holds, log in to your account and go to Your Account > Titles on Hold.

You can either use the Suspend Hold button on the right to suspend a specific hold, or use the Suspend Selected or Suspend All boxes in addition to selecting titles via the checkboxes to the left of the cover images.  Once you've clicked one of the Suspend buttons, a pop-up box will appear. Within the pop-up, you may optionally choose a date for the hold to auotmatically activate. If a date is not entered, you can manually activate the hold when you are ready for it. To finish suspending your hold, select Suspend Hold.