Search the Catalogue

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How to search the catalogue

Use the Search the Library Catalogue link at the top right of each page OR use the catalogue search on the home page OR use the library app.
Enter your keywords (e.g. author and/or title)

Advanced search

Use advanced search if you know specific details of what you're looking for e.g. collection or language. Read more about our community language collections
Fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, magazines, junior items etc are all separate collections
Search by author, title, subject, language, collection, series title and more

Results and Filtering

You can refine or filter your search results with options such as publication date, language and audience

Other ways to find items

Browse items in the display on the catalogue page
Browse What's New on the right-hand menu of the catalogue page
Browse our booklists for Children and Youth
Ask a staff member for a recommendation

Saving your search results

If you search the catalogue and would like to save your results, you can create a saved list to save your items. You can view them at a later date, email or download the saved list.