New Catalogue Account Centre Launches
You will notice a new way to manage your Library account in our catalogue: your Account Centre is replacing My Bookshelf. This change is designed to make it easier to manage your Library account, including checkouts, holds, renewals, and saved items.
As this change takes effect, please let us know if you experience any new issues using your Library account and we will follow up with our catalogue vendor to resolve. Thank you for your patience with this change.
Account Centre has been rolled out to public libraries across North America in response to feedback from library patrons and staff. This redesigned account experience allows you to manage your Library checkouts, holds, renewals, and saved materials in one full-page view.
What’s Changing
Instead of using the My Bookshelf bar at the bottom of the screen, patrons will now click the account icon at the top of the page to log in to their account. From there, you can open the Account Centre to manage everything in one place. While still visible along the bottom of the screen, My Bookshelf will soon disappear.
When you open the Account Centre, you will see:
- A snapshot of your current holds and Checkouts at the top right of the page
- A menu along the left side that lets you move easily between sections, including:
- Account Settings (your contact and profile information)
- Checkouts & Holds
- Charges (replacement charges for lost items, if applicable)
- Bookmarks
- Saved Searches
This layout is designed to help you find what you need more quickly and see more information at once.
Improved Holds and Checkouts View
The updated Checkouts and Holds view is designed to make it easier to manage your items. You can:
- See more items on screen at one time
- Filter items by format
- Use new renewal options, including:
- Renew overdue
- Renew due soon
- Renew overdue and due soon
These options are meant to save time and make renewals simpler.
Easier Access While You Browse
You will also notice a few changes while searching the catalogue:
- Bookmarks and Saved Searches are now available along the right side of search pages, so they are easy to reach while you browse
- An improved sidebar view makes it easier to add items to lists and manage saved items as you go
If you have chosen to enable Reading History, it will also be accessible directly from the Account Centre.
If you have questions or experience issues using the new Account Centre, please email info@lpl.ca or call 519-661-4600.