Searching the Library Catalog 101

Name: Searching the Library Catalog 101
Start: 2025-08-17T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-17T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115

Schedule

Sun Aug 17 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

309 Oak St, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115 | Dekalb, IL

Learn how to effectively search the Prairie Cat catalog in this informative workshop!
Topics covered:
Logging into your account
Creating keywords
Refining results and advanced searching
Saving a search
Locating an item in the library
Placing a hold (Item-level vs. Bibliographic-level holds)
Checked out books
Checking your hold requests
Bookmarks
Reading history

Laptops will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own device to search alongside the demonstration. Laptops are limited to first come, first served.
This program is intended for adults, but teens are welcome. No registration is necessary.
For more information, please contact Emily K at [email protected] or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2150.