Would you like to find out what books, movies and music people are talking about and whether or not they liked them? The new catalog enables you to follow other users, providing you with their reviews and recommendations.
Would you like to share your opinions and recommend movies and music you’ve discovered with other users? With the new catalog, you have the option to add reviews and rate what you’ve been reading, watching and listening to.
Would you like to have a way to save the titles that interest you so that you can read them at a later date? The new catalog will allow you to save titles so that you’ll always be able to go back and refresh your memory.
Along with these, and many other features, you will be able to follow the Park Ridge Library and read about the books, movies, and music, that we’ve been enjoying.
To create an account and follow us:
1. Go to the Library catalog at http://parkridgelibrary.bibliocommons.com/
2. Log in (you will need your library card number and the initial password is: patron)
3. Follow the steps to create an account (create username, enter email, accept terms)
4. Once registered, go to the “Search Catalog” box on the top of the page.
5. Find the dropdown menu that shows, “Keyword,” and change it to, “User.”
6. Type in, “ParkRidgeRS” in the search box (where you’d search catalog) and then select, ‘Search’
7. You will then see, “ParkRidgeRS’s Completed Shelf” in the middle of the screen
8. Select the green button that shows, “Follow”
9. Select the types of reviews you would like to follow, or choose to follow all selections
10. You are now following the Park Ridge Public Library!
To review your own titles:
1. Go to the “My PRPL” tab
2. Under “My Shelves,” select, “Completed”
3. Select the green button that shows, “Add New Title”
4. Search the catalog by title, format, etc. and select, “Search”
5. Once the title is located, select the green button to, “Add”
6. Rate the title by selecting the “stars” and/or “Add Details,” which will be your review
7. Repeat these steps to add more titles
8. You can also use these steps to add titles, “In Progress” or “For Later” to your Shelf.
To create your own lists:
1. Go to the “My PRPL” tab
2. Under “My Lists,” select, “My Lists”
3. Select the green button that shows, “Create a New List”
4. Add the list’s title, a description (optional), and select, “Create List”
5. Note: You also have the option of making your lists private (Check the box next to “Make this list private” if you don’t want other users to see it)
6. Select the green button on the left-hand side, “Add an item” and choose, “Add a Catalog Item”
7. Search for title, format, etc. and then select, “Search”
8. Once item is located, select, green button “Add”
9. Continue searching for titles, and selecting “Add,” until you’re list is completed
10. Close window by clicking the red button on the top right side
11. You can now add annotations, move items as you wish, or edit your list as necessary
Thursday, January 12 or January 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 9 or February 23
Friday, January 6 at 10:00 am
Wednesday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m.
