Frequently Asked Questions

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1. How can I get email alerts about new library materials of interest to me?

To receive email notices about new library materials,

 

First, make sure that your correct email address is entered in your library account. 

Then create one or more Preferred Searches for your favorite authors, subjects, or a title when there's that one special book just about to arrive! You will get email when new library materials arrive that match your preferred searches. Read on to find out how to create a Preferred Search!

These alerts are available by email only.  That's because they come automatically from the My Millennium function of the library catalog, the moment an item is added.

2. How do I create Preferred Searches?

1. Start by logging in to your library account.
2. Then use the search bar at the top of the screen to search. When you get your search results (even if there aren’t any because we don’t have the book yet) you will see the ’Save as Preferred Search’ button appear near the search bar. You can mark any search for an author, title, keyword, or subject that interests you as a Preferred Search by clicking the ’Save as Preferred Search’ button. You will only see that button when you are in your account and have done a search. 

For example, if you search on the subject ’organic gardening’ while in your own account, and click the ’Save as Preferred Search’ button, you will be notified when new books with that subject are added. If you search by an author’s name, and click the button, you will be notified when any new books by that author are added.

3. Is there a limit to the number of Preferred Searches?

Yes, the maximum number of preferred searches you can have at one time is 25. You can cancel any search and set up a new one whenever you want.