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My Profile & My Bookshelf

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Customize Your Profile & Bookshelf: Follow items, people, and more!

Create a custom profile for your library account! In our catalog, Profiles allow you to keep track of the books you’ve read or want to read, as well as “follow” other users and items that interest you.

There are three key features of My Profile. Click the links below to jump to the section you want to see.

My Profile & Privacy Settings

Use the Profile feature to customize your public-facing* page for other library users to see your activity or follow you!*

*Please Note: You can make your Profile private/hidden at any time.

Read more about the features of My Profile below.

My Profile vs My Account: What’s the difference?

You might ask yourself, what is the difference between your Profile and your Account? They sound similar but have two very different functions!

Profile

Your profile is like a username on social media or a forum–a public-facing identity that you use to interact with other users that does not have any personally identifying information.

Account

By contrast, your account, which is always private and never visible to others, contains your personal information and records about your library usage (checkouts, holds, fines, etc.).

Think of your Profile like a Facebook page or Instagram account. You can always modify the privacy settings of your social media pages. The same is true for your library Profile.

Get started with your Profile

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To access your Profile, first log in to your account.

  • By default, your username is the same as your library card number.
    • If your username has previously been changed, try using your library card number first.
    • If you are unable to log in, contact your library to reset your settings.
  • Your password will likely be the last 4 digits of your library card.

After logging in, click on Profile at the top.

Privacy & Profile Settings

From the My Profile page, click on Edit Profile and/or Privacy.

The options on these pages allow you to:

  • Change your username
  • Add a picture (up to 2 MB in size)
  • Adjust your privacy settings.
    • Privacy settings allow you to hide your profile and/or prevent others from being able to follow it.
    • You should enable these settings if you prefer that others CANNOT see or interact with your profile.
      After you’ve completed your adjustments, make sure to click the Save button.
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  • Bookshelf Chilipac Screenshot From Profile
  • ChiliPAC Add To Bookshelves

My Bookshelf

Bookshelves are a great way to organize the books you’ve read or want to read! Unlike Booklists, Bookshelves have three set categories to organize your items. Scroll through the images (at left) for visuals of the following steps.

Please note: This feature may not be compatible with some types of digital materials, including e-books, audiobooks, and DVDs.

From the My Profile page, click on My Bookshelf.

Available Bookshelves

The Manage Bookshelves page has three bookshelves:

  • Completed–for books you’ve finished
  • In progress–for books you’re reading
  • For later–for books you plan to read

While you can add items to your bookshelves from within the Manage Bookshelves page, the best way to do it is by searching the YCL catalog directly.

Add Items to a Bookshelf

On the search results page or item record page, just click on the Add to bookshelf button and choose the appropriate bookshelf.
After an item is added to a Bookshelf, you can move it to a different Bookshelf at any time from your Profile page.

Users I follow & Items I Follow

Use the “Follow” features to receive updates about items, as well as activity from other library users! You can follow friends, family, and other users to see their public booklists and activity.

Follow an item to be notified about recent reviews and booklist updates from other users.

See below for details on:

  • Searching for other users
  • Following users
  • Following items from the catalog

Search for Users

To find another user, navigate to the main page of the catalog and click on Search users.

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Find a User

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On the Search Users page, you can search for other users by their profile username. From the search results, click on a user’s name to view their profile page.

Follow a User

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From a user’s profile page, you can see the items they follow, their public booklists, and their activity.

If their settings are enabled, you can Follow the user as well!

By following a user, you will be able to see:

  • When that user rates an item
  • When that user reviews an item
  • When that user adds an item to their bookshelves
  • When that user adds an item to their booklists

All these notifications appear as a timeline within the “What’s new?” section of that user’s profile when you click on it.

Follow Items

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When you follow an item, it creates a shortcut to the item from your Profile page. This feature is useful for those that want to easily access their favorite books for placing holds, reading reviews, etc.

Please note: This feature may not be compatible with some types of digital materials, including e-books, audiobooks, and DVDs.

How to follow an Item:

  • Search for the item you want to follow
  • Select the item to open its detailed record page
  • Click the Follow button
    • This item will now appear in the “Items I Follow” section on your Profile page

What else can I do with my Library Account? Click to go to the Account Management tips page.