Starting on February 3, 2026, we’re upgrading the library catalog’s account settings. Instead of using My Bookshelf, all of your account information will be accessible through the new Account Portal interface.
We’ve collected images from some of the portal’s new look, and have added brief descriptions of each feature.
Once the upgrade is complete, we welcome you to the new Account Portal and hope that you enjoy exploring its new design and functionality.
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The redesigned Account Portal will make it easier and more intuitive to manage your checkouts, holds, renewals, and saved materials. Instead of using the My Bookshelf bar at the bottom of the screen, click the account icon at the top of the page to access account details and click through to the Account Portal to manage your account in a full-page view.
The Account Portal link opens on a new Overview page that has an at-a-glance summary of your holds and checkouts. Use the left navigation to Return to Catalog or perform other actions.
Your Next Read features books and other items you bookmarked that are now available. You also may see other showcases that are being highlighted by your library.
If your local library’s settings permit it, you will be able to update some account fields in the the Account Portal’s Edit View.
When viewing items that you have checked out and requested, you’ll have a Search box to search by title.
A new filter will allow you to focus on the specific format of checked out items.
Your Hold Requests can be managed in Account Portal, too. You can also search by title or author, freeze or cancel the hold, or potentially change the pickup location.
Your Reading History is now available in the Checkouts & Requests page, and has an improved Share button. If you haven’t started keeping your reading history, or want to erase that history, you can do that here, too! Once reading history is turned off/erased it can not be recovered.
If fines and fees are added to your account, you will be able to resolve them on the Bills & Fines menu. You can choose which fines to pay and click the Pay Fines button to opens SmartPAY and complete the transaction online using a credit or debit card.
When you discover items that you want to remember, Bookmark them! In the Account Portal, you can organize your individual bookmarks into Booklists. You’ll also see at a glance which of your bookmarked titles is available to borrow now.
Use the three dots to Edit your booklist name or delete it.
When you look at individual booklists, you’ll have the same ability to search and manage its specific titles. Request the item, or share it with the world.
You can keep Saved Searches, too! Use the search box to search the titles of your saved searches, find an at-a-glance reminder of what the search was, and click Run Search to perform the search anew, and get current results—useful if you’re looking for new matierals.
Use the three dots to Edit your Search name or delete it.
After you’re signed in, the catalog will have shortcuts to your Bookmarks and Saved Searches along the right side of catalog search pages for easy access.
