Looking for new books?

Are you looking for new books?  You can browse the shelves of new books in our library, see our catalog's home page, or search the catalog for new items.

Showcases of new items are available on the home page of our catalog.

For more specific results:

1.  Go to our catalog.

2.  Depending on the size of your browser window, you will either see "Other Searches" or a "+" to the right of the search box.  Click on "Other Searches" or the + symbol and then choose "Advanced Search" from the options presented.

3.  The second line under Advanced Search allows you to search for the time frame you would like to see.  In the drop down menu, you can choose to see items added to our catalog in the last week, last month, or up to the last 24 months.

4.  You may choose options in the Filters section to narrow your search.

The Libraries options will allow you to choose sections in our library:

Adult

Juvenile - everything in our picture book, early reader, and juvenile (chapter book) sections

Young Adult - everything in our teen section

Juvenile nonfiction - nonfiction books and DVDs in our Early and Juvenile sections

Videos - all DVDs

Adult nonfiction

Easy - everything in our E section: picture books, early readers, early nonfiction

Formats are general formats, e.g. DVDs

Material types are specific to our library, e.g. fiction DVDs and nonfiction DVDs

Audience levels will result in a less complete search than the Libraries option. 
A children's book may be cataloged as Juvenile, Preschool, Primary, Preadolescent, or Adolescent - and only one of those choices.  If you search for Juvenile, you'll only get those cataloged specifically as Juvenile; you won't get those cataloged as Preschool or Primary.  If you opt to use this search, check as many boxes as could be applicable.

You can also set an alert to notify you when new items with the criteria you set are added to our catalog - your favorite author, new books in a series, or books on a subject.  See here for more information.

Author or series alerts

Would you like to know when our library has new books by your favorite author or in a series you read?  You can set up alerts in your account to notify you when new items are added to our catalog.

To set up an alert:
1.  Log in to your account.
2.  Click on "Your Account" or the menu option.
4.  Click on "Active Alerts."
5.  Click on "Add Alert."
6.  Enter an author, series, subject, etc.in the first box and fill in any other parameters you choose. 

7. Click "save" in the bottom right of the page if you are on a computer. You may need to expand your screen to see the "save" option.  Or from a mobile device, go to the last box on the page and click "go" on the device keypad (not on the screen).  You'll then get a confirmation on the screen stating the alert has been added.  

You will receive emails when new items that fit your search criteria are added to our catalog.

If you have any questions, please call us at 734-439-1240 or email us at youth@milanlibrary.org.

(Updated 2022 with new procedures.)

New library card account feature: circulation history

Have you ever wanted to reread a book but have forgotten the title and author? Or don’t remember where you left off in a series? Or wanted to have a list of what you’ve read from our library?
You can now set your library card account to maintain a list of everything you check out.  You can ask us to activate this feature for you or log into your account to activate it yourself.

To activate your circulation history:
Log into your account.
Click on "My Account" in the top right corner.
Click on "Checkout History" in the left column.
Click on "Activate History" on the top right.

Items checked out after you activate your circulation history will be maintained.  Previously checked out items will not be included.

If you have any questions, stop by the library or call us at 734-439-1240.