Catalog Search

1. Enter in a keyword search term and click on the search method preferred (keyword, title, author, subject or series).
2. Results are displayed.
3. You may advance through multiple pages by clicking the blue page numbers on the bottom of the results page.
4. The small icons that apprear next to the call numbers indicate what type of media it is (book, video, equipment, etc.)
5. Call number descriptions:
   • "VHS" in a call number indicates that the title is a Video.
   • "DVD" indicates a DVD (Digital Video Disc)
   • "SPA" indicates Spanish language
   • "FL" indicates Foreign Language
   • "POPE" indicates Papal Document
   • "USCC" indicates United States Catholic Conference booklet
   • "WWW" indicates Website
   • "JOU" indicates Journal or Periodical or Magazine
   • "CAS" indicates Audio Cassette
   • "VF" indicates Vertical File
   • "FIC" indicates Fiction Book
   • "REF" indicates Reference Material
   • "B" indicates Biography
6. Click on a title for a complete description and availability.
7. The descriptions of most feature films contain the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops' Film Ratings as follows:
   • A-I — general patronage
   • A-II — adults and adolescents
   • A-III — adults
   • A-IV — adults, with reservations (an A-IV classification designates problematic films that, while not morally offensive in themselves, require caution and some analysis and explanation as a safeguard against wrong interpretations and false conclusions)Double click on any other blue underlined link within the description to perform a search on those words.
8. L-limited adult audience, films whose problematic many adults would find troubling.
   L replaces the previous classification A-IV.
9. YOU MAY NOT RESERVE ITEMS ON-LINE. YOU MUST CALL OR EMAIL THE LIBRARY WITH YOUR REQUEST.

Keywords can be any word, for example

• subject words like "baptism" or "saints" or "Bible study" or "Lent" or "biography" or "grief" or "racism" or "feature films"
• author/presenter words like "Kempf" or "Merton" or "Leo Buscaglia" or "John Paul II" or "Sr. Thea"
• publisher words like "USCC" or "Brown Roa" or "Liguori"
• title words (even any part of the title) like "Grandma’s Bread" or "Larry Boy" or "Dead Man Walking" or "Fides Et Ratio" or "Brother Sun"
• any word in the description of a title
• keywords may also be truncated with an asterisk (for example, entering in
  " pray* " will find records containing the keywords "pray", "prayer", "praying", "prayerful" and "prayed")

Expand Your Search

• Use the "or" button on the main search screen (for example, searching for "reconciliation" or "forgiveness" will give you broader results on that topic)

Restrict Your Search

• Use the "and" , "and not" buttons in the Power tab search option screen

For example, our videos are aimed at audiences of different age levels:

• Primary (Preschool – 3rd grade)
• Intermediate (4th grade – 6th grade)
• Junior (7th – 8th grade)
• Secondary (9th – 12th grade)
• Adult Level

So, if you search on "Eucharist" and "Intermediate" your results will include only those items about the Eucharist that are aimed at an Intermediate Level audience.

1. Library items can be reserved for specific dates up to a year in advance. Reservations are on a first come/first served basis so we strongly recommend that you make reservations as soon as possible, especially for popular seasonal videos. The loan period for audio visual items is one and a half weeks and four weeks for books.
2. We ask that you make reservations a minimum of one week in advance if possible. We generally mail audio visual items out one week ahead of your show date and they are usually due 5 days after your show date. We often make back-to-back reservations for popular videos, so we only ask that the audio visual items be back in our office by the due date so that other parishes who have reservations for the videos do not have to be disappointed. This means you must mail items back a minimum of 3 days before the due date.
3. You may pick up items in person or we will mail them to you in reusable blue mailing pouches and you only pay the return postage.
4. If you need to extend your due date, please call and we will see if our reservation schedule can accommodate your request.

When you call or email to reserve items, please provide your

1. Name
2. Parish or School and City
3. Best phone number (with area code) to reach you at in the daytime
4. Complete title of the item
5. Date you wish to show the items (for audio-visual materials)
6. Whether you want the items mailed or which day you want to pick up the items.

A Library staff member will verify orders by phone or email by the next business day.