1. Search for the title in the library catalogue.
This screenshot shows a search for the book Gravesavers:
2. Is the book available?
You can determine whether an item is currently available for you to borrow (and how you can borrow it) by checking the information below the book's cover image. Green numbering means it is available and red means it is not.
3. Which genre section is it in?
Our fiction books are organized in sections according to the genre they best represent:
4. Where is it on the shelf?
In our library, books are arranged by call number:
The Middle & Senior School library catalogue (Accessit) shows all information about print and digital books in our collection, including:
You can also log in to your library profile with your York School Google account to access your checkouts, borrowing history, renew titles, place holds, and create a list of "favourites" from titles in our catalogue.
We use the "classic" catalogue at the library circulation desk to check out books. Both catalogue interfaces contain the same information -- they just look a bit different.
Use the Catalog tab to search for titles in the library collection, and the Circulation tab to check out books. To check out a book, search for your last name in the Find field, or click the By Homeroom tab to find your profile from your homeroom class.
The Toronto Public Library (TPL) is the busiest urban public library system in the world. Its collections comprise over 10.5 million items including books, CDs, DVDs and eBooks, with 40 languages represented in library materials -- so take advantage!
To get a library card that allows you to borrow and place holds on both physical and digital materials, you will need to visit open TPL branches with valid and current name and address identification.
If you're 13 years or older and want to use only digital resources and services, you can sign up online for a Digital Access Card.
Search the Toronto Public Library catalogue:
Renew your TPL card online:
Sora, by Overdrive, is an application that enables TYS students to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from The York School Library twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Download the app onto your mobile device (or access with your web browser), log in with your student credentials, and open a world of reading!
Students, faculty and staff are permitted 3 checkouts and 3 holds. The borrowing period is 14 days. Borrowers who finish titles before the return date are encouraged to return their items on Sora so that they are available for others.
Open access (OA) refers to digital content that is available free of charge for everyone.
Here are some online databases that provide open access to eBooks. Most books from these sources are scholarly nonfiction titles, though you can find some fiction titles as well. Note: some can be downloaded while others can only be read online.
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