You’ll keep using your current PIN to check out materials at self-check kiosks or to use resources like databases and e-books. You’ll use your new password to access your library account online.

Think of it like banking: your PIN allows you to buy something with your debit card, and your password lets you log in to your bank account on your computer.

1. Click “Catalog Search” on Township Library of Lower Southampton’s Website.
2. Click on “Log in” (upper right corner).
3. Enter your library card number as your username.
4. Click “Request new password.”
5. Enter your email address for a password reset link.
6. Use the link sent to your email address to reset.

If you are having trouble, call the library to request a temporary password at 215-355-1183, ext. 104. Staff members cannot set a new password for you. They can reset it to a temporary password, but you’ll need to change it when you log in.

You can create relationships in your online account. Relationships link your account to family and friends’ accounts so you can renew their items from your account. Both people in the relationship must approve, and linked accounts cannot see each other’s checkout history.

Here’s how to set up a link:

1. Log in to your account.
2. Click relationships.
3. Type in the birthdate and library card number for the account you are linking with.
4. Select whether the other patron will be able to renew their items, or do you want to be able to pay fines on their behalf? If you want to do both, fill out the form twice.
5. Select the function: do you want to be able to renew their items, or do you want to be able to pay fines on their behalf? If you want to do both, fill out the form twice.
6. Click Add.
7. The person you are linking with must log into their online account and approve the link.
8. To renew items on someone’s behalf, click on My Checkouts and select the tab with the person’s name. You can renew their materials

If you can’t find a particular item, you are invited to make a purchase request. Here’s how:

1. Log in to your account.
2. Click My Requests.
3. Start a new form and enter as much information possible about the about the item you are requesting.
4. You can include your preferred e-book/audiobook app when requesting digital books.
5. Once submitted, your request will be in process. The status will change once the item is potentially ordered, placed on hold, or unfulfilled.

New materials are added to our collections every day. The new catalog allows you to set up new purchase alerts based on your personal reading interests.

Here’s how:

1. Click My Account.
2. Click Notification Preferences.
3. Select the Areas of Interest tab.
4. Click the title of a category to see a list of items recently purchased in this category.
5. Click Sign up to receive monthly emails listing new purchases.

The new catalog can give you personalized reading recommendations based on your reading history. You must turn on your reading history before you can see your recommendations. Here’s how to turn on reading history

1. Log in to your account.
2. Click My Account Details.
3. Scroll down and select Change Settings by History and PIN.
4. Next to Show Loan History, click edit to allow your account to show the loan history; hide the loan history; or never keep it in the first place.

Once your reading history is turned on, the system can make personalized reading recommendations. Here’s how to see your recommendations:

1. Log in to your account.
2. Click Personal Recommenations.

*Since the system is new, it will take a few weeks for items to appear in all of the categories.