When you go to our book page, if the book has an OCLC number, we provide it. Here is how to use it to find the book at your public library.

OUR OCLC LINK

OCLC is an American nonprofit cooperative organization. Their online database, called WorldCat, is widely used by the general public and by librarians for cataloging and research.

Here is an example from our book page for Half Magic (1954):

Click that link, and you will be sent to the corresponding page at the OCLC-WorldCat website.

If you scroll down the page, it will show you all the copies of that book that WorldCat knows about, listed in order of how close they are to you.

Or at least how close they are to your Internet Service Provider.

In our example for Half Magic (1954), WorldCat has detailed records for this book at 2,449 libraries.

Here is what the first three records look like:

UPDATE YOUR LOCATION

WorldCat might not have your correct location. But you can change that.

Scroll back to the top of the page. On the right-hand side, in the blue heading, it lists where it thinks you are located:

Click on that location, and a new window will appear:

It says:

Enter a city name or postal code to set your location. For best experience enter a complete postal address.

We will change our address to Oconomowoc in Wisconsin:

The steps are as follows:

1. Type the location. It can be a city name, or a Zip Code, or a complete postal address.
2. A dropdown appears. Verify the address by clicking on the dropdown.
3. Click the blue "Location" button.

Then the page will reload. Now it will show you all the copies of that book that WorldCat knows about, listed in order of how close they are to the new location you entered:

OTHER EDITIONS

OCLC-WorldCat can show you other editions of the book. Simply click the link to View all formats and editions:

You will be taken to a page that lists all the editions and formats that WorldCat knows about.

The page has three main parts. We've added colors to make the parts more evident:

Legend:

• Green. This is the list of books.

• Yellow. These are the many ways you can filter the list of books.

• Red. These are ways you can sort the list of books.