We offer a number of tools to make it easier to find books, DVDs, and more in the CPL catalog.

Browser Search Provider

If you use Internet Explorer (7+) or Firefox (2+), the search bar in the upper-right-hand corner should glow when you visit any page on this site. Click the downward-pointing arrow and Add CPL Catalog to search our catalog from anywhere.

Our search provider also gives you search suggestions as you type. For instance, if you're looking for a "fancy" book, the title, author, and book jacket for the first 8 results will show up below in IE8, or the text of the title in FF2+.

Bookmarklet

No matter which browser you use, you can find books mentioned on a website with just one click.
CPL <— Drag this link into your bookmarks toolbar, or just add it as a bookmark. If you click it on any page, a box will pop up, containing a list of all the books mentioned on the page that Canton Public Library has (assuming that item's ISBN is available on the page). To learn more about bookmarklets, check out Wikipedia's entry.

The ISBN 0553109537 should trigger the bookmarklet, so try it on this page!

Widgets & Gadgets

If you want to do a quick search of our catalog from your desktop or personalized homepage, use these live search widgets. Along with the ability to search directly by keyword, each widget also provides the top 7 relevant suggestions for your search term on-the-fly.

• Microsoft Windows (Vista/7) Sidebar Gadget
• Mac OS X Dashboard Widget
• iGoogle Gadget
• Netvibes Widget

IE8 Accelerator

Internet Explorer 8 added a new feature called "accelerators," which allow you to browse faster. When you Add CPL Catalog Accelerator, you can highlight text on any page and quickly send it as a search to our catalog, just by clicking the little blue box. It even previews the first few results in a balloon. If you would like this same functionality in Firefox, you can use the IE8 Activities (Accelerators) for Firefox extension.

Chrome Extension and Theme

If you use Google's Chrome browser, you can make it easy to search the CPL catalog and dress up your browser with a special CPL theme.

Extension

Install CPL's Chrome extension to find books, DVDs, and more on any page on the web. If none are found, you can use the search bar to find what you're looking for.

Theme

Install CPL's Chrome theme for an stylish, unobtrusive way to show your support for CPL.

GoodReads Book Link

If you you use popular personal book management site GoodReads, you can Add CPL as a book link for quick access to items in our catalog.

Firefox Persona

Dress up your Firefox with Canton Public Library! Personas are "easy-to-install, easy-to-use themes that change the look of your Firefox web browser."