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  • Log in with Library Admin credentials.
  • Click System Configuration
  • Click Libraries in the left menu if not already on the Library Configuration page
  • Click the Edit button next to the library you are configuring or Create New Library button if applicable
  • Scroll down to the Geographic Area (Optional) section and open using the down arrow


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There are two areas to fill out completeFocus Area and Service Area

Focus Area is for the geographic area serviced served by the library–usually library, usually a city, town, county, state, or ZIP code. The following formats are supported:

  • Zip code, e.g., 93203
  • State, e.g., CT
  • City, State, e.g., Delta, UT
  • County, State, e.g., Broward County, FL
  • CT
  • 93203

Usually the library's Service Focus Area and Focus Service Area are the same. In those cases you can , leave Service Area empty so that data in the Focus Area will apply.

Some libraries are expected to provide service to a region larger than their focus area. For example, the New York Public Library has a focus area covering three of the boroughs of New York City (The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), but its focus area covers the entire state of New York.

Best practice for most libraries is to use CITY, ST in Focus Area, and to leave Service Area empty.

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