Good place to start your search for books

A good place to begin your search for books is by using the main search engine on the library's home page.  It is labeled Search Our Collections.  Be sure to use the drop down menu and select the All Books option if you want to limit your search just to books.

Penfield Library Catalog

SUNY Libraries Catalog

Books, ebooks, movies, music, and more in NYS and Worldwide Libraries.

Request materials you find here through interlibrary loan by clicking Get it Soon.

Go to the Advanced Search

  1. To request a book from another SUNY library, click Borrow from another library.

  2. Click on the link to sign in, then login with your Laker NetID and password.

  3. Click Interlibrary loan.

  4. Make sure the request information looks correct, and if you'd like, add a comment. Then click Send Request.

  5. That's it! We will email you when the item arrives at Penfield.

Do you live close to another SUNY campus? You can also check out books from their libraries.