The library search feature allows library patrons to search for recipes in the cookbooks on the shelves of the library they belong to. Ask your library if they are a member - if they are, then they will give you the sign-in information. If they aren't an EYB member, please suggest they look at the Help page for library admin or contact info@eatyourbooks.com.
Please Note: Eat Your Books does not give you the complete recipe, it helps you find recipes in cookbooks and you then use the cookbook to cook from.
Sign-in options for library patrons
Signing in at the library:
Your library will supply you with the URL to enter to access their EYB account. This will be either a QR code that can be scanned with a phone camera or a short access URL. You do not need a password.
Viewing the library's cookbook collection
You can view your library's cookbook collection and use Eat Your Books to help you decide what your next cookbook loan will be.
- Click the tab at the top with your library name (e.g. ABCLibrary) then select Books from the drop down.
- Now use the green search box to search by book title or author.
- Or use the filters on the right (or under the Filter menu on a phone) to search by book types such as topic, special diet, ethnicity, season/occasion, etc.
How to use the library recipe search
You can search for any recipe in your library's cookbook collection - you might want to use this feature to help you decide what your next cookbook loan will be.
When you sign-in, you will land on the search page for the recipes in your library's cookbook collection. You can search for recipes using either:
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Search Box - You can do a simple word search from the search box, which looks for the word/s in recipe title, author name or ingredients). For example if you're looking for a Chocolate Cake you would put in those words, but you could also add Raspberries so it would only select recipes that include that ingredient.
- Add chocolate cake raspberries in the search box.
- Add chocolate cake raspberries in the search box.
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Filters - You can use the filters on the right (or under the Filter menu on a phone). These filters allow you to search with endless possibilities and narrow your search results down from thousands of recipes to just a few by specifying other criteria. In this example:
- Use Filter By on the right hand side. Select + to open up a section and sub levels.
- Cakes, large - is selected from Recipe Types, Baking, Cakes large
- Raspberries - is selected from Ingredients, Fruit, Berries, Raspberries
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Entertaining & parties - is selected from Occasion, Cooking for..., Entertaining & parties
To find out more and get the most from the EYB search feature there are several Help pages on Getting the most from recipe searches.