# Collections

Collections allow you to organize books across multiple libraries.

## Viewing Collections

### From Collections Page

Navigate to **Collections** (sidebar navigation) to see all your collections. Clicking on a collection shows ALL books in that collection across all libraries.

### From Dashboard

When viewing a specific library's dashboard, collections only show books from that library. Clicking "View All" preserves this context and shows only books from that library in the collection.

### Library Filtering

- **No filter** (`/collections/favorites`): Shows all books across all libraries
- **With filter** (`/collections/favorites?library_id=xxx`): Shows only books from the specified library

## Creating Collections

1. Go to **Collections** (sidebar navigation)
2. Click **New Collection** (top-right) — or **Create Your First Collection** if the list is empty
3. Fill in the details:
   - **Name** - Collection name
   - **Description** - Optional description
   - **Icon** - Pick from the icon grid
   - **Color** - Pick a color swatch
4. Click **Create Collection**

## Managing Collections

Each collection in the list has icon buttons on its card:

- **Edit** - Opens the edit form to change name, description, icon, or color. Click **Update Collection** to save.
- **Delete** - Removes the collection after a confirmation prompt.

Deleted a system collection by mistake? The **Restore System** button on the Collections page brings back system collections.

### Dashboard Sections

Collections appear as sections on your dashboard. Show, hide, and reorder them from the dashboard's **Customize Dashboard** settings (see [Dashboard](dashboard.md)).