diff --git a/code/web/release_notes/24.08.00.MD b/code/web/release_notes/24.08.00.MD
index e2901017ab..ed5fbafae8 100644
--- a/code/web/release_notes/24.08.00.MD
+++ b/code/web/release_notes/24.08.00.MD
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ To generate the passkey file, the following command should be run (as root):
 
 // other
 
+// chloe
+### Other Updates
+- Adds a new setting to Location(branch) which enables admins to toggle the visibility of specific branches under the 'Available At' search facet.
+
 ## This release includes code contributions from
 - ByWater Solutions
   - Mark Noble (MDN)
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ To generate the passkey file, the following command should be run (as root):
 - PTFS-Europe
   - Pedro Amorim (PA)
   - Alexander Blanchard (AB)
+  - Chloe Zermatten (CZ)
   - Jacob O'Mara (JOM)
 
 - Theke Solutions
diff --git a/code/web/sys/DBMaintenance/version_updates/24.08.00.php b/code/web/sys/DBMaintenance/version_updates/24.08.00.php
index 6061b179f1..10d0cc9c05 100644
--- a/code/web/sys/DBMaintenance/version_updates/24.08.00.php
+++ b/code/web/sys/DBMaintenance/version_updates/24.08.00.php
@@ -100,6 +100,25 @@ function getUpdates24_08_00(): array {
 			]
 		], //web_builder_custom_form_increase_email
 
+		//James Staub - Nashville Public Library
+		'web_builder_custom_form_increase_email' => [
+			'title' => 'Increase Web Builder Custom Form "Email Results To" field character limit.',
+			'description' => 'Increase Web Builder Custom Form "Email Results To" field character limit.',
+			'continueOnError' => true,
+			'sql' => [
+				"ALTER TABLE web_builder_custom_form MODIFY COLUMN emailResultsTo VARCHAR(150)",
+			]
+		], //web_builder_custom_form_increase_email
+
+		//chloe - PTFS-Europe
+		'show_in_search_facet_column' => [
+			'title' => 'Show In Search Facet Column',
+			'description' => 'Adds the showInSearchFacet column to the Location table',
+			// 'continueOnError' => false,
+			'sql' => [
+				'ALTER TABLE location ADD COLUMN showInSearchFacet TINYINT(1) DEFAULT 1'
+			]
+			], //show_in_search_facet_column
 		//other
 
 	];
diff --git a/code/web/sys/LibraryLocation/Location.php b/code/web/sys/LibraryLocation/Location.php
index a83a224a0a..2b0199f5bd 100644
--- a/code/web/sys/LibraryLocation/Location.php
+++ b/code/web/sys/LibraryLocation/Location.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Location extends DataObject {
 	public $createSearchInterface;
 	public $showInSelectInterface;
 	public $showOnDonationsPage;
+	public $showInSearchFacet;
 	public $enableAppAccess;
 	public $appReleaseChannel;
 	public $theme;
@@ -891,6 +892,15 @@ static function getObjectStructure($context = ''): array {
 								'default' => true,
 								'forcesReindex' => true,
 							],
+							[
+								'property' => 'showInSearchFacet',
+								'type' => 'checkbox',
+								'label' => 'Show This Branch In Search Facet',
+								'description' => 'Whether or not the library should appear as a location that can be selected to filter search results by.',
+								'hideInLists' => true,
+								'default' => true,
+								'forcesReindex' => false,
+							],
 							[
 								'property' => 'additionalLocationsToShowAvailabilityFor',
 								'type' => 'text',
diff --git a/code/web/sys/SearchObject/GroupedWorkSearcher2.php b/code/web/sys/SearchObject/GroupedWorkSearcher2.php
index 6cb309e921..d53d9ec783 100644
--- a/code/web/sys/SearchObject/GroupedWorkSearcher2.php
+++ b/code/web/sys/SearchObject/GroupedWorkSearcher2.php
@@ -785,10 +785,34 @@ public function getFacetList($filter = null) {
 			$numValidLibraries = 0;
 			// Loop through values:
 			$isScopedField = $this->isScopedField($field);
+
+			// Get a list of branches so we can access their 'showInSearchFacet' value
+			// Also rename the keys to the branches' names so they can easily be accessed later
+			$branchList = null;
+			if ($field == 'available_at' || $field == 'owning_location') {
+				$mainBranch = new Location();
+				$branchList = $mainBranch->getLocationListAsObjects(false);
+				// may need to be optimised / unsure how heavy this is
+				foreach ($branchList as $key=>$value) {
+					$branchList[$value->displayName] = $value;
+					unset($branchList[$key]);
+				}
+			}
 			foreach ($data as $facet) {
 				// Initialize the array of data about the current facet:
 				$currentSettings = [];
 				$facetValue = $facet[0];
+				
+				// if populating the array of facet options for 'available at'
+				// then filter out any branch (location) for which showInSearchFacet has been set to "0"
+				// thus preventing these branches from being displayed as search by options
+				if ($field == 'available_at' || $field == 'owning_location') {
+					$branchName = substr($facetValue, 5);
+					if (empty($branchList[$branchName]->showInSearchFacet)) {
+						continue;
+					}
+				}
+			
 				if ($isScopedField && strpos($facetValue, '#') !== false) {
 					$facetValue = substr($facetValue, strpos($facetValue, '#') + 1);
 				}