diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index cb5268ca8..f098332f7 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { DeepPartial } from 'typeorm'
+import { DeepPartial, SelectQueryBuilder } from 'typeorm'
 import { Highlight } from '../entity/highlight'
 import { Label } from '../entity/label'
 import {
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ import {
   HasFilter,
   InFilter,
   LabelFilter,
+  LabelFilterType,
   NoFilter,
   ReadFilter,
+  SortBy,
+  SortOrder,
   SortParams,
 } from '../utils/search'
 
@@ -102,3 +105,140 @@ export const createLibraryItem = async (
       libraryItem.wordCount ?? wordsCount(libraryItem.readableContent ?? ''),
   })
 }
+
+const buildWhereClause = (
+  queryBuilder: SelectQueryBuilder<LibraryItem>,
+  userId: string,
+  args: PageSearchArgs
+) => {
+  if (args.query) {
+    queryBuilder.andWhere(`tsv @@ websearch_to_tsquery(:query)`, {
+      query: args.query,
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (args.typeFilter) {
+    queryBuilder.andWhere(`library_item.item_type = :typeFilter`, {
+      typeFilter: args.typeFilter,
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (args.inFilter !== InFilter.ALL) {
+    switch (args.inFilter) {
+      case InFilter.INBOX:
+        queryBuilder.andWhere(`library_item.archived_at IS NULL`)
+        break
+      case InFilter.ARCHIVE:
+        queryBuilder.andWhere(`library_item.archived_at IS NOT NULL`)
+        break
+      case InFilter.TRASH:
+        // return only deleted pages within 14 days
+        queryBuilder.andWhere(
+          `library_item.state = :state AND deleted_at >= now() - interval '14 days'`,
+          {
+            state: LibraryItemState.Deleted,
+          }
+        )
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (args.readFilter !== ReadFilter.ALL) {
+    switch (args.readFilter) {
+      case ReadFilter.READ:
+        queryBuilder.andWhere('library_item.reading_progress_top_percent >= 98')
+        break
+      case ReadFilter.UNREAD:
+        queryBuilder.andWhere('library_item.reading_progress_top_percent < 98')
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (args.hasFilters && args.hasFilters.length > 0) {
+    args.hasFilters.forEach((filter) => {
+      switch (filter) {
+        case HasFilter.HIGHLIGHTS:
+          queryBuilder.andWhere(`library_item.highlights IS NOT NULL`)
+          break
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (args.labelFilters && args.labelFilters.length > 0) {
+    const includeLabels = args.labelFilters?.filter(
+      (filter) => filter.type === LabelFilterType.INCLUDE
+    )
+    const excludeLabels = args.labelFilters?.filter(
+      (filter) => filter.type === LabelFilterType.EXCLUDE
+    )
+
+    if (includeLabels && includeLabels.length > 0) {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere(
+        `library_item.id IN (SELECT library_item_id FROM library_item_label WHERE name IN (:...includeLabels))`,
+        {
+          includeLabels,
+        }
+      )
+    }
+
+    if (excludeLabels && excludeLabels.length > 0) {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere(
+        `library_item.id NOT IN (SELECT library_item_id FROM library_item_label WHERE name IN (:...excludeLabels))`,
+        {
+          excludeLabels,
+        }
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (args.dateFilters && args.dateFilters.length > 0) {
+    args.dateFilters.forEach((filter) => {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere(
+        `library_item.${filter.field} between :startDate and :endDate`,
+        {
+          startDate: filter.startDate ?? new Date(0),
+          endDate: filter.endDate ?? new Date(),
+        }
+      )
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (args.termFilters && args.termFilters.length > 0) {
+    args.termFilters.forEach((filter) => {
+      queryBuilder.andWhere(`library_item.${filter.field} = :value`, {
+        value: filter.value,
+      })
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+export const searchLibraryItems = async (
+  args: PageSearchArgs,
+  userId: string
+): Promise<[LibraryItem[], number] | null> => {
+  const { from = 0, size = 10, sort } = args
+
+  // default order is descending
+  const sortOrder = sort?.order || SortOrder.DESCENDING
+  // default sort by saved_at
+  const sortField = sort?.by || SortBy.SAVED
+
+  const queryBuilder = entityManager
+    .createQueryBuilder(LibraryItem, 'library_item')
+    .select('library_item.*')
+    .where('library_item.user_id = :userId', { userId })
+
+  // build the where clause
+  buildWhereClause(queryBuilder, userId, args)
+
+  // add pagination and sorting
+  const libraryItems = await queryBuilder
+    .orderBy(`omnivore.library_item.${sortField}`, sortOrder)
+    .offset(from)
+    .limit(size)
+    .getMany()
+
+  const count = await queryBuilder.getCount()
+
+  return [libraryItems, count]
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
index ccd488bb5..6087e1289 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ export interface DateFilter {
 }
 
 export enum SortBy {
-  SAVED = 'savedAt',
-  UPDATED = 'updatedAt',
+  SAVED = 'saved_at',
+  UPDATED = 'updated_at',
   SCORE = '_score',
-  PUBLISHED = 'publishedAt',
-  READ = 'readAt',
-  LISTENED = 'listenedAt',
-  WORDS_COUNT = 'wordsCount',
+  PUBLISHED = 'published_at',
+  READ = 'read_at',
+  LISTENED = 'listened_at',
+  WORDS_COUNT = 'word_count',
 }
 
 export enum SortOrder {
-  ASCENDING = 'asc',
-  DESCENDING = 'desc',
+  ASCENDING = 'ASC',
+  DESCENDING = 'DESC',
 }
 
 export interface SortParams {