diff --git a/__test__/pages/search/searchResults.test.tsx b/__test__/pages/search/searchResults.test.tsx
index 13580ad7a..83492f875 100644
--- a/__test__/pages/search/searchResults.test.tsx
+++ b/__test__/pages/search/searchResults.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from "react"
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event"
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
 
 import mockRouter from "next-router-mock"
@@ -11,11 +12,14 @@ jest.mock("next/router", () => jest.requireActual("next-router-mock"))
 
 describe("Search Results page", () => {
   describe("More than 50 bibs", () => {
-    it("displays many bibs", () => {
-      const query = "spaghetti"
+    let query: string
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      query = "spaghetti"
       mockRouter.push(`/search?q=${query}`)
       render(<SearchResults results={results} />)
-
+    })
+    it("displays many bibs", () => {
       const displayingText = screen.getByRole("heading", { level: 2 })
       expect(displayingText).toHaveTextContent(
         `Displaying 1-50 of ${results.results.totalResults} results for keyword "${query}"`
@@ -23,6 +27,25 @@ describe("Search Results page", () => {
       const cards = screen.getAllByRole("heading", { level: 3 })
       expect(cards).toHaveLength(50)
     })
+    it("renders the sort select field and updates the query string in the url on changes", async () => {
+      const sortSelect = screen.getByLabelText("Sort by")
+      expect(sortSelect).toHaveValue("relevance")
+      await userEvent.selectOptions(sortSelect, "Title (A - Z)")
+      expect(sortSelect).toHaveValue("title_asc")
+
+      expect(mockRouter.asPath).toBe(
+        "/?q=spaghetti&sort=title&sort_direction=asc"
+      )
+    })
+    it("returns the user to the first page on sorting changes", async () => {
+      await mockRouter.push(`/search?q=${query}&page=2`)
+      const sortSelect = screen.getByLabelText("Sort by")
+      await userEvent.selectOptions(sortSelect, "Title (Z - A)")
+
+      expect(mockRouter.asPath).toBe(
+        "/?q=spaghetti&sort=title&sort_direction=desc"
+      )
+    })
   })
   describe("No bibs", () => {
     it("displays No results message", () => {
diff --git a/pages/search/index.tsx b/pages/search/index.tsx
index d87514405..f1189d6e3 100644
--- a/pages/search/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/search/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import Head from "next/head"
-import { Heading, SimpleGrid } from "@nypl/design-system-react-components"
+import {
+  Heading,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Select,
+} from "@nypl/design-system-react-components"
+import type { ChangeEvent } from "react"
 import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { parse } from "qs"
 
@@ -11,7 +16,10 @@ import { fetchResults } from "../api/search"
 import {
   mapQueryToSearchParams,
   mapElementsToSearchResultsBibs,
+  getQueryString,
+  sortOptions,
 } from "../../src/utils/searchUtils"
+import type { SortKey, SortOrder } from "../../src/types/searchTypes"
 import { mapWorksToDRBResults } from "../../src/utils/drbUtils"
 import { SITE_NAME } from "../../src/config/constants"
 import type SearchResultsBib from "../../src/models/SearchResultsBib"
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ import type SearchResultsBib from "../../src/models/SearchResultsBib"
  * as well as displaying and controlling pagination and search filters.
  */
 export default function Search({ results }) {
-  const { query } = useRouter()
+  const { push, query } = useRouter()
   const { itemListElement: searchResultsElements, totalResults } =
     results.results
 
@@ -37,6 +45,19 @@ export default function Search({ results }) {
   // Map DRB Works from response to DRBResult objects
   const drbResults = mapWorksToDRBResults(drbWorks)
 
+  const handleSortChange = async (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const selectedSortOption = e.target.value
+    // Extract sort key and order from selected sort option using "_" delineator
+    const [sortBy, order] = selectedSortOption.split("_") as [
+      SortKey,
+      SortOrder | undefined
+    ]
+    // Push the new query values, removing the page number if set.
+    await push(
+      getQueryString({ ...searchParams, sortBy, order, page: undefined })
+    )
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <Head>
@@ -45,13 +66,35 @@ export default function Search({ results }) {
       <Layout
         activePage="search"
         sidebar={
-          drbResponse?.totalWorks && (
-            <DRBContainer
-              drbResults={drbResults}
-              totalWorks={drbResponse.totalWorks}
-              searchParams={searchParams}
-            />
-          )
+          <>
+            {totalResults && (
+              <Select
+                name="sort_direction"
+                id="search-results-sort"
+                labelText="Sort by"
+                mb="l"
+                onChange={handleSortChange}
+                value={
+                  searchParams.order
+                    ? `${searchParams.sortBy}_${searchParams.order}`
+                    : searchParams.sortBy
+                }
+              >
+                {Object.keys(sortOptions).map((key) => (
+                  <option value={key} key={`sort-by-${key}`}>
+                    {sortOptions[key]}
+                  </option>
+                ))}
+              </Select>
+            )}
+            {drbResponse?.totalWorks && (
+              <DRBContainer
+                drbResults={drbResults}
+                totalWorks={drbResponse.totalWorks}
+                searchParams={searchParams}
+              />
+            )}
+          </>
         }
       >
         {totalResults ? (
diff --git a/src/models/Item.ts b/src/models/Item.ts
index 70b3824dd..df25ef229 100644
--- a/src/models/Item.ts
+++ b/src/models/Item.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default class Item {
     this.accessMessage = item.accessMessage?.length
       ? item.accessMessage[0]?.prefLabel
       : ""
-    this.callNumber = item.shelfMark.length ? item.shelfMark[0] : null
+    this.callNumber = item.shelfMark?.length ? item.shelfMark[0] : null
     this.volume = item.enumerationChronology?.length
       ? item.enumerationChronology[0]
       : null
diff --git a/src/types/searchTypes.ts b/src/types/searchTypes.ts
index e431130e5..a6692b173 100644
--- a/src/types/searchTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/searchTypes.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export interface Identifiers {
 export interface SearchParams {
   q?: string
   field?: string
-  sortBy?: string
-  order?: string
+  sortBy?: SortKey
+  order?: SortOrder
   filters?: SearchFilters
   contributor?: string
   title?: string
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ export interface SearchParams {
   identifiers?: Identifiers
 }
 
+export type SortKey = "relevance" | "title" | "date"
+export type SortOrder = "asc" | "desc"
+
 type SearchFormField = { value: string }
 
 export interface SearchResultsResponse {
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@ export interface SearchQueryParams extends Identifiers {
   title?: string
   subject?: string
   filters?: SearchFilters
-  sort?: string
-  sort_direction?: string
+  sort?: SortKey
+  sort_direction?: SortOrder
   sort_scope?: string
   search_scope?: string
   page?: number
diff --git a/src/utils/searchUtils.ts b/src/utils/searchUtils.ts
index 2f3bd76ad..e1710c3d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/searchUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/searchUtils.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ export function mapElementsToSearchResultsBibs(
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 
+/**
+ * sortOptions
+ * The allowed keys for the sort field and their respective labels
+ */
+export const sortOptions: Record<string, string> = {
+  relevance: "Relevance",
+  title_asc: "Title (A - Z)",
+  title_desc: "Title (Z - A)",
+  date_asc: "Date (Old to New)",
+  date_desc: "Date (New to Old)",
+}
+
 /**
  * mapQueryToSearchParams
  * Maps the SearchQueryParams structure from the request to a SearchParams object, which is expected by fetchResults
diff --git a/src/utils/utilsTests/searchUtils.test.ts b/src/utils/utilsTests/searchUtils.test.ts
index 6e6c59b8a..8b1b99358 100644
--- a/src/utils/utilsTests/searchUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utilsTests/searchUtils.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("searchUtils", () => {
           isbn: "456",
           search_scope: "contributor",
           sort_direction: "asc",
-          sort: "spaghetti",
+          sort: "relevance",
         })
       ).toEqual({
         identifiers: {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe("searchUtils", () => {
         },
         field: "contributor",
         order: "asc",
-        sortBy: "spaghetti",
+        sortBy: "relevance",
       })
     })
   })