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Our Collection

Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction
Audio Books
Playaway Audio Books
CD-ROMs
Large Print Books
Magazines
Music CDs
New Fiction and Non-Fiction
Newspapers
Paperback Fiction
Videos

Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction
The library has about 50,000 volumes and the collection is built around the interests of the community and a wide variety of review sources. Almost all of our books are searchable in our catalog. If you have any difficulty locating a book, please see the library staff for assistance. If there is a book that you do not find on the shelf or in our collection, please ask about interlibrary loan services.

Audio Books
The Library has a wide variety of books on audiocassette, CD, and small self-contained players (Playaway--see below). You can search the catalog for audio books formats. Once you search by title, author, keyword, or subject, use the "Modify Search" button to restrict results by material type. Choose either Spoken (Tape) for audiocassettes, Spoken (CD), or Digital Player and click the "submit" button to show you audio book results. Confused? Ask the reference librarian.

Playaway Audio Books
The newest audio book format, the Playaway is a small (2 ounce) self-contained player that already has the book loaded.  Supply your own earphones, or you may purchase earbuds at the Circulation desk.  No cassettes or CDs to shuffle or accidentally leave in your player.  Ask a staff member for a demonstration.

Computer CD-ROMs
Computer CD-ROMs are available for circulation. In this collection, you will find games and educational software for all age groups. CD-ROMs circulate for three weeks. To find CD-ROMs about a specific subject or with a favorite character, use the keyword search. You can limit results by Material Type to Software and retrieve only CD-ROM results.

Large Print Books
Large print fiction and non-fiction titles are located adjacent to bookshelf 5.  These items can be searched in the catalog using the search limit of Large Print once you have your initial search results.

Magazines
Patrons may check out any of our magazines, including the most recent issue, for 1 week.  The library generally keeps magazines for 1 year.

Music CDs

The Library maintains a large collection of music CD's which are arranged by musical category and artist. To search for a favorite band, composer, or performer, use the author search.

New Fiction and Non-Fiction
All new books purchased within the last year are placed on the shelves to the left of the circulation desk. If the book you were looking for is out, you can reserve it.

Newspapers
Daily newspapers do not circulate, but are available in the lounge area under the main window. Past issues are kept for approximately one month. To search for articles that appeared in the Boston Globe (1980-present), Springfield Republican (1988-present), and other papers, use the database Newsbank to retrieve and print or email articles.  Articles received online do not include photos or illustrations.

Paperback Fiction
Paperbacks are now located on bookshelf 2, behind the new books.

Videos
Videocassettes (VHS) and DVDs are organized by film category (e.g., comedy, drama) and title. Use the catalog to search for movies by title, favorite actor, or subject.  All videos circulate for 1 week.  You may check out up to 10 videos at a time.  Late fees on videos are $1 per day.


Page updated: September 10, 2008
Maintained by Bob Williford