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Circulating Adult Collection

Genre Shelving

Fiction books are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name. Genre shelving stickers on the spine of the book identify westerns, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy and inspirational.

Fiction Bestsellers
Fiction ALA Notable Books
Fantastic Fiction
Author Directory
Book Awards

Biographies are arranged by the last name of the person the book is about.
Pulitzer Award for Biography

Non-fiction books are arranged numerically by Dewey Decimal system.
Nonfiction Bestsellers
Nonfiction ALA Notable Books

Large Print (sight-saving) books are available in fiction, biographies and non-fiction.
Large Print

Bestseller lists and the newest fiction and non-fiction are located in the New Book area by the Reference Desk.
Book Sizzle

 

Reference Collection


General Reference

The general Adult Reference collection contains a variety of books on many topics. Reference books do not check out but can be used by anyone in the library. Copies of pages may be made for personal use.

Interlibrary Loan Services
Obtain books and multimedia from other libraries for a nominal fee, forms are available at the reference desk. 

Reference Staff
Reference Staff are available to help you find information in person or by telephone  all hours the library is open.  

Skill Builders collection includes workbook-type books for assistance in such areas as math and reading.

Career Guide collection includes career and vocational books.

Educational Resources collection includes books on choosing, getting into and paying for higher education.

Delicious Tags

 

Newspapers and Magazines


Many Ohio newspapers and selected other cities such as Detroit and Chicago.
Magazines, most kept for 2 years plus the current year.
150 years of the Courier and its predecessors on microfilm.
Sunday newspaper editions for selected cities are available and only kept for 4 weeks.