Kids and Teens can participate in the Summer Reading Programs and earn prizes for reading or being read to. Sign-up and get a book bag, a reading log, and some gifts.

Check out the exciting programs for kids and teens.

New this year is an adult summer reading program "Master the Art of Reading." Weekly drawings for prizes will be available to participants. more info
Listen to Krista Farrell talk about this program

Database Spotlight:

FictionConnection is "Readers' Advisory" at its best. Use this online database to locate fiction suggestions based on a title that you already enjoy. Or, take advantage of the broad category search featuring topic, genre, setting, character, location, and timeframe. more info

Database Spotlight Archives

BookLetters

BookLetters is a fantastic email newsletter and readers advisory service on books and authors. This service contains information on thousands of authors and millions of books. There are even lists of new titles on different subjects.

Find out how you can sign up and have new biographies, mysteries, book sizzlers and more emailed to you monthly. Or you can also receive these newsletters via RSS

July 4: Library closed in celebration of Independence Day

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Readers' Corner: Explore this new area of our website dedicated to reading and books.

Book Groups: Everything you want to know and more!

Do you want to be notified about the NYT bestsellers? These updated lists can be sent weekly to your email. Find out how.

Get advanced notice of books being discussed on TV and radio.

Each month there is a list of new items that have arrived in the library.

Forget a blank CD? We sell 'em! Most of our Public Computers can write files to CD, floppy disk, and/or jump drives. Ask a staff member for more information.

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Friends of the Library

Explore the myriad of programs we have for kids. And Teens!

Looking for some great web sites?
See our Internet Links by Subject list.

2009-2010 Scheduled Closings:

Independence Day (Jul 4 '09)
Labor Day (Sep 7 '09)
Columbus Day Oct 12, '09
In-Service Day (Nov 11 '09)
Thanksg'ing Eve (Nov 25 '09) closes 5 pm
Thanksgiving Day (Nov 26 '09)
Day after Thanksgiving (Nov 27 '09)
Christmas Eve (Dec 24 '09)
Christmas Day (Dec 25 '09)
New Year's Day (Jan 1 '10)
Martin Luther King,Jr. Day (Jan 18 '10)
Presidents' Day (Feb 15 '10)
Easter (Apr 4, '10)
Thomas Jefferson's B'day Apr 13 '10
Memorial Day (May 31 '10)