Our collection has been divided as follows in each library of our system:
New Books are those most recently received and have a sticker in the upper right hand corner of the cover labeled NEW. New children's books are available for loan for 28 days.
Picture Books are traditionally books with lots of pictures and a little text, though some now have more text for older readers and some have no text at all. Look for the big yellow stickers with the first letter of the author's last name on the spine. Picture books are available for loan for 28 days.
Holiday Books can be fiction, non-fiction, picture or board books and they are labeled with a sticker corresponding to the holiday on the spine of the book. Holiday books are available for loan for 14 days.
Board Books are smaller books with thicker pages and are especially intended for very small children who tend to be less gentle with books. Board books can be found in their own section in the library and are available for loan for 28 days.
Easy Readers are for those just learning to read so they have large-sized print, few words per page, and lots of white space. Easy Readers have been marked with a red sticker with the white E on the spine. Within the Easy Reader category, books are divided by difficulty and labeled as such: the earliest readers with few words, big spaces, and many pictures are labeled with a pink dot. Slightly harder books with more difficult words have a yellow dot. Green dot books have longer words and may have chapter breaks in the story. The hardest level labeled with a blue dot are the early chapter books with more challenging themes and ideas.
Juvenile Fiction refers to those books written for kids from about grades 4th-6th. Look for the big blue stickers with the first letter of the author's last name on the spine. Young Adult Fiction, or those books written for those in grades 7th and up, can be found in the young adult are of the library and are marked with a YA blue sticker. Both Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction are available for loan for 28 days.
Non-fiction books are those written for information. They can be found arranged in the non-fiction shelves by their Dewey Decimal number. (You can also find Easy Reader Non-fiction books in this collection. Look for the big red stickers with the white E on the spine on the Non-fiction shelves.) Young Adult Non-ficition can be found in the Adult Non-fiction area. Both Non-fiction Juvenile and Young Adult books are available for loan for 28 days.
Audio/Visual Materials are audiobooks, CDs, and DVDs. There are AV materials available in both Juvenile and Young Adult areas of the library. Audiobooks are available for loan, up to 5 items for 14 day. Music CDs are available for loan, up to 5 items for 7 days. DVDs are available to loan, up to 3 items for 3-7 days.
Read-Alongs are print books with an included audio player inside the front cover that plays an audiobook version to pair with the print copy (also known as Wonderbooks). Read-Alongs are available as juvenile easy readers, picture books, nonfiction, and chapter books.
Launchpads are kid-friendly, non-Internet tablets loaded with educational and fun games centered on a theme, anywhere from puzzles to phonics to test prep. Launchpads are available for young children through families and adults.
Magazines are available to take home. We try to have a variety of magazines to suit a wide range of ages and interests. Both Juvenile and Young Adult magazines are available for loan for 7 days and may be renewed once.
Game and Puzzles are available for check out at all libraries. Games vary from board to card to strategy games. Puzzles include large format floor puzzles to complex jigsaw puzzles.