The Power of Reading
Reading opens up new worlds, offering us the opportunity to explore different perspectives, ideas, and cultures.
Whether you’re reading fiction or nonfiction, each book is an opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with others. Reading not only enhances your knowledge and critical thinking, but it also helps you understand yourself and the world around you. It’s an enriching activity that stimulates the mind, sparks creativity, and encourages empathy.
Most importantly, reading is for everyone. Reading provides equal access to knowledge, imagination, and personal growth, available to everyone, regardless of background or resources. Whether you’re reading for pleasure, education, or self-improvement, the library ensures that cost is never a barrier to knowledge. That’s one of the key values of your public library—access to a wealth of resources at no additional cost.
Storytimes
The Library offers engaging and interactive storytime sessions designed to inspire a love of reading in children. These sessions are a fun and educational way for young learners to experience stories, develop early literacy skills, and explore the magic of books. Led by our skilled staff, storytimes provide an opportunity for children to enjoy books in a group setting, fostering both imagination and a lifelong passion for reading.
Book Clubs
Our book clubs offer a space to connect with fellow readers, engage in thoughtful discussions, and share your love of books. Whether you're into fiction, nonfiction, or specialized genres, our clubs are a great way to explore new titles and meet like-minded individuals.
Reading isn't just an individual activity—it’s an experience that can be shared with those around you. Together, we can learn, grow, and discover the power of stories.
We hope you find joy and inspiration in everything the Library has to offer. Whether you’re visiting us in person or accessing our digital collections, we are here to support your reading journey every step of the way. Visit the For Readers section under the Borrow menu above to continue your reading journey.
Explore Our Reading Collections
We pride ourselves on providing a rich variety of resources for all readers. Here’s a closer look at what’s available in both our physical and digital collections:
Books for Adults
From bestsellers to timeless classics, explore our extensive collection of novels, biographies, histories, and more. Whatever your interests, you’ll find a wealth of stories and information to inspire and entertain. Browse the collections or search for books using the catalog and place items on hold to pick them up at the Library.
Adult Fiction Books
From literary gems to thrillers and romance, escape into stories for every taste.
Adult Nonfiction Books
Learn something new with true stories, self-help, history, and how-to guides.
Biography for Adults
Inspiring life stories, memoirs, and biographies of notable people from all walks of life.
Books for Kids
Our children’s collection caters to all ages, offering engaging and educational content. Browse among popular items, including picture books for toddlers, early readers for young learners, and graphic novels. Stop in to browse the collections or search for books using the catalog, place items on hold, and pick them up at the library.
Chapter Books
Longer, more complex stories that build vocabulary, comprehension, and reading stamina. For ages 8–12.
Easy Chapter Books
Short, engaging chapter books that support growing readers transitioning from Easy Readers to longer stories.
Easy Readers
Step-by-step readers with simple words and sentences designed to build confidence and reading fluency.
eBooks & eAudiobooks
Read anywhere with our expansive digital collection. Whether you're into contemporary literature, science fiction, or self-help, our eBook library offers something for every reader. Your library card gives you access to download eBooks from the following services.
AudioBookCloud
AudioBookCloud offers a collection of streaming audiobooks across various genres, allowing users to listen to engaging stories and educational content anytime.
BiblioBoard
BiblioBoard is a digital library platform that offers unlimited access to a wide variety of multimedia content and serves as a tool to create and share local content.
Biblioteca TumbleBooks
Animated, talking picture eBooks in Spanish.
BookFlix
BookFlix is an interactive literacy resource that pairs animated stories with nonfiction eBooks to help children develop reading skills and comprehension in a fun way.
Comics Plus
Comics Plus provides unlimited access to a diverse collection of thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for readers of all ages.
Hoopla
Hoopla is a digital media service offering free access to movies, TV shows, music, eBooks, audiobooks, and eComics, all available for streaming or download anytime.
Magazines & Newspapers
Keep up with the latest trends, stories, and headlines through our collection of print and digital magazines and newspapers.
Available in print at the Library:
- Print Magazines for Adults (Collection dynamic content)
- Print Magazines for Kids (Collection dynamic content)
- Print Newspapers (Collection dynamic content)
- Print Polish Magazines for Adults (Collection dynamic content)
- Print Spanish Magazines for Adults (Collection dynamic content)
Available Digitally anywhere:
- Online Magazines (Libby, Hoopla)
- Online Newspapers (PressReader and NewsBank)