- Most books are loaned for three weeks, with up to 2 automatic renewals if no one else is waiting for the title.
- New books, which are clearly marked, are loaned for 7 days.
- You will receive a printed due date receipt; due dates are also always visible in your online account.
- Track what you have borrowed by activating your Reading History in your account.
- The library uses the Dewey Decimal system to organize non-fiction.
- Fiction titles are shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name. Some children’s titles default to franchise names to simplify searching (ie: Pokemon, Star Wars).
- Spine labels show genre:
- Award Winner (only in Children’s; Newberry or Caldecott titles)
- Fantasy
- Graphic Novels (Manga and Comic Book style works)
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Science Fiction
- Short Stories
Children’s Books:
Audience: Birth through 6th grade.
Fiction is laid out to follow literacy growth from infancy to elementary school:
- Board Books – sturdy cardboard pages, on all topics, for babies and toddlers.
- Picture Books – illustration helps tell the story. Most are written to be shared by an adult with a child.
- Beginning Readers – for Pre-Kindergarteners through 1st graders beginning their reading journey.
- Easy Readers – for 2nd and 3rd grade reading levels; most are chapter books.
- Juvenile Fiction – chapter books for 4th – 6th graders.
Non-fiction titles, including Biographies, are available for all ages. We also offer a Parenting Collection with titles for caregivers themselves, as well as books meant to be shared by and adult with a child.
Teen:
Audience: 7th – 12th grade. Fiction and Graphic Novels/Manga are shelved separately. Non-fiction is interspersed with Adult Non-fiction.
Adult:
Audience: Ages 18+. Adult fiction, Graphic Novels and Large Print are shelved separately. Non-fiction, Biographies, Travel, and E&E (Education and Employment) are all shelved separately.
Other book resources:
With your library card you have access to the collections of all 66 member libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System. Visit these libraries in person or place a hold and choose the library you wish to pick up from.
Patrons unable to use standard print due to a physical, visual, or reading disability may be able to use the free services from the New York State Library: https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl. Our staff can help to explain and apply for these services.