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"Bookletters" is great for email
newsletters, especially for the weekly newsletter entitled “Books on the Air” which lists the books featured on television and radio for the week. Sign-Up—it is free!
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"Boston Consumers Checkbook"
database available in the library, offers independent ratings on doctors, dentists, hospitals, and health plans plus a large selection of service firms and contractors.
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"Consumerlab.com" database
continually evaluates nutritional supplements in a lab environment. This database is available only in the library.
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"Encyclopedia Judaica" is available
online and in hardcopy. This database offers a comprehensive, authoritative examination of diverse aspects of Jewish history, life, religion, and customs. This database is available remotely to Newton residents.
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"Rosetta Stone" language learning
online database is no longer sold to public libraries. Instead the Library provides access to two other databases: "Mango Languages" and "Tell Me More." Both databases are available remotely to Newton residents. In the Library patrons may reserve time on the language lab pcs in the AV area on the third floor to use both databases.
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Blood Drives at the library
Wednesdays, July 14 and August 11, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm and July 28 and August 25, 1:00-7:00 pm
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In FY09 we had over 735,000 visitors
Patrons came through our doors to check out a book, DVD or CD, use our computers, attend a children's or adult program, stroll through the gallery, work from their laptops with our wireless service, read the daily newspaper or a magazine, receive ESL tutoring...
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Library has a Special Services Dept.
Special Services librarians visit nursing homes and elderly housing facilities and provide book talks. The library delivers books to the homebound, has an extensive large print collection, and offers equipment for the visually and hearing impaired.
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Newton Free Library is one of the best
Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (2009) has ranked Newton Free Library #6 in the country compared to communities of the same size. The ratings are based on 15 factors including circulation, staffing materials, reference service, and visits to the library.
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Our crackerjack reference librarians
Answered over 140,00 questions last fiscal year.
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Staff fills over 600 requests daily
Staff members pull more than 600 items from our collection every day to fill patron requests.
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The library has 3 Express Lanes
In the Main Lobby, the Children's Room, and the AV area on the third floor, there are workstations where you can check out your own library materials.
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The library has its own TV show
The Library show is on NewTV's Red Channel. It is called Books and Beyond and airs daily at 5 p.m.
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The library's new logo
reflects both our roots in print materials and our goal to further develop our digital resources as we continue to offer patrons an ever-widening range of in-person and web-based library services.
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Three Express Lane workstations
at the Main Circulation desk, in the Children's Room, and in the AV area on the third floor allow patrons to check out their own materials, renew books, and pay their fines with a credit card.
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We have 24 art shows each year
Over 100 artists apply for the 24 art shows in the library each year.
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We have a Special Collections Room
with materials on Newton and Massachusetts history.
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When using the catalog
you can click on Limit/Sort Search to limit your search to only scores, DVDs, books on CD or the format of your choice.
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Who lived in your house decades ago?
This information is available at Ancestry Library Edition, an online database available in the library
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With the "Books for You" service
you can request a personalized book list made up of titles recommended by library staff? Fill out the online questionnaire and receive your list within 2 weeks.
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You can download an audiobook
through the library's website to your I-pod or MP3 player using Overdrive
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You can receive a free weekly reminder
of library programs by signing up on the programs page of this website. The weekly email will keep you abreast of the many free concerts, author talks, lectures and other library events that are held throughout the year.
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