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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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"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
Second Wednesday of the month 10:00 am - 3:00 pm and last Wednesday of the month 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Four 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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In FY11 we had over 713,000 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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New bike racks have been installed
In the front of the library is a "book" bike rack and there are a few new bike racks on the side of the building near the entrance over the bridge
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Newton Free Library is one of the best
Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (2010) has ranked Newton Free Library in the top ten 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 150,00 questions last fiscal year.
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Picture Book Films are shown
by the Children's Department Friday mornings at 10:30.
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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 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 offered 1,238 programs
for children in FY11 and over 27,000 children attended them.
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The library subscribes to over 600
print serial subscriptions and 27 electronic serial subscriptions
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The library's Detention Basin Restoration
project will bring the basin back to the original intent. The vegetation and sediment are being removed to improve the flow of Coleman
Brook and prevent flooding in the parking lot. After the removal of the vegetation, an erosion blanket with grass seed will be placed in the basin. The
flood storage capacity will be restored to the basin.
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The library's 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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There is a blood pressure clinic
at the library Monday mornings at 9 am.
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We circulated 1,903,651 items in FY2011
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We had 562 volunteers
working over 31,000 hours at the library in FY10
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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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We have a Young Adult Art Gallery
on the second floor of the library. The current exhibit shows work from Newton North High School students.
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We now have "Open Reserves"
which will eliminate the need for patrons to wait in line to pick up their reserved materials. Reserves will be shelved alphabetically by patron's last name with books and audiovisual materials in the first floor atrium. After items are picked up patrons can use the Express Lane self-check to check them out, or ask the staff who will be happy to help.
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We offer streaming music
Try our music databases "Music Online" and "Naxos Music Library," to listen to classical, jazz, blues, folk, world music and more.
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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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You can Text a Librarian
Now you can ask questions and get information on your mobile phone. Text NewLib to 66746 for instructions. Message and data rates may apply.
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