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The Adult Services Department of Stoughton Public Library provides reference,
informational assistance, and reader’s advisory services to the Stoughton community and visitors. Public Services Librarians and Library Assistants are available to assist patrons with inquiries in-person, by telephone, and via e-mail during all hours the library is open to the public. In addition, access to on-line librarian reference assistance and on-line databases are available at 24/7. Check out all the Stoughton Public Library has to offer you!
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Materials & Services
A wide variety of materials are available in the Adult Services Department for patrons to check out.
These items can all be located in the LINKCat Library Catalog. Items available to check out include:
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The Adult Services Department also offers extensive materials and services for use within the library including: |
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| The Adult Services Department offers programming and training for adults and young adults year-round. General training in the use of the LINKCat library catalog, Library OnLine Computer Management Software, various on-line databases, the Internet, and other computer programs is offered as time permits whenever the library is open. Additionally, detailed training in these information sources is available by appointment with the Public Services Librarian and also offered at specific training dates and times throughout the year. Adult book discussion groups meet twice a month. Library Programs for Young Adults are offered periodically throughout the year and a Teen Summer Reading Program is ongoing throughout the summer months (June-August). Watch our website for information about new programs for Adult and Young Adults. |
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Discussions are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m .
at the Stoughton Public Library.
~ The selections for 2008 ~
June 24 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
July 22 - Sister of my Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
August 26 - Snow flower and the secret fan by Lisa See
September 23 - Little children by Tom Perotta
October 28 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
November 25 - Reader's Choice - bring a book to recommend to the group!
Please contact the Adult Services Desk at 873-6281 for more information.
If you need accommodations to attend these programs, please call 873-6281 two weeks in advance.
~ The selections for 2009 ~
January 27 - Hitler's niece by Ron Hansen
February 24 - The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
March 24 - 19th wife by David Ebershoff
April 28 - Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life by Barbara Kingsolver
May 26 - The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less by Terry Ryan
Past Fiction Titles
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
Disobedience by Jane Hamilton
While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
The Dive from Clausen’s Pier by Ann Packer
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Past Non-Fiction Titles
Our Eleanor by Candace Fleming
In the Heart of the Sea: Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathanial Philbrick
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
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Looking for a quiet place to read a good book?
Check out the Library's recently remodeled Mezzanine Room!
Serving as a quiet reading and study area,
it also features wireless Internet access!
Take a look at the recent rededication.
Available @ Stoughton Public Library!
| Playaway The audiobook and player-in-one! (More information) |
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Wireless Internet |
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The Stoughton Public Library is a member of the South Central Library System.
This page was updated
November 18, 2008