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304 S. Fourth St., Stoughton, WI 53589
608-873-6281

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The Stoughton Public Library
Your Information & Reference Resource!

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!

The Library now offers an online version of Consumer Reports!
Access this databse on your next visit to our library or
from home click on graphic above and login with your library card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

  • Fiction books
  • Books-on-Cassette
  • Nonfiction books
  • Books-on-CD
  • Large Print books
  • Music CDs
  • Books in Spanish/ Libros en Español
  • Computer Software
  • Books in Norwegian
  • Magazines
  • Young Adult books
  • Newspapers
  • Local history materials
  • DVD & VHS Videos

 

The Adult Services Department also offers extensive materials and services
for use within the library including:

 

  • Reference collection
  • Tabletop video magnifier
  • Wireless Internet access
  • Microfilm reader
  • Internet access (Internet Explorer)
  • Microsoft Suite programs
  • Local history reference
  • Computer printer and scanner
  • Morningstar & Value Line periodicals
  • Magnified computer access

Programs
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 including our newest addition, the Chilton's auto repair database, 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 monthly. 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.

 


Displays

The Adult Services Department maintains three display areas, two adult and one young adult, to highlight library materials and events. Displays change bi-weekly and regularly include library-wide themes.



Computer Icon    Attention Internet Users    Computer Icon
The Stoughton Public Library has modified
station #208 to become a second Extended Use (2 hour) station.

Now you can use up to two consecutive hours of time on this computer.

In order to offer these Extended Use stations to the maximum number of library users,
patrons will be allowed to reserve either station #208 or #209
for three two- hour slots or six one-hour slots per week.

All stations may be reserved one week in advance.

Please see library staff for assistance.


Creating a Resume and Getting It Online
Presented by UW-Madison’s Writing Center
Tuesday, August 17th
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Stoughton Public Library ~ Carnegie Room

You may think you know what your resume should look like but with new technologies and the trend of shortened job longevity, formats of resumes are evolving as well. Reserve your spot (873-6281) for an informative session on the changing landscape of resumes.

If you already have a resume, bring it along; otherwise bring a memory stick so you can start to create a resume and save your work. If you have a job posting that you would like to apply for, bring that along too.

Come ready to get hands-on experience!
Registration is required.
If you need special accommodations to attend this program,
please call 873-6281 two weeks in advance.
 


@ the Stoughton Public Library
Adult Summer Library Program

June 10 – August 7, 2010
(Brochure)
REGISTER:   Sign up at the 2nd Floor Reference Desk.
READ:   Starting June 10th, read a book and fill out a prize entry form to drop in the watering can on the second floor. Participants have the option to write a review on the back of the form, which can be shared in our first ever adult summer reading program review binder for others to browse and find great reads.
REWARD:   Every Saturday throughout the program a prize entry form will be drawn and the week’s winner will be rewarded with a cool reusable book bag. The final drawing for a $50 Barnes and Noble coupon will be on Saturday August 7th and will be drawn from all of the submitted entries.
REPEAT:   There are no limits on the amounts of entries so Water your Mind and Read!
RETURN:   Be sure to attend all of the great summer library programs the library has for adults and families including:





Read everything by your favorite authors?

Let a librarian help!

Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll give you some new reading suggestions.
Just click on book-alikes below...

 

Stoughton Public Library
2010 Book Discussion Group
Please Join Us!

You are invited to join us in 2010 for our book discussions held in the Carnegie Room
at the Stoughton Public Library!


Multiple copies of each months title are available at the Adult Services Desk for you to pick up.
You do not need to register to participate — just show up ready to share your thoughts!

Please join us for lively discussion with snacks generously provided by the Yahara Grocery Coop.

Help us get the word out by printing out this poster and passing it along to friends and family or post it on your work bulletin board.

~ Book Discussion Titles ~

Discussions are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m .
at the Stoughton Public Library.

January 26 - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski

Febuary 23 - The History of Love
by Nicole Krauss

March 23 - The Good Good Pig: the Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
by Sy Montgomery

April 27 - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
by Lorna Landvik

May 25 - Hurry Down Sunshine
by Michael Greenberg

June 22 - The Nation
by Terry Pratchett

July 27 - Lake News
by Barbara Delinsky

August 24 - The Color of Lightening
by Paulette Jiles

September 28 - Garden Spells
by Sarah Addison Allen

October 26 - Beloved
by Toni Morrison

 

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.


Past Titles

The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less by Terry Ryan

Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (Norwegian novelist)

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Down River by John Hart

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Sister of my heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Snow flower and the secret fan by Lisa See

Little children by Tom Perotta

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

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 act by Jodi Picoult

One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Hitler's niece by Ron Hansen

The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

19th wife by David Ebershoff

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 daughers of china by Jung Chang

Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life by Barbara Kingsolver

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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.


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Available @ Stoughton Public Library!


Playaway
The audiobook and player-in-one!


(More information)

Auto Repair Reference Center
Put Your Computer In Your Toolbox!
(More information)


OverDrive
Download audiobooks from home!

OverDrive Digital Book Catalog & Download Center.

Overdrive FAQ

Wireless Internet

The Standard for Wireless Fidelity

Find out more about using the wireless Internet connection at the library!

For additional information about the MP3s, Digital audiobooks, CDs
and more available at the Stoughton Pubilc Library, click here!


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The Stoughton Public Library is a member of the South Central Library System.
This website was updated July 13, 2010