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


Library Hours : Monday -Thursday 9 to 9 and Friday & Saturday 9 to 5

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from 6 - 8 pm

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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.

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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:

  • 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
  • Instant message reference service
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, 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.

 

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.


Stoughton Public Library
2008 Book Discussion Group
Please Join Us!

You are invited to join us in 2008 for our book discussions held in the Carnegie Room at the Stoughton Public Library! Copies of the books 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!


Tuesday Evening 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.

~ 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.