General Collections

At the beginning of the general fiction section are our books in large print. You can find both fiction and non-fiction here.

The magazine collection is a combination of both entertainment and informative magazines that range in ages from child to adult. We have about 130 different magazines in our library right now. You can find a complete list by searching our catalog for “periodicals.”

Magazine for adults are located behind the Non-fiction books by the fireplace.  Young adult magazines are to the west of the window in the YA section.  Children’s magazines are to the east of the Children’s gaming computers in the Junior section.

Snuggled within the non-fiction collection are a growing number of books in foreign languages. If you’re interested in reading Les Miserables in the original French, looking for a steamy romance in German, or perhaps a gripping Spanish detective story, check out the 400s in the general non-fiction section. We also have titles in other languages in the Young Adult non-fiction and the junior non-fiction sections, also under the 400s. Check out books like The Hunger Games, the Twilight series, Harry Potter, or the Magic Tree House.

If you head through the hallway into the general area, you’ll find immediately on your left sets of glassed in and locked cases containing the most valuable and rare books in our library. While these books can’t be checked out, they can be looked at here in the library. Just give the reference librarian something as collateral (a driver’s license, phone etc. will suffice) and let them know which titled you’re interested in. They will retrieve the item and let you read away at one of the tables nearby.

Looking for some down-home recipes or something wildly exotic? We’ve got both and everything in between; baking, trail food, beverages, dehydrating, and more. To find the Cookbooks, go through the hallway into the general collection and turn right. You’ll find them on the far wall.

We have a vast array of Biographies for you to explore; world leaders, athletes, music icons, humanitarians, and more. To find Biographies, go through the hallway and make a U-turn to the right. You’ll find a whole wall covered with them. Biographies are alphabetized by the last name of the person they’re about unless they’re about a group of people. Those books will be under BIO-Group and alphabetized under the author’s name.

Looking for a good story told through sequential art? Check out our Adult Graphic Novels. To find them, head through the hallway into the General Collection. If you veer to the left and pass by our Fiction section, you’ll find Adult Comics and Graphic Novels in the back left corner.

If you walk down the General hallway, to your left on the wall next to the Fiction section (the North wall), you will find our collection of audiobooks on CD and cassette, including both fiction and non-fiction.

Down the General hallway, between the fishtanks on the west wall and the Large Print collection to the east, are the bins which hold music CDs.  We have several thousand CDs in our collection.  They are color-coded and arranged by the following genres:

• Alternative Rock: Pink
• Christmas: Red
• Classical: Dark Green
• Country: Brown
• Easy Listening: Medium Blue
• Inspirational: Purple
• Jazz: Yellow
• Miscellaneous: Grey
• New Age: Dark Red
• Pop: Light Blue
• Rap: Turquoise
• Rhythm & Blues: Pale Tan
• Soundtracks: Dark Blue
• World Music: Orange

We also have Junior CDs (with Light Green labels).  They are housed in the Junior section, on the north wall.