Using Our Library
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Address:
- The Brookline Public Library is located at 16 Main Street, Brookline,
NH.
- The mailing address is PO Box 157, Brookline, NH 03033.
- You can email us at: library@brookline.nh.us
- Our phone number is (603) 673-3330. Our fax number is (603) 673-0735.
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Hours:
- We are open the following hours:
| Monday |
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday |
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday |
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Thursday |
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Friday |
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Saturday* |
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
*We are closed Saturdays during
July and August. |
Early
closings due to bad weather will be announced on Channel 9 (WMUR). |
2010 Closings: Jan. 1st, Feb. 15th, May 31st, July
5th, Sept. 6th, Oct. 11th, Nov. 11th, Nov. 25th & 26th, Dec. 24th
& 25th
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Library Cards:
- Library cards are available free of charge to all Brookline citizens.
Proof of address is required (tax bill, license, car registration, etc.)
Non-residents can purchase a card for $40. Non-residents employed in
Brookline can get a library card free of charge as long as they are
employed in Brookline.
- Children must be at least 5 years old to get a card. Children under
18 years require a parent's signature to get a library card.
- The fee for a lost library card is $3.
- Stop by the Library to apply for a card.
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Checking Out Materials:
- Books, magazines and audio books (cassettes and CD) are checked out
for 2 weeks and can be renewed three times unless another patron has
reserved them.
- Videos (VHS tapes and DVDs) are checked out for 2 weeks and can be
renewed three times unless another patron has reserved them.
- There is no limit to the number of books and magazines you can check
out.
- However, you are limited to 4 videos (VHS tapes or DVDs), audio books
(cassettes or cd) per person per checkout of two weeks.
- Reserved books are checked out for 2 weeks, but cannot be renewed
if other patrons are waiting for them.
- Inter-library loan items are checked out for 3 weeks. Interlibrary
loans may not be renewed.
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Renewals:
- Most items may be renewed three times either at the library or by
phone (603) 673-3330.
- Items on reserve to another patron and interlibrary loan items may
not be renewed.
- Extended renewal periods for vacations or special projects can be
arranged by request.
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Fines:
- Books & magazines: $.05 cents per day.
- Videos, audios & museum passes: $.50 per day.
- The maximum fine for all items is $5.
- Senior citizens are exempt from fines.
- Volunteers are exempt from fines.
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Bookdrop Box:
- The bookdrop box is located by the back entrance for after-hours drop-off
of all materials, now including audio and
video items.
- The bookdrop is emptied 15 minutes before closing.
Books dropped in the box after closing will be checked in on the next
open day.
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Computerized Card Catalog:
- The Athena library automation computer system allows patrons to search
the Library's collection by title, author, or subject. Ask a librarian
to show you how it works.
- The Brookline Public Library catalog is not yet available online.
However, the entire state collection, including Brookline Public Library,
is available at Nhu-Pac
If you find a book you would like to borrow that is not in our collection,
you can request it through Inter Library Loan.
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How to Reserve Items:
- To reserve a book, stop in or call and give us the title, author,
your name or library card number, and phone number. We will call you
when the book becomes available.
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Interlibrary Loans:
- If you want to read a particular book and you can't find it in our
Library, ask us for an Interlibrary Loan Request. We can find out if
another library in the state has your book. You can search the catalogs
of all libraries in the state at Nhu-Pac,
but you must ask the Brookline Public Library to request the book for
you. Once we request that book, you should receive it in approximately
two weeks or less.
- Print out an Interlibrary Loan Request Form: ILL
Form Note: this form must be printed and filled
out.
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Materials for the Visually Impaired, Talking Books Program:
- Do you know anyone who has a physical problem that keeps them from
comfortably reading regular printed materials?
- Recorded materials from the National Library Service for the Blind
and Physically Handicapped can be provided to them upon request. How
do you get access to these materials? Stop by the library and fill out
an application.
- Have the Library Director, physician, or nurse sign the application.
Send the application to the New Hampshire State Library: Library Services
to Persons with Disabilities.
- You will be sent a catalog. Place an order for a maximum of 4 items.
A record player and cassette player will be sent to your house along
with several recorded books. As you finish the recorded books, send
them back postage-free and you will be sent more recordings.
- You can keep the record and cassette players while you participate
in the program. This service is free to registered patrons: there is
no registration fee, no charge for the recorded books, no deposit or
fee for the use of the equipment, no charges for equipment repair, and
no postage to pay. Stop by the Library today to get an application!
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Books for the Homebound
- This book delivery program provides library materials for citizens
of Brookline who for some reason or another are unable to attend the
public library.
- For use of this program some valid reasons include but are not limited
to: short/long term illness; non-driver; physical challenges.
- Materials Provided: Books (Some Large Print), Videos & DVDs, Magazines,
Books on Tape or CD
- Benefits:No overdue fines. Longer borrowing periods possible.
- To use this program register at the library and a plan will be developed
to meet your needs. For more information call the library at 673-3330.
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Internet:
- There are 5 public access internet computers for patron use; three
on the adult floor and two on the children's floor.
- Children under 18 must have a parental permisson form signed and on
file to access the Internet at the library. Please print out and sign
the parental
authorization form and bring to the library.
- Computer use is limited to 30 minutes per person if others are waiting.
- The Internet computers also have word processing capability for patron
use.
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Computer Printer:
- A computer printer is networked to the internet computers and is available
for patron use. The fees are 10 cents per black and white page. Limited
to 20 pages.
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Photocopier:
- A photocopier is available for your use. The fee is 10 cents per copy
or 20 cents per large-format copy.
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Fax:
- A fax machine is available for your use. The fees are as follows:
Sending Faxes: |
| Local Number |
First Page $1.00 |
Additional Pages: 25¢ per page |
| Long Distance Number |
First Page $1.00 |
Additional Pages: 50¢ per page |
| International Number |
First Page $6.00 |
Additional Pages: $1.00 per page |
Receiving Faxes: |
50¢ per page |
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Layout of the Library:
First Floor:
- Adult books: Reference, non-fiction, fiction, mystery and biography
- Videos, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers
- Three adult internet access computers
- Antique book display case
- Bird collection
- Library collection search computer
Second Floor:
- Children's Room: Baby board books, easy-readers, juvenile biography,
juvenile fiction and non-fiction, children's magazines, easy books on
tape and juvenile audio/video
- Maps
- National Geographic
- Parenting books
- Young adult area/Community room
- Library collection search computer
- Two children's internet access computers
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Museum Passes:
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EBSCOhost Databases:
- Through the New Hampshire State Library, we are now accessing EBSCO's
12 databases covering general interest, business and health resources.
This system is user friendly and has been employed often here at the
library with great results.
- MasterFile Premier has full text for more than 1900 periodicals; Business
Source Elite provides full text coverage for 1075 business periodicals;
Health Source: Consumer Edition contains more than 300 full text health
periodicals as well as 1000 health pamphlets and 20 health reference
books.
- Also included is the NoveList database which can help search through
over 100,000 fiction titles and is an excellent resource to help with
reader's advisory questions.
- There are also databases geared for children and young adults to provide
them with quality resources for their informational needs.
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HeritageQuest:
- HeritageQuest provides libraries with a unique, growing collection
of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.
- Beginning or professional genealogists can now use this powerful online
library with original page images for all documents.
- For more information about this database go to www.heritagequestonline.com
- Contact library personnel for more information on using this database.
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NewsBank:
- Available online are The Union Leader and The NH Sunday
News which provides the full-text content of the daily newspaper
since 1989.
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Online Catalog of the Library of Congress FirstSearch:
- FirstSearch is an online service that gives you access to a WorldCat.
- WorldCat is OCLC's catalog of books and other materials in libraries
worldwide.
- For more details go to www.oclc.org/firsts9earch
- For information on usage contact library personnel.
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Hillstown Collection (video, DVD, books on tape and CD):
- We belong to the oldest library cooperative in New Hampshire, the
Hillstown Co-op.
- Every other month we receive approximately 24 videos/DVDs available
to borrow; every 3 months we receive approximately 30 audiobooks/CDs.
- You can check out a maximum of 4 videos or DVDs per family for 2 weeks.
- You can check out as many audiobooks as you wish for 2 weeks.
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Community Room:
- Our second-floor community room is available free of charge to any
individual or nonprofit group of Brookline.
- Call the Library to schedule the room.
- Community Room Use Policy
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Display Case:
- The main floor of the Brookline Public Library has a beautiful display
case given in memory of Geraldine Phillips, a former Brookline librarian.
- This locked case features rotating monthly displays of family collections,
historic memorabilia, or celebrated books and authors.
- Please sign up at the circulation desk with your name and the month you want your items
to be displayed. Share your collection with your fellow patrons and the
community!
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Community Bulletin Boards in Foyer:
- You may post community announcements of non-profit organizations on
the bulletin boards in the foyer.
- Please clear your item with a librarian before putting it on a board.
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Reference Assistance:
- We will provide assistance to patrons using our reference materials
and will help obtain items we don't have in our collection.
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Tax Forms:
- We can help you find the tax forms you need on the internet.
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