The location name is given here as it appears in our online catalog. You may come across other location names as well. If you need help finding these, or anything else in the library, just ask us!
There are a few cases where you should ignore the shelving location. In particular, all materials with a call number “LITERACY COLLECTION” are shelved in the nook between the public computers and the tall red shelves on the first floor.
| Location Name | Content | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| A&M Audio | Audiobooks in several formats | 2nd floor, to left of Arts & Music office |
| A&M CD | Music on compact disc | 2nd floor, near elevator |
| A&M Graphic | Comic books, graphic novels, comic strips | 2nd floor, on the shelves facing the restrooms |
| A&M Over | Oversized art and music books | To the left of the A&M Stacks when facing the rear of the library, past the restrooms |
| A&M Periodicals | Magazines on art, crafts, design, and music | 2nd floor, at end of gallery |
| A&M Reference | Arts and music reference books, for use in the library | 2nd floor, in the far right hand corner of the A&M Stacks when facing the rear of the library |
| A&M Stack | Books on art, music, collecting, sports, games, and language | 2nd floor on the tall wood shelves |
| A&M Video | Feature films (except those shelved in A&M Foreign) and documentaries | 2nd floor, near the Arts and Music Desk |
| A&M Video Foreign | Foreign language feature films | 2nd floor, near the Arts and Music Public Computers |
| A&M Video TV | Television shows | 2nd floor, near the Arts and Music office |
| Fiction | Fiction books not shelved elsewhere | 1st floor on tall red shelves |
| Genealogy | Family and town histories, genealogy research guides, passenger lists, etc. | 1st floor, near the reference room computers |
| Hampshire Room | Local history books, maps, and manuscripts (materials must be used in the library) | Back of 2nd floor, in Hampshire Room for Local History (check hours) |
| Juvenile Easy Juvenile Easy Phonics Juvenile Easy Graphic | Short easy-to-read books for beginning readers | Near the western entrance to the Young Adult Room, just past the picture books |
| Juvenile Fairy | Fairy tales and folktales | Opposite the western entrance to the Young Adult Room, between the nonfiction and Juvenile Series |
| Juvenile Holiday | Books about holidays | This collection is in storage—a librarian can retrieve titles for you, please ask |
| Juvenile Picture | Picture books and board books | In the room opposite the Children’s desk |
| Juvenile Reference | Reference books for children or about children’s literature | To the right of the Children’s desk |
| Juvenile Series | Selected series of novels for middle-grade readers | Near the Children’s Department office |
| Juvenile Stack | A variety of children’s materials including fiction, non-fiction, games, and magazines | Various locations throughout the Children’s Department–please ask a librarian |
| Juvenile Video | Children’s movies | In the nook to the left of the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Video Holiday | Holiday movies | This collection is in storage—a librarian can retrieve titles for you, please ask |
| Large Print | Large print books | 1st floor, on the shelves facing the back of the library and in alcove at end of tall red shelves |
| Mezzanine | Nonfiction with call numbers beginning A-U not shelved elsewhere | mezzanine (overlooking main floor) |
| New Book | New books not shelved elsewhere | 1st floor, in reading room by the main desk |
| New Graphic | New comic books, graphic novels, comic strips | 1st floor, in reading room by the main desk |
| New Large Print | New large print books | 1st floor, on low shelves in reading room |
| Oversize | Large Books that don’t fit elsewhere on the Mezzanine, in Fiction, or in the Stacks | mezzanine (overlooking main floor), on the leftmost shelves overlooking the Reference Room |
| Reference | Reference books on many subjects (materials must be used in the library) | 1st floor in Reference Room |
| Stacks | Essays, poetry, drama, and other non-fiction literature. Writing and literary criticism. | 1st floor on tall red shelves, in the rear-right corner |
| World Languages | Books in languages other than English | 1st floor on low shelves adjacent to the tall red shelves |
| YA Graphic | Graphic novels for teens | Basement, on low shelves adjacent to the Young Adult Room |
| Young Adult | Fiction, audiobooks, nonfiction, and other materials for teens | Basement, Young Adult Room |