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!
| Location Name | Content | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| A&M Audiobook | Audiobooks in several formats | 2nd floor, to left of Arts & Music office |
| A&M Desk | Musical Instruments (please ask for staff assistance!) | 2nd floor, near elevator |
| A&M Graphic | Comic books, graphic novels, comic strips | 2nd floor, on the shelves facing the restrooms |
| A&M Music CD | Music on compact disc | 2nd floor, near elevator |
| A&M Nonfiction | Books on art, music, collecting, sports, games, and language | 2nd floor on the tall wood shelves |
| A&M Oversize | Oversized art and music books | 2nd floor, in the far corner of the tall wood shelves |
| A&M Periodicals | Select Art and Music periodical back issues (includes Shindig! and Rolling Stone) | 2nd floor, in the far corner of the tall wood shelves |
| A&M Reference | Arts and music reference books, for use in the library | 2nd floor, in the far corner of the tall wood shelves |
| A&M Video | Feature films (except those shelved in A&M Foreign) | 2nd floor, to the right of the Arts & Music Desk |
| A&M Video Nonfiction | Documentaries, instructional videos, performances, and other miscellaneous video that doesn’t fit elsewhere | 2nd floor, near the Arts & Music Public Computers |
| A&M Video TV Series | Television shows | 2nd floor, near the Arts & Music office |
| A&M Video World Language | Feature films in languages other than English | 2nd floor, near the Arts & Music Public Computers |
| Fiction | Fiction books not shelved elsewhere | 1st floor on tall red shelves |
| Genealogy | Family and town histories, genealogy research guides, passenger lists, etc. (materials must be used in the library) | 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 Audiobook | Audiobooks in several formats | Basement, in the nook to the left of the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Braille | Children’s braille books | Basement. Please ask at the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Easy Juvenile Easy Phonics Juvenile Easy Graphic | Short easy-to-read books for beginning readers | Basement, near the western entrance to the Young Adult Room, just past the picture books |
| Juvenile Fairy | Fairy tales and folktales | Basement, opposite the western entrance to the Young Adult Room, between the nonfiction and Juvenile Series |
| Juvenile Fiction | Children’s middle-grade fiction | Basement, on the low shelves near the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Graphic | Children’s comics | Basement, on the “island shelving” near the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Holiday | Books about holidays | This collection is in storage—a librarian can retrieve titles for you, please ask at the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Music CD | Children’s music on CD | Basement, in a bin near the Children’s Desk |
| Juvenile Nonfiction | Children’s nonfiction books | Basement, along the walls of the Children’s Department, farther from the desk–near the fish tank |
| Juvenile Picture | Picture books and board books | Basement, in the room opposite the Children’s desk |
| Juvenile Picture (Paperback) | Paperback picture books | Basement, in the room opposite the Children’s desk |
| Juvenile Reference | Reference books for children or about children’s literature | Basement, to the right of the Children’s desk |
| Juvenile Series | Selected series of novels for middle-grade readers | Basement, near the Children’s Department office |
| Juvenile Stack | A variety of children’s materials including games, toys, and magazines | Basement. Various locations throughout the Children’s Department–please ask a librarian |
| Juvenile Video | Children’s movies | Basement, 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 |
| Literacy Collection | Books for learning to read English, selected for adult learners | 1st floor, in nook just past the public computers |
| Mezzanine | Nonfiction with call numbers beginning A-U not shelved elsewhere | Mezzanine (overlooking main floor) |
| New Fiction | New fiction | 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, in Reading Room by the main desk |
| New Nonfiction | New nonfiction | 1st floor, in Reading Room by the main desk |
| Oversize | Large Books that don’t fit elsewhere on the Mezzanine, in Fiction, or in the Stacks | Oversize books are shelved flat near where they would appear if they were regular sized–please ask a librarian |
| Periodical | Magazines, journals on all topics | 1st floor in Reading 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 Audiobook | Audiobooks for teens | Basement, in Young Adult Room |
| YA Braille | Braille books for teens | Basement. Please ask at the Children’s Desk |
| YA Fiction | Fiction for teens | Basement, Young Adult Room |
| YA Graphic | Graphic novels for teens | Basement, on low shelves adjacent to the Young Adult Room |
| YA Nonfiction | Nonfiction for teens | Basement, Young Adult Room |
| Young Adult | Teens “Library of Things”, games, and magazines | Basement, Young Adult Room |
| Zine Collection | Zines | 2nd floor, near the gallery |