Where Do I Find?

What will you find in our library? A little bit of everything!

Feel free to ask a volunteer for help! Our friendly volunteers will be wearing a library volunteer name badge.

How is the library arranged?

As you enter the library:

Nonfiction - left wall, arranged by categories (see category list below)

Fiction - center shelves (including Classic Fiction and Short Stories)

Special Collections - right wall

Large Print
Classic Non Fiction
Staff Picks
Award Winners
Texas
Pocketbook Westerns
Harlequins
DVDs
Audio Books

Nonfiction Topics/Categories

AME: AMERICAN HISTORY - history and culture of U.S., Canada, and Mexico; separate from general world history
ANI: ANIMALS AND PETS – personal accounts and stories about influences animals have in our lives
ART: FINE & APPLIED ARTS – art, architecture, crafts, film, gardening, interior design
BIO: BIOGRAPHY – biographies are labeled and shelved under the person the biography is about - MIL, SPO, TRA content may be under 2 categories.
CUR: CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES – present-day political events, civil rights, social/family issues, international events, economic, environmental and technological issues
HEA: HEALTHY LIVING – personal health and fitness, nutrition, safety issues, disease, self-improvement, family issues, psychological issues
HIS: HISTORY – historic world and political events, Holocaust, ancient and archeological discoveries
HUM: HUMOR & SATIRE – humorous not-quite-memoirs, political satire
LAW: LAW & GOVERNMENT – constitution and the judicial system, espionage, law enforcement, true crime
MEM: MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY – memoirs are labeled and shelved under the person the memoir is about - MIL, SPO, TRA content may be under 2 categories.
MIL: MILITARY & WAR – history of wars, weaponry, personal experiences, memoirs and biographies if primarily about military and war
REL: RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY – descriptions of religions and philosophies, all religious beliefs
SCI: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – all natural and abstract sciences; engineering, inventions, space exploration, ecology, weather, physics
SPO: SPORTS & GAMES – athletics, games and puzzles, memoirs, biographies of athletes if primarily about sports
TEX: TEXAS – history and geography of Texas thru fiction and nonfiction
TRA: TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY – memoirs, personal accounts, mountaineering, voyages, topography, culture and customs

Literature

CLASSIC literature begins with the 19th century (1800 to current). A Classic genre label is affixed at the top of the book spine and is shelved in the Fiction free-standing shelves or in Nonfiction, and labeled accordingly. These books are stamped "Do Not Discard" on the copyright page.