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Accessibility: The library is
intended to be accessible to people with disabilities. Certain access features
you may wish to be assured of before your visit are shown on the map in blue.
For more detailed information about access at the Main Library in Eureka, please click
here.
Art in
the Library: The library walls and display cases feature art and
artifact displays year round. Rotating displays are also found in the
second floor Hagopian Art Gallery.
Audiovisual Media: Movies, music,
and audiobooks for adults are available on the second
floor. Turn left as you
exit the stairs or elevator. Materials designed for children are on the
first floor in the Children's Room, and those in Spanish
are shelved with the Spanish Language Collection.
Book Return: located outside the
building, just to the right of the library entrance, for after-hours returns.
Bookstore: Operated by the Friends of
the Library, the Serendipty Bookstore offers used books, audiobooks, and other materials at
bargain prices. The funds raised are used for projects that support the
library. The store is located on the second
floor. You may enter
the store from the Audiovisual Media room.
Bulletin Board: On the wall on your
right just before you enter the Children's Room, the board features flyers and
announcements of non-profit, cultural, and educational public events in our community. A
poster kiosk
outside the library also provides community event information. To request that
your notice be posted, please bring it to the Reference Desk.
Catalog Stations: find books and other
library materials by using our Online Catalog.
Children's
Desk. Ask questions and get help in using anything in the Children's
Room here. (Marked on map as 8.)
Circulation Desk: check out your
materials, get a library card, return your books, and renew your books here. (Marked
on map as 3.)
Computer Stations: Computer workstations
dedicated to a variety of uses are located throughout the library, including
catalog stations, word processing stations, internet stations, and more.
Copy Machines: a copy machine is
available near each staff desk. A COLOR COPIER is available on
the second floor in the Humboldt
Room.
Drinking Fountain: Located on the
right hand side of the lobby as you enter the library.
DVDs, videos, and other audiovisual media
for adults are located in the Audiovisual Collection on the second
floor.
Children's materials are found in the Children's Room, and items in Spanish
are shelved with the Spanish Language Collection.
Elevator: Located in the center of
the library, across from the Reference Desk. (Marked on map as 5.)
Emergency Exits: Emergency exits
are marked (E) on the map. In an emergency please go to the nearest exit.
Entrance: The library entrance
features automatic doors that open at your approach. Step into the lobby to
find a pay telephone on your left and drinking fountains on your right.
Fiction Collection: Novels and
stories to satisfy a wide variety of reading interests, from bestsellers to
lesser-known literary gems, and from cult favorites to classics. The Mystery,
Science Fiction, and Western genres are shelved as smaller collections in the
fiction area. Paperback fiction is shelved along the wall at the back of this
section.
Hagopian Art Gallery: Collections
of work by local artists and photographers rotate through the library's art
gallery, located on the second
floor.
Humboldt Room: This peaceful
second floor room,
with a view of the harbor, is the showpiece of the library. This is
our local history collection. Books, photos, maps, journals, yearbooks, rare
documents and other materials for reference use are shelved here. A service
desk, most often staffed by helpful and knowledgeable volunteers, is located
just inside the door on your right as you enter. A copy machine is available
for your use, featuring both black and white and color copies.
Internet Terminals are available for
public use. Bring your library card or ask at the Reference Desk for a
Guest Pass. You may print from these stations. Pay for your prints
at the Reference Desk.
Japanese Language Collection: A
small collection of books in the Japanese Language is available on the North
wall of the library. As you face the windows showing a view of the harbor, the
collection is to the left of the library's central aisle.
Large Print Books: Books in large type
are shelved along the north wall of the library. As you face the windows
showing a view of the harbor and bridge, this collection is found to the right
of the library's central aisle. This substantial collection runs around the northeast corner of the room and continues along the wall between the Fiction
Collection and the Children's room. (Marked on map as 4.)
Literacy Collection: a small collection
of books for adults who are learning to read can be found below the Literacy
Program display on the North wall of the library. As you face the windows
showing a view of the harbor, this display is to the left of the central
aisle.
Magazines and Newspapers are found in
the Periodicals area on the first floor, which provides comfortable seating
for readers. Older magazines and newspapers may be found on the second floor
in the Periodical Backfiles.
Meeting Room: the Library Meeting Room
is located to your left as you enter the library. Meeting room use policies
can be found on the library's website (here.)
Microfilm Reader-Printers: are available
in the Periodical Backfiles area on the second
floor.
Mysteries: the Mystery, Science Fiction,
and Western genres are shelved as smaller collections in the fiction area.
(Marked on map as 6.) As
you approach the Children's Room down the Fiction aisle, all of these small
collections are on your
right. Look at the small white signs on the ends of the shelves to find the
correct section.
New Arrivals Shelf: new adult fiction
and nonfiction are shelved to your left as you approach the Reference Desk
from the library entrance. (Marked on map as 2.)
Nonfiction Collection: this collection
supports the education and information and cultural needs of our community.
Books in the nonfiction collection are organized by subject, including
philosophy, psychology, religion, social trends, language learning, science,
nature, technology, gardening, cookery, arts, sports, poetry, history,
geography, and more.
Oversized Books: most large books fit on
the library's ordinary shelves, but certain volumes are so very large that
they are shelved separately. You will find them on the north wall of the
library, near the northwest corner of the building. As you face the windows
showing a view of the harbor, the Oversized Books are on the wall to your
left, near the corner of the room.
Paperback Fiction: paperback fiction is
shelved along the wall between the Fiction Collection and the Children's Room.
Parenting
Corner: For your convenience, a small collection of books,
pamphlets, dvds, videos, and audiobooks on parenting issues is kept in the
southwest corner of the Children's
Room, near the door to the Story
Room.
Periodical Backfiles: older magazines
and newspapers may be found on the second floor in the Periodical Backfiles.
Some periodicals are filed in print format and others in microfilm. Microfilm
reader-printers, a copy machine, and a CCTV magnifier, used by readers with
low vision, are located in this room. A service desk is staffed during high
use periods.
Ramp: near the accessible parking area,
a ramp leads to the library entrance. The emergency exits from the adult
reading area and the children's room also feature ramps.
Reference Collection: reference
materials are especially useful sources of information that remain in the
library to be consistently available to all library users. They include many
of our dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, bibliographies,
indexes, telephone books, auto repair manuals, and sources of statistics. The
Reference Collection also features digital databases and online access to
periodicals. Many of these digital resources can be used from home at any hour
by visiting the library's website.
Reference Desk: ask questions, get help
with research, request books from other libraries, get assistance in using
books, computers, and reference materials here. (Marked on map as 1.)
Restrooms: Men's and Women's restrooms
are located near the Library entrance, on the right as you walk in. A
child-sized restroom is available in the children's room. Restrooms are
accessible to wheelchair users and feature hand rails.
Science Fiction: the Science Fiction,
Mystery, and Western genres are shelved as smaller collections in the fiction
area. As you approach the Children's Room down the Fiction aisle, Science
Fiction is on your right. Look at the small white signs on the ends of the
shelves to find the correct section. (Marked on map as 6.)
Spanish Language Collection: this
collection is located next to the Young Adult Room, to your left as you pass
the circulation desk on entering the library. Materials in Spanish for
children are in the Children's room.
Story Room: this little room is used for
cozy story times, and features stepped floor seating and a built-in puppet
stage. (Marked on map as 7.)
Telephone: a pay telephone is located in
the lobby, to your left as you enter the library.
Typewriter: one typewriter is available
for public use in the seating area west of the Reference Desk. There are also
several word processing computers located in the same area.
Video Return: located outside the
building, just to the right of the library entrance, for after-hours returns.
Westerns: The Western, Science Fiction,
and Mystery genres are shelved as smaller collections in the fiction area. As
you approach the Children's Room down the Fiction aisle, Westerns are on
your right. Look at the small white signs on the ends of the shelves to find
the correct section. (Marked on map as 6.)
Word Processing Stations: located in the
seating area west of the Reference Desk, these computer stations allow you
more time and feature a range of useful software including word
processing, résumé software, and spreadsheets. They do not connect to the
Internet. You may print from these stations. Pay for your prints
at the Reference Desk. A typewriter is also located in this area.
Young Adult Room: books and magazines of
interest to teens. Seating is reserved for teens and accompanying family
members.
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