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CATALOG AND SERVICES

 

Services

  • Ask a Librarian - click here for an e-mail link directly to a reference librarian.  

  • Books By Mail - are you homebound or know someone who is?

    • click above for an e-mail link

    • then type in your/his/her name, address and phone number

    • this is completely confidential - only library employees will call and only to ask about book preferences

  • Computer and Internet training is available at any Wayne County Public Library.  Just ask!

    • Click here for a list of Libraries and their telephone numbers.

  • Interlibrary loans can be shipped to any library in the county. Whether you want a book from Scranton or Sacramento, we can get it for you!  Just ask for a request form, or email the title, author, your name, and phone number to us.

Catalogs

  • Access PA Online - including  excellent research resources

    • Ebsco Host- includes full text articles from nearly all popular and current magazines and periodicals

    • AccuNet/AP- A comprehensive photo archive searchable by Place, Date, Concepts... over 800 photos added daily

    • Encyclopedia Americana- Not just an encyclopedia, it includes world wide web links and information on how to site resources

    • Access Pennsylvania- a catalog of Pennsylvania libraries-over 2,000,000 records searchable by author, title, subject, etc

    • SIRS- for young readers SIRS includes an encyclopedia, maps, world almanac, Full text articles and biographies
      (Please note: to use this resource you will need the barcode on the back of your yellow card)

  • Pennsylvania Library Catalog- Just type in your barcode and go to the ACCESS PA link.

    • A list of all the books in all the public libraries in Pennsylvania.

    Coming later in 2001!
    All Seven of the Wayne County Public Libraries' catalogs on the WEB!