| Audio Books |
Many
fiction and nonfiction books are now available in
audio format for easy listening, both as cassettes
and CDs. When searching our catalog, you can enter
audio book, talking book, and sound recording as
key words to access this collection. Note: there
is also a wonderful collection of juvenile titles
as well. |
| Music Collection |
Most
of our music collection is now in CD format. Our
music collection is categorized by a variety of
terms. If you would like to use one of these terms
to search our catalog for the music style of your
choice, here's a comprehensive
list of search terms.
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| Maryland Collection
|
This
is predominately a collection of materials that
cover the history of Maryland, Harford County, and
various individual communities and towns in the
county. The Maryland Collection is primarily a Reference
Collection and must be used in the library. There
is a Maryland collection in both the adult and juvenile
areas. Maryland Juvenile titles that have been identified
for Homework Help circulate. |
| Genealogy Collection |
The major
part of this collection is housed in the Maryland
Room of the Bel Air Branch (with introductory materials
in the other branches). This is primarily a Reference
Collection and must be used in the library. The
emphasis of this collection is on Maryland and local
history and access to various genealogical resources.
This collection is supported with Online
Resources. |
| Oral History Collection |
Over
209 oral histories have been collected from various
Harford County Living Treasures as recordings and
transcripts of the interviews. In some cases, photographs
are also included. These can be checked out in the
Bel Air Branch. Nomination
Form for Harford Living Treasures. (PDF Format)
Please print and mail the completed form
to the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. |
| Large Type Collection |
Each
branch has a collection of books that have been
published in large type for the visually impaired.
Large type books can be requested and sent from
branch to branch. The collection includes both fiction
and nonfiction titles. |
| Parent
Teacher Collection |
Materials
have been specfically selected for parents and teachers
who work with children up to 8th grade. All branches
have a Parent Teacher Collection (PTC). |
| Learning
and Sharing Collection |
Developmental
learning materials for young children and adults
to enhance reading readiness skills; includes Cheers
for Children, concept kits, and Young Parenting
Kits (Bel Air Branch and Joppa branches only). (LSC) |
| Juvenile Historical
Collection |
These
children's books, many rare and out of print, are
housed in the Bel Air Branch and must be used in
the library. |
| Rolling Reader |
The Rolling Reader
promotes reading for pleasure, visiting after school
programs that target at-risk children in grades
K through 8. |
| Silver Reader |
The Silver Reader
is provides services to Older Adults at Senior
Centers, Senior Housing and Nursing Homes. |
| Websites - Special Collection |
From time to time,
the librarians respond to current happenings and
provide access to a collection of websites that
are designed to assist our customers with topical
content.
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