Leelanau
Township
Library

Library Collections and Services

Books:

We have over 16,000 books to choose from, including fiction, non-fiction, mysteries and an especially comprehensive local history collection. An excellent collection of Children’s and Young Adult books is also available. We carry hundreds of LARGE PRINT books including many best sellers. Interested in our most current new additions?

Audio Books:

Our collection includes nearly 500 Audio Books. Many of the titles, about 400, are cassette books. The newer additions have been purchased as CD Books. We have books that cover a wide range of interests including, fiction, mystery, non-fiction, language study, and literacy.

Magazines and Newspapers:

Courtesy of the Friends of the Library, we subscribe to about 60 magazines and newspapers. Most can be checked out. We hold nearly 2 years worth of back issues, as space permits. For a complete list.

Videos:

Our library has a wide-ranging video collection of over 2,000 titles. The majority of our collection is in VHS format. Since January of 2004, new additions have been in DVD format. For a small fee, join our video club. Children’s videos and documentaries are free for members to borrow. All other movies are $1.00. We have hundreds of classic movies, an impressive foreign film collection, as well as many new releases.

CD Music:

Eighteen hundred plus CDs are available for circulation. We carry popular, new age, rock & roll, world, alternative, jazz, classical, operas, folk, movie sound tracks, western, and children’s music.

CD-ROMs:

Most of our collection is made up of children’s educational games. We also have encyclopedia, and reference materials to check out.

Inter-Library Loan:

This free service is available when you are looking for materials that our library doesn’t own. We’ll borrow an item from another library and check it out to you.

Reference Help:

The Library Staff is available and ready to help. We carry a current set of Britannica and World Book Encyclopedias, as well as many other reference books. We can also help with Internet resources and databases.

Computer Access:

New in December 2004, we have a wireless Internet connection available for the public. Bring in your laptop with wireless capabilities and work in the library without time restraints. WiFi is here! We aslo have 5 computer workstations available for use by the public and one dedicated to our library catalog. Software programs include, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Word, and many educational children’s games. Four computers have Internet Access. Please read our Internet Acceptable Use Policy.

Library Catalog:

Search our library’s holdings in house with our easy to use OPAC- Online Public Access Catalog. Search by title, author, subject or keyword. From home, use our IPAC - Internet Public Access Catalog. Follow the directions for online registration using your library card barcode and the user name and password of your choice. Log on and you will be able to check on the status of your library account, and renew and reserve materials from home.

2003 Leelanau Township Library - 119 E. Nagonaba Street Box 235 - Northport, MI 49670-0235
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