Services & Resources
For Adults
- Material is available in book, audiocassette, compact disc, and large print format.
- A variety of periodicals and newspapers.
- A videocassette library that includes movies, documentaries, and instructional videos.
- An expanding collection of DVD’s.
- A home delivery service for the elderly and homebound.
- Renewals by telephone.
- A large meeting room available for nonprofit organizations.
- Voter registration forms, income tax forms, and other public information.
Local History
- Germantown history books and family histories of many prominent families from this area.
- Birth records, marriage information, and cemetery records.
- Population census reports and other vital statistics.
- Historical maps and atlases of Montgomery and other neighboring counties.
- Photographic archives of Germantown and the surrounding area.
Reference
- An extensive reference section includes current information on subjects such as Value Line Investment Survey, encyclopedias, telephone books, atlases, and more.
- Compact disks, state information pamphlets, travel books and foreign language tapes.
Technology
- The library is on-line and has been automated since 1993.
- Patrons can access CD-ROM databases, the library catalog, websites, and their own patron records from our in-house public access computers and terminals.
- Web page and web access to the catalog.
- Wireless internet access throughout the building.
Youth Services
- Four eight-week storytime sessions for children ages 3 – 6 years.
- Two high school art exhibits.
- Classroom collections for teachers and home-schooling parents.
- Library tours and booktalks for all middle school students.
- Scout tours with library instructions to earn badges.
- Area pre-school, gifted, handicapped, Head Start, elementary and Christian school visits.
- Young adult book review club meetings and special activities.
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