Library Services

Materials

  • Audio books (cassette, CD, and downloadable)
  • Books
  • Compact disks
  • Video (DVD, VHS, and downloadable)
  • Large print books
  • Magazines and Newspapers
  • Computers and Internet access
  • Wireless Internet access (Hawley, WCPL/Honesdale, and Lake-Salem)

Services

  • Interlibrary Loan Service: borrow materials from libraries throughout PA and the U.S.
  • Reference Service: use experienced librarians to save time and frustration searching for information (call your local library, click on Contact Us, or click on Ask Here PA link on homepage)
  • Genealogy databases (Hawley and WCPL/Honesdale)
  • Foundation Center grant databases (WCPL/Honesdale)
  • Meeting space (call your nearest library for policies and availability)
  • Outreach: invite library staff to present a program at your location
  • Extension collections: for nursing homes and personal care homes, small collections delivered for a month at a time
  • Passport applications (Hawley and Lake-Salem)
  • Faxing and scanning (call your nearest library for availability)

Online services available from your home or office

  • Renew and place your own holds through your patron account.
  • Homework Help: age- and subject-specific tutors from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Learning Express: online tutorials and test practice for students and adults including Math, Reading, Writing, Microsoft Office, GED, SAT, driver’s license, Civil Service, Nursing, Real Estate, and more
  • POWER Library: trustworthy information for students, teachers, readers, consumers, health and business professionals including general and professional interest articles, newspapers, photo archives, Chilton Auto Repair, NoveList, and more
  • Ask Here PA: 24/7 live reference chat
  • Downloadable audio & video
  • HeritageQuest.com: genealogy research

Programs (schedules and locations vary, please call your nearest library for specific information or check the online calendar)

  • Baby Lapsit
  • Mommy & Me
  • Preschool storytime
  • After school
  • Youth & Teen Councils
  • Book clubs
  • Quilting, knitting, and other groups
  • Lifelong learning on health, history, how-tos, politics, the arts, and more
  • Summer Reading
  • Library tours