What Can the Service Centers Do For Your Library?   
A description of all resources available to Connecticut libraries at the State Library's Service Centers in Middletown and Willimantic.

Visit the Service Centers physicallly or virtually!  All the library materials listed below are accessible via the Service Center Online Catalog, where you may search, place holds, and renew material.


Professional Collection

  • Neal-Schuman "How-To" series for librarians
  • Most ALA Publications
  • Professional Videos and DVDs
  • Vertical File of professional materials
  • Vertical file of state summer reading programs at WLSC
  • All the Wilson Library catalogs
  • Collection of professional journals
  • See the list of  New Professional Titles at the Service Centers


Programming Materials for Children's Librarians


General Collection Support For Children and YAs

  • Picture Books
  • Beginning Readers
  • Juvenile & YA Fiction
  • Juvenile Non-Fiction
  • Juvenile and YA Paperbacks.  Great for Summer Reading!  Borrow a collection from us to find out. We'll send a packet of approximately 60 titles for 3 months. Call either center to receive a packet by C-Car.
  • Juvenile and YA Large Print.
  • Juvenile Book & tape sets.


Large Print Books for Adults

  • Over 17,000 titles of adult fiction and nonfiction.
  • New titles listed in the online catalog collection lists.


Audio Books : On CDs, MP3CDs, Playaways, Cassettes

  • Thousands of unabridged titles from major vendors. Standing orders for adult, YA and juvenile titles. 
  • Titles listed in the online catalog collection lists for MP3CDs and Playaways.


Programming Materials for Adults

  • Bi-Folkal Remembering Kits
    Multi-format program kits designed for use with seniors. Each kit contains a mix of slides, videos, sing along songs, scratch & sniff cards, audiotapes & realia on a theme. One month loan from MLSC.


CD-ROMs, DVDs & Music CDs

  • Multi-media CD-ROMs
  • Movies on DVD
  • Music CDs - borrow one CD or a packet from either center


Training Center & Meeting Rooms

  • Computer training centers and meeting rooms at both centers are available to libraries and library organizations.


Equipment

  • Fusion bind machine for repairing books
  • Ellison Machine Co-op at WLSC - buy one die for the collection and use the machine and a large selection of dies at any time


Either Visit or  Shop Online! Use the Service Center Online Catalog

Middletown Library Service Center
786 South Main St.
Middletown, CT 06457
1-860-704-2200 or
1-800-437-2313,
Fax 1-860-704-2228
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30
Mary Engels, Director

Willimantic Library Service Center
1320 Main St., Suite 25
Willimantic, CT 06226
1-860-456-1717 or
1-800-253-7944,
Fax 1-860-423-5874
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30
Susan Cormier, Director


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