Books & More
Books
You can check out up to 20 items per library card, across all departments. Books are loaned for 3 weeks (21 days) and can be renewed up to 2 times, as long as there are no holds for that item. A book cannot be renewed if another patron has placed a hold on that book (see instructions for placing a hold online). To renew your books, call 724-658-6659 x107 or see our instructions for renewing online.
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Adult - Choose from a wide selection of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography, and Reference books. Check out our bestsellers and new books on your way in. We also have Large Print Books and Oversized Coffee Table Books. Browse the stacks or use our catalog to locate what you need. Please ask for help if you do not know how to find something.
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Young Adult (YA) - We have the newest, coolest, books for young adults! See our display as you get off the elevator. Ranging from Romance to Graphic Novels, we have something for you to take home. Also, we have the resources you need to choose a college, take the SATs, and make all those tough decisions.
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Juvenile/Children - On the 2nd floor, we house our children’s collection. Find Picture Books, Easy Readers, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography, and Reference books. We also have a Holiday section, a Family section for caregivers, and a Professional Collection for educators.
If you are an educator or librarian, we also have a selection of puppets and traveling trunks for your teaching needs. Call the Children’s Department at 724-658-6659 x106 for more information.
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E-Books, audiobooks, and magazines using Libby app
Ebooks are partially funded by the Almira Foundation.
Can't find the book you're looking for? Request it from another library!
Interlibrary loan (ILL) is the process by which a library requests materials from, or supplies materials to, another library. The ILL service is a cooperative effort among Pennsylvania libraries to enable patrons to borrow materials (not owned by their local library), free of charge, from other participating libraries.
In order to request materials through ILL, you must read and accept the terms of the New Castle Public Library’s Interlibrary Loan Policy found here: ILL POLICY.
You can make an ILL request several ways:
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Visit the library and complete an ILL form at the reference desk
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Complete the online form here: ILL REQUEST FORM
Can't come to the Library to get books?
The Library can come to you! See information on the Lawrence County Federated Library System Outreach Bookmobile and our Library-By-Mail program.
Other book-related resources:
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Access Pennsylvania Database (Search library catalogs across Pennsylvania.)
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WorldCat (Search library catalogs around the world! Find out the libraries closest to you that have what you want.)
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POWER Library (Free eResources for all ages.)
Audiobooks
We have a large collection of Books on CD! Audiobooks can be checked out for 3 weeks and count towards the 20 item per card limit.
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Adult - Books on CD are located on the shelves immediately behind the new book displays. New audiobooks are added frequently! Please ask for assistance if you are having trouble finding something.
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Young Adult & Juvenile - A selection of Books on CD are located upstairs in the Junior Department, by the computers.
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Bookmobile - The Lawrence County Bookmobile receives new books on CD on occassion. If you want to suggest a particular title, call 724-658-6659, ext. 110, or email book_mobile@ncdlc.org.
Have an eReader or smartphone? Download Libby audiobooks!
L.A.M.B. Libraries (Libraries in Lawrence, Armstrong, Mercer, and Butler Counties) offer
downloadable audiobooks and ebooks! This service is made possible through the
New Castle District Library Center. Best-selling and classic titles available anytime, anywhere!
Users may browse the library’s audiobook collection, check out with a valid library card, and download to a PC, Mac, and many mobile devices. Some audio titles can also be burned to CD to listen on-the-go. Users will need to install free software to access the books.
Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!
Stop by the Reference Desk or call 724-658-6659 x 108 or x109 for additional help, or check out L.A.M.B’s Help Pages.
Have your own device? Borrow eBooks from providers below!
L.A.M.B. Libraries (Libraries in Lawrence, Armstrong, Mercer, and Butler Counties) offer
downloadable audiobooks and ebooks! This service is made possible through the
New Castle District Library Center. Best-selling and classic titles available anytime,
anywhere!
Users may browse the library’s eBook collection, check out with a valid library card, and download to a PC, Mac, and many mobile devices. Users will need to install free software to access the books.
Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!
Stop by the Reference Desk or call 724-658-6659 x108 or x109 for additional help, or check out L.A.M.B’s Help Pages.
Through the POWER library, you have access to a variety of freely available eBooks.
From the main eBook collection page you can search by category, title, author, etc.
or view featured eBooks.
Once you click on the title of a book, you can download it onto your computer (you will need Adobe Digital Editions installed). You can then transfer the downloaded book, via Adobe Digital Editions, to your device, such as a Nook or SonyReader.
*You will need to create an account on EBSCOHost in order to download. You will be prompted to do so when you go to download your first book.
Stop by the Reference Desk or call 724-658-6659 x108 or x109 for additional help, or check out EBSCO’s eBook Help Page.
Music
Check out our Music CDs! CDs can be checked out for 3 weeks and count towards the 20 item per card limit.
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Adult Music CDs- Our CD collection is are located on the revolving displays toward the front of the library, and is divided into categories by genre: Classical, Pop/Rock, Jazz/Blues, Country/Folk,Christian, World, Soundtrack, Seasonal, and Miscellaneous.
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Young Adult & Juvenile- The Juvenile CDs are located on the table-top revolving display near the desk in the Junior Department. The Young Adult Department also has a selection of CDs for your enjoyment.
Movies
There is no charge to borrow feature film DVDs, which are shelved on the first floor along the back wall. You can borrow 5 feature film DVDs at a time. Educational and biographical DVDs are shelved with the circulating non-fiction collection, and circulate like a regular book (they count toward your 20 limit).
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DVDs- Check out the newest releases or take home an old favorite. We also have seasons of popular TV shows! Our feature films include Mysteries, Dramas, Classics, Action, and Foreign Films. We also have a variety of educational and biographical DVDs.
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Young Adult & Juvenile Films- The Youth Services Department has a wide selection of both educational and recreational DVDs. The recreational titles are shelved by the computers on the second floor, and the educational titles are shelved within the non-fiction collection. The Young Adult Department also has a collection of popular films available for check-out.
Periodicals (Magazines & Newspapers)
A list of New Castle Public Library's current periodical subscriptions can be found here. We also have more than 3,000 magazine titles available digitally on our Libby app. New!
The library’s Lippy app by Overdrive subscription now offers magazines. More than 3,000 popular titles – including Us Weekly, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Affair, and Rolling Stone – are available to read in Libby. Magazines have no circulation cap and allow unlimited simultaneous use, so patrons can enjoy every issue of every magazine with smart tags in Libby. With smart tags, patrons can be notified when each new issue is released. Special interest titles such as PC World, Bon Appetit, Minecraft World, and Women’s Fitness are also available. Titles are in a variety of languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French, and more. There are three years of back issues available.
We also have the following newspaper holdings:
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New Castle News – current to last three months (all issues on microfilm from 1880)
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USA Today – current to last three months
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Wall Street Journal – current to last three months (microfilm January 1965- January 2010)
Current magazines are located on the first floor. Older copies of magazines are shelved upstairs in Periodicals, next to Genealogy. All copies of Consumer Reports are held behind the Reference area on the first floor.
Current newspapers are located on a table upstairs in the Genealogy Department; older copies are also shelved in this area. Please ask a staff member to help you.
We also subscribe to America's News (which contains the New Castle News from 2000-present, as well as numerous newspapers from across the country) and Newspapers.com (which contains Pennsylvania newspapers and is AVAILABLE IN-LIBRARY ONLY).
Online Databases
We have a variety of online resources that you can access from your home or in the library.
Call 724-658-6659 x108 or x109 or email reference@ncdlc.org for more information or for help using any of our resources.
Can’t find a book in our library you want to read? Looking for a resource you do not want to buy because it costs too much? Search libraries statewide to see if they have what you are looking for. If you find something you want to request, contact our Interlibrary Loan Department, 724-658-6659 x101, email ill@ncdlc.org, or stop by the Circulation or Reference Desk with your request.
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Newspapers.com - AVAILABLE IN-LIBRARY ONLY
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