Welcome to the Hudson Area Public Library District

 Looking for a library item? Click the Card Catalog link below!

Card Catalog

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Click here for Staff Favorites

Click here for DVD List

(Click on tabs at bottom of list to search by title, rating, or genre)

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Winter Story Times

Preschool Children ages 3-5 are invited to come to the library to enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and more during our winter story time.  Please call to register your child today!

Two Sessions: Choose either Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 7:00 OR

Friday mornings from 10:30 - 11:00

Dates: January 7/8, 14/15, 21/22, 28/29 & February 4/5, 11/12

Literary Guild

The next meeting of the library’s Literary Guild will be Thursday, March 18 at 7:00.  The group will discuss the book Wish You Well by David Baldacci. Please call to reserve your copy of the book. New members are welcome!

Mother/Daughter Book Club

Join us for the mother/daughter book club! Teens and their moms hang out, talk about books, and eat snacks! The next meeting is Tuesday, February 23 at 7:00. The group will be discussing the book Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  Please call the library for more information.  New members are always welcome!

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Ladies Night Out

Ladies Night Out has been rescheduled to Friday March 12, 2010 due to a scheduling conflict.  Please watch the web site for further details.

Registration is required!

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                                    Break into Books

The first Winter Reading Program was a big success.   Forty children completed the program by reading 300 minutes for a book bag with goodies. 

Thanks to our sponsors for their help making this program a big success!

A big thanks goes out to Corny and the Cornbelters for providing two of our programs, "The Zoo Lady" and "Funbelievable Balloons" held during the second week.

Great reading and congratulations to all who completed the program! 

Check out Audio and Ebooks Without Leaving Your House

The Hudson Area Public Library along with several other area libraries in the area are now providing material in formats meeting the busy lifestyles of their patrons.  With the

patrons can browse and download titles 24 hours per day, every day of the week, from any personal computer with an Internet connection.  They can take digital titles in the car, on the bus, anywhere!

All you need to do is:

1. From the HAPLD web site follow the link above the Alliance Digital Media Library.
2. Click 'Log In' on the top menu bar.
3. Enter your Library Card Number and your special PIN number ( the password you would normally use to sign on to your online Library account to renew and request books.)

That's it!  You can download and read eBooks in PDF and other formats, download them to your digital reader or smartphone, or download the audio book version in WAV or MP3 formats and listen on your iPod or MP3 player!

Check it out today!!

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Take a look at the library's Hudson History Room

You'll find:

• Notebooks of Homes in Hudson Village and Township 1838-1930 and 1950 to present
• Obituaries and military records
• Information on Hudson and rural schools
• A collection of Elbert Hubbard books
• Vintage photographs
• Historical displays

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Hudson Area Public Library is a member of the Alliance Library System

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 Resources - Work and research from the office or from home, anytime:

• Materials Online: books, articles, research databases, and more
• Selected Sites: what's good on the Web
• Community Organizations: local, nonprofit groups and services
• Good Reads: book reviews, top sellers, author interviews, and news headlines
• Digital Exhibits: historic photos and more

 Whats going on? - Check out the calendar anytime

Library Databases

Use this website to search for authors and books similar to your favorites!  This website also provides readers with listings of series by his or her favorite author.

Similar to the Novelist site above, this website provides listings of books for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  It also has interactive games that support reading.

Tumblebooks turns your favorite children's books interactive!  Some have been turned into games, puzzles, and read-alouds that the kids will LOVE.