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 DVD List

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

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Winter Tot Times

Children ages 1 year - 3 years with Parent/Adult Caregiver are invited to come to the library to enjoy stories, learn finger plays, sing songs, and more with your tot during our winter tot 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: February 25/26 & March 4/5, 11/12, 18/19

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, March 30 at 7:00. The group will be discussing the book Geek Charming by Robin Palmer.  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. 

Enjoy a relaxing evening with your friends at Ladies Night Out on Friday March 12 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.  This year participants will enjoy some decadent desserts, feel pampered, hear about great books to read, learn some new organizational skills, and create a lovely craft to take home!  You will also have a chance to win great door prizes! All participants will receive a gift bag!

Registration is required!

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Spring Break Movie Matinees

During the week of Spring Break, the library will be hosting movie matinees!  Come and enjoy a variety of movies.  Hang out, eat popcorn, and enjoy the show afternoons starting at 2:00. 

• Monday, March 22 - Where the Wild Things Are - PG
• Tuesday, March 23 - Princess and the Frog - G
• Wednesday, March 24 - G-Force - PG
• Thursday, March 25 - Toy Story - G
• Friday, March 26 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Facotry - G

A prize will be awarded for finding the golden ticket after the Friday Matinee!

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Spring Story Times

Preschool children ages 3-5 are invited to the library to enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, art activities, and more during the six-week session of Spring Story Time.  Please call or come by to register your child today! Registration Required.  

Choose Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 7:00 OR Friday mornings from 10:30 - 11:00.

Dates: April 1/2, 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, 29/30, May 6/7.

Themes: Dogs, Weather/Rainbows, Frogs, Earch Day, Seeds/Plants, Mothers' Day.

Tinker: A Tale of Friendship by local children's book author Carol Williams Browning will be featured during the first week's theme - Dogs.  Carol has generously donated several books for sale tot the Hudson Area Library.  All proceeds from books sold at the Library will help meet the Gates Foundation Grant matching fund requirements.  

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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.