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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Register for the Fall Family Celebration at Comlara Park!

Celebrate autumn at the library's 3rd Annual Fall Family Celebration!  On Tuesday, September 21 from 6-7 pm, enjoy a hayrack ride, cider, doughnuts, and stories at Comlara Park.  Fun for the whole family!  Please call 726-1103 to register by Saturday, September 18!

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2010 Hudson Area Public Library District Survey: Help Us Serve You Better & Get a Free DVD Rental!

The Hudson Area Public Library District is conducting a survey to gauge how we can better serve you and your family.  Take the survey online or fill out the paper copy that arrives in the mail.  Print out the thank-you screen (online version) OR bring in the print copy, and we'll give you a coupon for a free DVD rental!

You can find the online survey here

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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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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, September 28 at 7:00 pm; the book for discussion will be The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer.  Bring a list of books you'd like to discuss in future!  To reserve your copies of the book, please call the library for more information at 726-1103.  New members are always welcome!

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Hudson Area Public Library Story Time Evaluation 2010

Parents, please take a few moments to fill out the evaluation for our Summer Story Time.  Your comments and suggestions are shared with the library board and will help us in planning future programs.  Click here to fill out your evaluation online!

Thanks!!

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Fall Story Time

Preschool children ages 3-5 are invited to th library to enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, art activities, and more during the six-week session of fall Story Time.  Please click here for online registration.  You may also call or come by to register your child.  Registration Required.

Choose Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.

or Friday mornings from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. 

Dates: October 14/15, 21/22, 28/29;

November 4/5, 11/12, 18/19

Themes for this session: Fire Safety, Apples, Pumpkins, Farm Animals, Popcorn, Thanksgiving

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 Fall Tot Time

Looking forward to Tot Time?  Sign up for our Fall session that starts in September.  Click here to register online. You may also call or come by the library to register. One-three year olds with parent/adult caregiver are invited to the library to play, share stories, sing songs, and blow bubbles!

Please register for either Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 7:00 OR Friday mornings from 10:30 - 11:00.

Dates: September 9/10, 16/17, 23/24, 30/October 1

Registration Required

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Literary Guild

The next meeting of the Literary Guild will be Thursday evening, September 16th beginning at 7:00 pm.  The group will be reading Marrying the Mistress by Joanna Trollope.  Call the library at 726-1103 to request a copy of September’s read.  Other Literary Guild dates: Nov. 18th.  New members are always welcome!

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

 ****Are you reading our web page?? If so, let us know, and we will give you a coupon for a free DVD rental! ****

 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.