Hello Titusville FL - Your Public Library is ONLINE...and it's a WINNER
Brevard County deserves a great big hand for the fantastic job they do of bringing all their library services to us online. The website is extremely well organized, very user friendly, and brings a wealth of information to us with a few clicks of the mouse. The "Websites by Subject" section is broken down into 20 areas of interest with links to just about anything you could possibly need to research including an exhaustive database on Genealogy. You will need your library card to access the databases. The organization via links is among the best I've seen anywhere.
- They carry thousand upon thousands of books
- Have a pretty impressive media section
- Have an area dedicated just for kids
- Offer computer classes
- Adult programs and meetings
- Displays and exhibits
- Book reviews
- Book discussion groups
- Best seller lists
- A bank of computers for member and visitor use alike
- WiFi
- Very friendly service too! Meet the 2 Lindas
Here's a sample of some links you can access:
100 Best - Titles of fiction and non-fiction
Hammett Awards - To reward excellence in the genre of crime literature
Literary Awards Database - For literary, mystery, science fiction, fantasy and horror
National Book Awards - Recognizes books of exceptional merit written by Americans
Nebula Awards - Excellence in science fiction writing
Nobel Prize in Literature - Most distinguished work of an idealistic tendency
Pulitzer Prizes - Recognize literature in seven categories. Winners past and present.
Spur Award - Writing about the American West, in 13 categories back to 1954
HOMEBOUND SERVICES ~ Homebound Certification
This is a free service for Brevard County residents who are homebound or handicapped and unable to visit the library. Books of your choice are mailed to your home in regular or large print. Catalogs are mailed to you throughout the year to help you with your book selection. You can mail your books back to the library or have them dropped off at any of the seventeen public libraries in our system. Drop boxes are available after hours. For more information or to begin this service, call (321) 633-1815
TALKING BOOKS ~ Application for Talking Books Library Service
The Talking Books/Homebound Services has many devices and special materials to assist blind, physically handicapped and/or homebound citizens to access library services. Talking Books, a Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, provides books and magazines on audiocassette as well as the equipment needed to play them. Homebound Services mails library materials to patrons in their homes. If you or a loved one needs these services, call Talking Books/Homebound Services between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Phone: 633 - 1810 or V/TDD: 633 - 1811
The Titusville Public Library is located at:
2121 S. Hopkins Ave.
Titusville, FL 32780
(321) 264-5026
Get directions
Library hours are:
Monday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The link to the library: http://www.brev.org/locations/titusville/index.htm
Please don't be a stranger to our wonderful Titusville Public Library - They accept used paperbacks as donations and you might be able to write it off!!
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