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The Adult Services Department
occupies the main part of the first floor of the library and includes
the fiction and non-fiction book collections, as well as audiobooks on
tape and CD, non-fiction videos and DVDs, and periodicals. The library
is also home to several special collections, including an extensive
Antiques and Collectibles Collection, the Caregivers’ Collection, and
the Millennium Movie DVD Collection.
In the Adult Services area, you
can find the dedicated Reference staff, plenty of tables at which you
can work, our computer terminals (for Internet, online card catalog, and
online database access and Microsoft Office software programs) and
access to the library’s Wi-Fi. Plus, there is a comfortable reading area
in front of the library’s two-story fireplace with windows overlooking
the wooded area and creek behind the library. Walking paths were
recently cleared through the woods by a local Eagle Scout, and
frequently, deer can be seen in the woods and in the field to the north
of the library.
Use the links below for more
information on any of the following:
Book Collections
The library has over 70,000
books in the fiction and non-fiction collections, with new books
arriving weekly. In addition to the regular fiction and non-fiction
sections, the library has mystery, science fiction/fantasy, western,
classics, and paperback sections. A New Books area showcases the newest
titles at the library. They are shelved inside and to the left of the
double doors as you enter the Adult Services area. Finally, the
reference collection includes more the 2,700 volumes of encyclopedias,
atlases, dictionaries, local history books, biographical information,
and much more. Reference materials are for in-library use only.
The Antiques and Collectibles
Collection began as a specialized collection development project with
the Metropolitan Library System and an LSTA cooperative grant. The
collection is a unique and extensive assortment of materials related to
antiques and collectibles, such as books, periodicals, and videos, which
have circulated all over the country. The collection continues to be
maintained with the generous assistance of the Crete Library Foundation.
Recently, over $1500 in new titles were purchased and are on display in
the adult services area.
The Crete Public Library is a
Satellite Caregiver Resource Center for Will County. This collection has
been developed under the auspices of a Northeastern Illinois Area Agency
on Aging Grant Project. The Caregiver Collection provides resource
materials, such as books, videos, and pamphlets, as well as consumer and
community information, referral, and assistance for caregivers,
families, and friends. For example, the collection includes the Video
Respite Series, videos that were designed the entertain
Alzheimer’s patients and give their caregivers a break. Books include
everything from dealing with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease to
finding resources in your community or dealing with the daily stress of
being a caregiver.
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Audiobooks
More than 1,000 fiction and
non-fiction titles are available at the library as audiobooks in either
cassette or CD format for those who prefer to listen to a good book.
Some titles include the complete (unabridged) text of the original book,
while others are abridged, or shortened. Non-fiction titles are
interfiled with the books in the non-fiction section, while fiction
audiobooks have their own section. The library also has a leasing
program for audiobooks (both cassette and CD) that rotates
quarterly, so there is always a selection of the newest titles available
to patrons.
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Millennium
Movie Collection
Thanks to the generous support
of the Crete Library Foundation, the library is home to the Millennium
Movie Collection, a compilation of classic and contemporary movies on
DVD that include the American Film Institute’s Top 100 Films and most of
the Academy Award Best Picture winners. Additional movies are available
in both the Young Adult and Children’s Services departments.
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Periodicals
The library subscribes to
approximately 100 magazines, covering topics ranging from science,
archaeology, and history, to entertainment and fashion, to health and homeschooling. All but the most current issue of magazines may be
checked out, and the library retains copies of magazines for three
years. Patrons have access to thousands of additional periodicals and
journals through the library’s online databases (refer to the Databases/Websites
page for additional information).
Six newspapers are available to
patrons for in-library use only, including Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times,
The Wall Street Journal,
Daily Southtown-Star, and the weekly Crete Record.
Newspapers are retained for three months, except the Crete Record,
which the library has going back to the 1960s.
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