Library Services and Programs

Children/Young Adult: Programs to both entertain and enthuse, to encourage independent reading. A very special collection of materials for the young, their parents, and the young-at-heart! A Calendar of Library Events includes children's programs.  Check out our Children's Services page and some links to useful Young Adult Sites.

Reference Services: From the curious to the complicated, we'll help you find answers. In addition to print resources (including government documents and resource files for local community information), we subscribe to a number of high-quality reference databases, which you can access from anywhere with a valid library card. Still can't find what you need? Send us your reference information request or call us (360)417-8501.

Outreach Services: Bringing library service to homebound, disabled or institutionalized patrons. We coordinate the talking book service of the Washington Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 

Adaptive Technology:  the Port Angeles Branch has an adaptive computer for the visually impaired and physically handicapped patrons.

Additional Formats:  Descriptive Videos:  Descriptive video tapes describe the visual elements of a movie, narrating the action, characters, location and costumes without interfering with the dialogue or other sound elements.  A list of titles are available through the catalog using the subject heading: Video Description.

Pacific Northwest Services: Books, maps and documents about your favorite area - the Pacific Northwest. Includes the Bert Kellogg Collection, a unique collection of slides and photographs of early Olympic Peninsula life.

Materials Available

The North Olympic Library offers a book collection of over 151,000 volumes, thousands of sound recordings, over 40 different newspapers, over 400 magazines, educational toys and a wide variety of media equipment including VCR's, slide projectors,  overhead and opaque projectors. To access the Library Catalog, click here.

Loan Periods

Loan periods vary. Books, magazines, videocassettes, audio materials and toys are loaned for 3 weeks. Most equipment is loaned for 24 hours.

Library Cards

Ask at the check-out desk. You must register for a library card in order to borrow materials and equipment from your North Olympic Library. Library cards may be used at any NOLS branch library and are available at all branches.

How Can You Help?

Donations of both books and money are gratefully accepted (no magazines please). Books that can't be used in our collections are donated to the Friends of the Library and sold in special public book sales.

Join the Friends of the Library and help support the library in many different ways. Information and application forms are available at the check-out desk.

Fines And Fees

The library charges a late fee of 10 cents per item per day.  See Fines and Fees Chart

More information about checking out library materials.

This page last revised March 12, 2008

Contacts: Reference Services, Children's Services, Outreach to the Homebound,
Port Angeles Branch, Sequim Branch, Forks Branch, Clallam Bay Branch,
NOLS Administration

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