ADULT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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Book Club

The Adult Book Club at the Paso Robles Library can broaden your horizons even if you plan to take your vacation at home this year! The Book Club has been meeting regularly for over ten years, reading both popular literary fiction and non-fiction titles.

Favorite recent titles have included Cellophane by Maria Arana, Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde and Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet. Members of our group select the titles to be read by majority vote, and we always try to pick titles that most members have not read. One of the best reasons to join our group is to read titles you might not otherwise have chosen for yourself.

Please join us for a mentally stimulating discussion beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Story Hour Room on one of the following dates: July 16, August 20, or September 17. Call Karen Christiansen at 237-3870 for more information or download a flyer to see what title we will be reading next.

Adult Collection

The Paso Robles City Library offers users a broad range of materials:

Fiction (including special sections for Mysteries, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Westerns, and Young Adult)

Non-fiction (including special California collections and Career and Educational Test books)

Books on Tape (audio cassettes) or CD

Large Print (including both fiction and non-fiction)

Paperbacks (including both fiction and non-fiction and Young Adult)

Reference (including special sections for encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, maps, auto repair manuals, and government documents)

Video Cassettes (fiction and non-fiction)

Local History

Microfilm (local newspapers and other special items)

Microfiche (back issues of periodicals and a wide selection of phone books from other areas)

Pamphlets

Newspapers

Investment Aids (including Value Line and the Weiss Ratings)

Periodicals (current year plus two past years)

Braille Institute Library Talking Books

Music Audio Cassettes

Music CDs

DVDs

New Books

Rental Books are bestsellers that are in high demand, often having a waiting list of 100 or more; if you don’t want to wait, pay the $2.00 rental fee for a one-week rental.

Spanish Language (including reference, fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, AV materials, magazines)

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