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SHPL- GENERAL INFORMATION
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The library accepts donations of books and other materials at any time. We
will issue a receipt for the number of hard or soft-cover books or other items donated. We
do not assign a monetary value. Please keep the following guidelines in mind:
 | Donated items should be in good to excellent condition. This means no
books with torn covers, out-of-shape spines, worn, dirty, smelly, dusty, etc.
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| Recent fiction books, children's books, cookbooks, computer books, craft
books. videos, puzzles, games, audiocassettes, self-help books, classics, CD's, LP's, new
magazines, and diet books are always popular.
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| Donations may be brought to the Friends Book Store,
the circulation counter, or to the library's
back loading dock.
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All employment for the library is
handled by the City of Sterling Heights. Call the City at 586-446-CITY
for more information. |
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 Friends
Express Books. Get the latest New York Times fiction bestsellers
for a fee of only 25˘
a day. The Friends will purchase multiple copies of the
bestsellers for your convenience. You only pay a quarter a day (no charge
for days the library is closed). Just think, no more long hold lists. Read
that bestseller NOW. |
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If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulty reading books,
magazines, newspapers, or other everyday materials, the Sterling Heights Public Library is
ready to help. Extension Services offer special materials and services that make these
everyday tasks easier to do.
Special Materials: Over 6,000 Large Print books including
the latest best-sellers, mysteries, westerns, and non-fiction are available at the library
and the deposit collection sites. Fiction and non-fiction books in both abridged and
full-text formats are available on audiocassette and CD for your listening pleasure at the
library.
Reading Aids: Several types of magnifiers, illuminating
and non-illuminating; hand held and tabletop models; and with different lens shapes and
magnifications are available for check-out. Several styles of material holders are
available for check-out to make reading easier.
Mail Box Library: This service sends library materials to
homebound patrons through the mail.
Book Stop Library: This weekly service allows
Sterling Heights residents who are
unable to visit the library have the library materials home delivered at no cost.
Deposit Collections: The Sterling Heights Public Library
maintains large-print deposit collections at various senior residence sites in the city.
Talking Books and Players: These materials are available
from the Macomb County Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Contact the
library at 586-286-1580; TDD 586-286-9940; or on the Internet.
Contact : For more information on any of these services,
contact librarian Rita Simmons
at 586-446-2651; or by e-mail.
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The Sterling Heights Public Library is able to borrow books for its users
from any library belonging to the Suburban Library Cooperative. If the requested book is
not held in any member library, the request is forwarded to the Macomb County Library
where a national system is used to borrow the book from another library somewhere in the
United States.
Library patrons wanting to use this system must see a librarian at either
the Youth Services or Adult Services reference desk. Depending on the source for the
borrowed material, there may be a nominal charge for postage, etc. No charges will
be incurred without the library patron's permission.
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Ann Marie Given International Language Collection:
Approximately five years ago, the Sterling Heights Public Library began its own foreign
language collection. Its purpose is to service the diverse ethnic
communities and many foreign language programs in the area. Generous
donations by patrons, staff members, and our own Friends of the Library
have allowed the collection to continue to grow. Twenty-two international
languages are currently represented: Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, French, German,
Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog,
Ukrainian, Urdu and
Vietnamese.
The collection is located on the first floor of
the library. |
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Remember someone special with honor or memorial books
Books are a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, to say “thank you” to someone, to extend get-well wishes, to congratulate a friend or family member on a special accomplishment, or to honor a special teacher.
Books honor the memory of loved ones and serve as living tributes that enrich the community.
For a donation of $25 or more, a bookplate will be placed in an honor/memorial book and a letter sent to the person or family being honored. Other donations will be acknowledged with a letter sent to the person or family being honored.
In addition to books, other items are available for tributes such as videos, audiocassettes, compact discs, and magazine subscriptions.
If you would like to honor or memorialize a friend or family member with a gift book to
the library, you may use forms available throughout the library, print a form by
clicking here (You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader), email the Library,
or call us at 586-446-2669 for more information. Your contribution is tax deductible.
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A Michicard sticker on your library card will allow you to
borrow print materials at more than 300+ Michigan libraries. There is no charge for this service, but
you must be a Sterling Heights resident and have a current library card. This service is
coordinated by the Library of Michigan. For more information, ask one of our circulation
staff members.
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In Adult Services:
| Books on Tape: Fiction audiotapes (books on tape),
nonfiction audiotapes, and nonfiction videocassettes can be found on the
first floor in the audiovisual area. Thanks to a generous donation
from the Friends of the Library, we now also offer books on CD. |
| Careers Collection: Contains books for junior and senior high school
students exploring their vocational interests. |
| Music on CDs: This collection includes vocal, sound track,
country-western, jazz, classical, and instrumental selections. They circulate for a 3-week
loan period. and can be found in the audiovisual area on the first floor. |
| Circulating CD-ROM Computer Software: A variety of
software programs are available on the first floor in the
library in the audiovisual area.
This collection was partially funded with a grant from the Lakeside Merchants Association and a MURL
grant. |
| Ann Marie Given International Language Collection:
This circulating collection of fiction and non-fiction titles in
various foreign languages is located on the library's first floor. |
| ESL (English as a Second Language) Collection: We offer
books, tapes, CDs, and videocassettes for those learning English. This
collection is located on the first floor near the International
Language Collection. |
| Paperback Classics: Multiple copies of classics and other titles that
are required reading for school assignments can be found on the first floor. |
| Cliff Notes: Can be found on the first floor near the classic paperback
collection. |
| Large Print Collection: A collection of fiction and non-fiction titles
in a print size approximately three times larger than normal. For the convenience of our
patrons, this collection is found on the first floor. |
| Magazines and Newspapers: The library subscribes to approximately 400
general interest periodicals. Current issues can be found on the first floor
near the front of the library. Older issues are shelved on the second
floor. |
| Oral History Collection: An archive of oral history audiotapes and
transcriptions reflecting the history of Sterling Heights from rural times to its future
as a municipality. |
| Pamphlet Collection: Contains pamphlets, brochures, maps, and other
materials that are shorter than book length on subjects of general interest. |
| Reading Aids: The following items are available for checkout:
magnifiers (some illuminated); material holders including reading or book stands, an able
table, and lap desks; and a closed caption decoder for any television. |
| Videocassettes: A collection of non-fiction videos
is available on the first floor of the library in the audiovisual
area. There is no charge to check out these videos for the
three-week loan period. The library does not purchase feature films on videocassettes. |
| Young Adult Collection: Includes popular paperback series and hardcover
fiction and can be found on the first floor. |
In Youth Services:
| Audiocassettes: Can be found in the audiovisual area
in Youth Services. Both fiction and non-fiction tapes are available, many unabridged titles have been
added recently thanks to an LSCA grant. |
| Compact Disc Music: Songs, sound effects, ethnic music, sound tracts,
and music appreciation for our younger patrons. |
| Children's Literature Collection: Books focusing on reading readiness,
storytelling, and writing for children aimed at parents and educators. |
| Helen Williams Collection: Helen Southgate Williams, a children's
literature consultant, contributed many books to the Sterling Heights Public Library.
These books are identified by a sticker of a woman reader. |
| Large Print Titles: Books are interfiled with the juvenile fiction.
Look for a LT on the spine. |
| Magazines: Children's magazines are kept for a two-year period. Titles
include information on crafts, scouting, nature, computers, sports, etc. |
| Newbery and Caldecott Reference Collection: A reference copy of each
award winner is available near the reference desk for in-house use only. |
| Poster File: We have over 200 posters arranged by category such as art,
Michigan, history, or science. |
| Vertical File: Material on states, countries, portraits and other
subjects can be found in the black file cabinets on the first floor. |
| Videocassettes: Both fiction and non-fiction
children's videos can be found in the Youth Services audiovisual area on the first floor. |
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Revised:
April 14, 2008
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Dodge Park Road - Sterling Heights, MI 48313