Search Catalogs
Online Catalog: The Library's Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) allows patrons to search for all materials available from the Poughkeepsie Public Library District and the collections of the entire Mid-Hudson Library System, including books, large print, magazines, video cassettes, DVDs, music CDs, CD-ROMs and more! Patrons can also view their library account, renew items, and place or cancel their material requests. Learn how to Search the Online Catalog effectively with this tutorial.
Kids Catalog: Search your Library for books, movies, music, magazines and more with this kid-friendly online catalog targeted for children from birth to approximately 10 years of age.
SEAL: Southeastern Access to Libraries is the gateway to search for books, magazines and other resources available in the academic, special, public, and school library community in southeastern New York - all from one search screen.
WorldCat: This worldwide union catalog was created and is maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions. If the materials found here are not in our collection, please ask a Librarian to request them for you from another library.
Audiobooks and E-books on the Web
Downloadable Audiobooks and E-books from Overdrive
The Library District, along with the other 60+ members of the Mid-Hudson Library System, provides access to downloadable audiobooks and e-books via the vendor, OverDrive. This service supports Windows and Mac computers as well as mobile devices, e-book readers, and portable devices (not all formats are supported on all devices). You will be required to do a one-time install of software on your local PC before you can download titles. Click here to find out more about this service. If you need help, please call the Adult Services Reference Desk at 485-3445 (select Option 4).
Books Should Be Free - Public domain audiobooks and e-books
LibriVox - Public domain audiobooks
Project Gutenberg - Free e-books
Bestseller Lists
You can view this week's NY Times Fiction and NY Times Non-Fiction bestseller lists from the Library's Online Public Access Catalog!
New York Times Best Sellers - All the best seller lists, including children's, from the New York Times
Indie Bestseller Lists - View National, Regional, and Specialty (genre) lists, compiled from independent book stores
Book Lists on the Web
Find some suggestions for your next book to read with these recommended reading lists from the Web! Also see the Books and Literature page of our Useful Sites for more book-related web sites.
General
Amazon.com: Browse lists of Amazon's top selling books in categories that include Editor's Picks and much more
Bookspot: Brings the best book-related sites together in one user-friendly spot!
Webrary: Morton Grove Public Library's "Reader's Corner" includes many themed book and genre lists
Genre
Fantastic Fiction: Find all books by an author, arranged in series
Poisoned Pen: Genre including mystery & crime fiction
Movie Lists on the Web
Kids-In-Mind - Ratings and reviews to help adults select movies for children