It’s official! The Public Library of Catasauqua just got a whole lot bigger.
As a member of the Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative (LCLC), the Public Library of Catasauqua is now able to “resource share” over 500,000 library materials. On our Catalog Page, either in house at the Library or from the comfort of your home, patrons can search the collections of the following eleven LCLC libraries: Catasauqua, Coplay, Dimmick (Jim Thorpe), Emmaus, Lehighton, Lower Macungie, Palmerton, Parkland, Slatington, Southern Lehigh and Whitehall.
Let’s say you found a DVD that you have wanted to see for ages, but it’s in Lower Macungie.
Patrons may place a “hold” on items at any one of the LCLC libraries, and those items will be sent to your chosen library destination for pick-up. There are some exceptions, but very few. Reference books do not circulate, as well as some Special Collections and “High Demand” materials that are brand new, that is, less than 6 months old. Catasauqua Library, while part of the eleven member Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative, does remain your friendly neighborhood Library “where everyone knows your name.” At the same time, your access to books, DVDs and Audio Books has opened up into an extensive, county-wide system.
And the good news just keeps getting better!
In a few short weeks, all eleven libraries that make up the Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative are going to issue their patrons a new library card, a “One Card” that is the only card you will need for library services in all eleven LCLC libraries. Not only will patrons be able to borrow from all LCLC libraries, their “ One Card” will be the only card needed in all LCLC libraries. It doesn’t get better or easier than that. Welcome, Catasauqua Library patrons, to the new and greatly improved LCLC Library World 2019!
NEW BOOKS:
Fiction:
“The Suspect,” Fiona Barton
“An Anonymous Girl,” Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
“The Lost Girls of Paris,” Pam Jenoff
“The Wedding Guest,” Jonathan Kellerman
“The Rule of Law,” John Lescroart
“Circe,” Madeline Miller
“Hazards of Time Travel,” Joyce Carol Oates
“The Chef,” James Patterson with Max Dilallo
“Connections in Death,” J.D. Robb
“Beneath the Scarlet Sky,” Mark Sullivan
Non-Fiction:
“The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life,” Joshua Becker
“Queen of the World,” Robert Hardman
“The Truths We Hold,” Kamala Harris
“The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors,” Charles Krauthammer
“Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive,” Stephanie Land
“The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington,” Brad Meltzer
“The 6 Keys: Unlock Your Genetic Potential for Ageless Strength, Health & Beauty,” Jillian Michaels
“The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong,” John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
“The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal,” Gwyneth Paltrow
“Lies Too Big To Fail: The True History of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy,” Lisa Pease
“The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything,” Martha Stewart
Young Adult:
“Five Feet Apart,” Rachel Lippincott
“We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World,” Malala Yousafzai
Juvenile Fiction:
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944,” Lauren Tarshis
Children’s Picture Books:
“Pig the Star,” Aaron Blabey
“Cece Loves Science,” Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes
“Superheroes Are Everywhere,” Kamala Harris and Mechal Renee Roe
“Friends Stick Together,” Hannah E. Harrison
“Grumpy Monkey,” Suzanne Lang
