Books
on Wheels
Love to Read But Cant Get to the Library?
Home-bound
seniors can have books, audio books and CDs delivered to their homes.
A joint project of he Hillside Public Library and the
Hillside Senior Citizens Center.
Call the Reference Librarian at
973.923.4413 to request delivery and selections.
Services for the Visually Impaired
and Blind
Hillside Public Library offers a number of options
for patrons blind or visually impaired. Our Kurzweil software
scans in any typewritten document and reads the document aloud to the patron.
We also have 2 types of magnifiers. The first,
the software-based Zoomtext, reads any computer-generated documents
and files, including web/internet pages. Our other magnifier allows
the user to increase the print size on documents and books.
Large
Print Books
The Library has a wide variety fiction and non-fiction books in
large type. Specific titles, may also be requested from other
libraries.
Audio Books
Varied selection of fiction and non-fiction in cassette and CD
formats is available. Specific titles, may also be requested from
other libraries.
World Language Collection
Books in Spanish and Portuguese, in fiction, non-fiction, health and
other topics are available. Specific titles may also be requested
from other libraries.
Libros
en Espaņol
Ahora disponible: Ficion, novelas, como
protejer a su bebe y mās. Solo pregunte a la bibliotecaria y con
gusto le ayudara!
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Reference Services
Reference
Help
What do you need to know? Ask us for the answers to simple questions
and in-depth research. We can help when the web
overwhelms you.
Inter-library Loan
If we don't own a book, we can borrow it for you from another
library for free. JerseyCat provides access to books statewide
and nationwide, in different languages, too. Just ask the
librarian or do-it-yourself from
home by clicking
here.
Reader's Advisory
What to read? From our database NOVELIST, we can help you select
a book. Sign up to get email of our newest
books!
Hillside Newspapers - Digitized!
Looking for local news from 1924 to the present? Come to the
Library and read reproduced copies of the Hillside Leader,
Hillside Times and The Gazette. Newspapers are
indexed to make your research quick and easy. Please note that this service is
available only from inside the Library.
Questions about the
Library's services?
Email, stop in or call the Reference Librarian at 973-923-4413.