Welcome to the Hudson Area Public Library District

 Looking for a library item? Click the Card Catalog link below!

 Card Catalog

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View our online calendar of events

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Click here for DVD List

(Click on tabs at bottom of list to search by title, rating, or genre)

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Check out Audio and Ebooks Without Leaving Your House

 The Hudson Area Public Library along with several other area libraries in the area are now providing material in formats meeting the busy lifestyles of their patrons.  With the

patrons can browse and download titles 24 hours per day, every day of the week, from any personal computer with an Internet connection.  They can take digital titles in the car, on the bus, anywhere!

All you need to do is:

1. From the HAPLD web site follow the link above the Alliance Digital Media Library.
2. Click 'Log In' on the top menu bar.
3. Enter your Library Card Number and your special PIN number ( the password you would normally use to sign on to your online Library account to renew and request books.)

That's it!  You can download and read eBooks in PDF and other formats, download them to your digital reader or smartphone, or download the audio book version in WAV or MP3 formats and listen on your iPod or MP3 player!

Check it out today!!

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Library E-books now available for Amazon Kindle!

Here is the process for checking out a library Ebook for Kindle:

• Click here to browse and check out a Kindle book via our database, ADML
• Click the 'Get for Kindle' button.  This opens the Amazon.com website.  You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged in.
• Select a Kindle device or Kindle reading app.  Click the 'Get library book' button and sync your device or app to download the book or choose to send it to your device via USB.
• An active Wi-Fi connection is required for wireless delivery to a Kindle device.  If your Kindle is not Wi-Fi capable or you do not have an active Wi-Fi connection, read Amazon's instructions for transferring files via USB.

Whispersync technology:  If you check out the eBook again at a later date or choose to purchase the eBook from the Kindle Store, all of your notes, bookmarks and highlights will be preserved.  The last page read will also be synced between your Kindle and free Kindle reading apps.

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Doing research?  Try our database: Wilson Omnifile Select!

The Hudson Area Public Library District subscribes to a database that may help you with your research.  Wilson Omnifile Select has whole articles from current, trustworthy journals / magazines on many different topics.  To use this database, click here.

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TAL Meeting 

The next Teen Advisory League will meet on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 4:00.   We will be discussing books and upcoming programs along with Summer Reading Program 2012. 

Click here to register for the next meeting!

Mother/Daughter Book Club

Join us for the mother/daughter book club! Teens and their moms hang out, talk about books, and eat snacks! The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 31st at 7:00 pm.  The book for discussion will be the hilarious, award-winning Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick.  Bring a list of books you'd like to discuss in future!  To reserve your copies of the book, please call the library for more information at 726-1103 or stop at the front desk.  New members are always welcome! 

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Tots (12-36 months) are invited to attend with a parent/guardian the last two weeks

February 16/17 and 23/24. 

Please click here for online registration.  You may also call or come by to register your child. 

Registration Required prior to the first week.

Choose Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. or

Friday mornings from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. 

Dates: Jan. 5/6, 12/13, 19/20, 26/27, Feb. 2/3, 9/10, 16/17, 23/24 

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Literary Guild

Join us for the next meeting of the Literary Guild on Thursday, March 15th at 7 pm.  We'll be discussing The Hatbox Baby by Carrie Brown and enjoying snacks.  Call the library at 726-1103 to request a copy of this Literary Guild selection!  Other Literary Guild dates: May 17th, 2012; July 19th, 2012; September 20th, 2012; November 15th, 2012.  New members are always welcome!

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FAMILY DINNER & A MOVIE NIGHT

Join Hudson Area Public Library District in a night of food and fun on Friday, Feb 3 at 6:00 pm at the Hudson Town Hall.

The movie: Ramona and Beezus will be shown with Rosati's Pizza catering the pizza, salad, drink, and a cookie.  Price per peson will be $4 and may be paid at the door. 

Please call 726-1103 or come to the library to register in advance.   

Seating is limited, so register today for Family Dinner & a Movie!!

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Bluestem Award Voting Party

All 3rd - 5th graders who have read 4 or more 2012 Bluestem Award nominees are invited to attend a Pizza Party on Friday, Feb 17, 2012 from 4 - 5:00 pm to vote for your favorite Bluestem nominee.  Please call the library to register for the party!

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Rebecca Caudill Award Voting Party

All students in 4th - 8th grades who have read at least 3 or more 2012 Caudill Award nominees are invited to attend a Pizza Prty on Friday, Feb 24, 2012 from 4 - 5:00 pm to vote for your favorite Caudill nominee.  Please call the library to register for the party!

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Monarch Award Voting

All students in Kindergarten - 3rd grade may vote for their favorite Monarch Award book anytime between Feb 1 - 24, 2012.  Students may only vote one time for there favorite nominee.  Please call the library for more information.

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Join us for BookChat!

Do you love to talk about books and get recommendations on what to read next?  If so, you'll adore BookChat!  On Thursday, February 2nd at 10:30 am, we'll meet to dish about everyone's current reads, enjoy mid-morning snacks, and have fun!  No assigned reading, just discussion of whatever you've already got on the nightstand.  No book is too old, new,  highbrow or trashy for discussion.  Come & have fun on Thursday, February 2nd!

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Now for Sale: Hudson Book!

Judith Lampert and Sue Keeran have penned a book about Hudson with text and photos illustrating Hudson's history.  Images of America: Hudson was published in April and costs $21.99 per copy with all proceeds to benefit the Hudson Area Public Library District's Hudson History Room.  Copies available now!  To order, call the library at       309-726-1103  309-726-1103    309-726-1103  309-726-1103      309-726-1103  309-726-1103    309-726-1103  309-726-1103        309-726-1103  309-726-1103    309-726-1103  309-726-1103      309-726-1103  309-726-1103    309-726-1103  309-726-1103 .  Purchase your copy of Images of America: Hudson today!

Take a look at the library's Hudson History Room

You'll find:

• Notebooks of Homes in Hudson Village and Township 1838-1930 and 1950 to present
• Obituaries and military records
• Information on Hudson and rural schools
• A collection of Elbert Hubbard books
• Vintage photographs
• Historical displays

Click here to access our online content, such as our online obituary and newspaper databases!

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Hudson Area Public Library is a member of the 

Reaching Across Illinois Library System 

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 Resources - Work and research from the office or from home, anytime:

• Materials Online: books, articles, research databases, and more
• Selected Sites: what's good on the Web
• Community Organizations: local, nonprofit groups and services
• Good Reads: book reviews, top sellers, author interviews, and news headlines
• Digital Exhibits: historic photos and more

What's going on? ~ Check out the calendar anytime!

Library Databases

Use this website to search for authors and books similar to your favorites!  This website also provides readers with listings of series by his or her favorite author.

Similar to the Novelist site above, this website provides listings of books for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  It also has interactive games that support reading.

Tumblebooks turns your favorite children's books interactive!  Some have been turned into games, puzzles, and read-alouds that the kids will LOVE.

Wilson Omnifile Select