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Collections

 

Overview

Your FREE library card grants you access to the following collections and resources! Non-cardholders are still welcome to browse and read as long as the materials stay inside the library building. For more information regarding borrowing, guidelines, and more, please see our Circulation Policies.

 

Physical Collections

Regular

  • Books! (Adult & Youth)
    • Audiobooks
    • Large Print
    • Reference Material
  • DVDs (Movies & TV)
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Music CDs

Special

  • Cake Pans & Cookie Cutters
  • Seed Library
  • Learning Tablets
  • Kits
    • Memory/Stay Sharp
    • Book Club
    • Pickleball
    • Storytime/STEM/Music

See more information about our special collections below!

 

Genealogy

  • Local History Books
  • Historic Newspapers
  • Obituaries
  • Cemetery Books
  • Indexes
  • Census & Naturalization Records
  • Microfilm
  • Yearbooks
  • City Directories
  • Johnson-Lieferman Photo Collection
  • Plat Maps/Atlas

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Online Resources

  • eBooks & eAudiobooks
  • Education/Homework Help/Tutoring
  • Career/Skill Development
  • Recipes
  • Product Reviews
  • Reader's Advisory
  • Research/Databases
  • Genealogy
  • Local & Global News
  • Streaming - Movies, TV, & Music

EXPLORE

 

 

Special Collections
 

Cake Pans & Cookie Cutters

Need to make holiday cookies, a character cake, or a special shape that you normally wouldn't keep in your kitchen? Check out our cake pans and cookie cutters, use them for your one time baking, then wash and return. You don't have to worry about pans and cutters taking up space in the cupboard and never getting used again!

 

Seed Library

Have a green thumb? Check out our seed library. Through the time-honored tradition of seed saving we celebrate biodiversity, nurture locally adapted plant varieties, and foster community resilience, self-reliance, and a culture of sharing.

 

Learning Tablets

Our learning tablets include reading skills for youth, English learning for adults, and test prep for young adults.

 

Kits

Available kits include: STEAM to Go! kits, Kindermusik, Social Emotional and Motor Skills Kits, Pickleball Kits, Memory/Stay Sharp Kits, and Book Club Kits. See more information below!

 

Memory Care Kits

Memory care kits are for people with dementia, memory loss, or cognitive impairment. Our kits contain material to support and encourage interaction between dementia patients and their caregivers. They are intended to stimulate conversation or reminiscence with a person with cognitive issues.

How Does It Work?

  • Kits may be checked out for 3 weeks, with no renewals
  • Kits may be reserved
  • Kits may be picked up and returned at the Clinton Public Library
  • Kits may be loaned by Rivershare cardholders

 

Memory Kits

Our custom-made Memory Kits include information and resources for caregivers, and an assortment of various activities which cater towards a specific stage of dementia and a selected topic.

The following books are included in each of our three memory kits.

  • Guide to Dementia by Laura N. Gitlin, PH.D. and Catherine Verrier Piersol, PH.D., OTR/L.
  • About the Alzheimer’s Association.

Animals & Birds

Early Stage Dementia

• Conversation Cards V1: Familiar Words. 52 cards for reminiscing and storytelling.

• Blue Sky Birds (Jigsaw Puzzle). 35 pieces.

Meditations for Relaxation (Music CD). Three guided meditations to relax body and mind.

• Wild Animals (Book). A collection of photographs and facts from the animal kingdom.

UNAVAILABLE

America & Patriotism

Mid Stage Dementia

• Historic America Conversation Cards. 68 photos to initiate discussion and simulate reminiscence.

• Road Trip (Jigsaw Puzzle). 35 pieces.

God Bless America (Music CD). The ultimate patriotic album.

America (Book). A collection of scenic wonders and remarkable sites that celebrate the spirit of a nation.

Colors

Late Stage Dementia

• Conversation Cards V2: Nostalgic Items. 52 cards for reminiscing and storytelling.

• Look and Lace (Activity). Four cards, laces, and user guide.

Golden Oldies (Music CD). 60 classic hits on 3 CDs.

• Colors (Book). An exploration of color through poetry and pictures.

 

Stay Sharp Kits

"Stay Sharp" kits from Penworthy offer an even wider variety of fun topics for both caregivers and patients to enjoy.

Cats

Purr-fect for cat lovers!

• DK Eyewitness: Cat (Book)
Cat Bingo
Costumed Cats (Memory Game)
Animal Snap (Card Game)
Cat’s Whiskers (Jigsaw Puzzle). 35 pieces.

Garden

Find peace and contentment!

• DK Eyewitness: Plant (Book)
DK: What’s That Flower? (Book)
Garden Wonders (Aquapaints™)
Garden Gathering (Shaped Puzzle). 100 pieces.
Grow a Garden (Matching Game)

Handyman

Perfect for those who love to work with their hands!

Sears House Designs of the Thirties (Book)
• Handyman (Magnetic Picture Board)
• KEVA Brain Builders. 20 planks, 30 puzzle cards.
• Conversation Cards for Men: Words for Guys. 52 cards for reminiscing and storytelling.

Homemaker

Relive your days as a hard-working homemaker!

Everyday Fashions of the Fifties (Book)
• The Baking Cupboard (Magnetic Picture Board)
• Sew Fast (Game). The head-to-head game of thread-to-thread racing!
• Coastal Escape (Aquapaints™)

Ocean

Dive into the ocean to see what creatures live under water!

DK Eyewitness: Ocean (Book)
• Undersea Friends (Wood Puzzle). 48 pieces.
• Ocean Bingo
• Go Fish (Card Game)
• Ocean Life (Aquapaints™)

On The Road Again: Travel

Revisit the wonders of traveling!

DK: Cars, Trains, Ships & Planes (Book)
• Road Trip (Packing Puzzle)
• Road Trip (Jigsaw Puzzle). 35 pieces.
• Category Snap (Card Game)
• Hobbies (Conversation Game)

Space

Launch into outer space with this out of the world kit!

DK Eyewitness: Space Exploration (Book)
• Solar System (Jigsaw Puzzle). 60 pieces.
• Space Mission (Matching Game)
Qwirkle™ (Game). Mix, match, score, and win!
• Conversation Cards V2: Nostalgic Items. 52 cards for reminiscing and storytelling.

Sports: Baseball

A homerun for baseball fanatics!

The Comic Book Story of Baseball (Book)
America's Classic Ballparks (Book)
• Baseball Mascot (Matching Game)
• Baseball Mascot (Jigsaw Puzzle). 100 pieces.
• Conversation Cards for Men: Words for Guys. 52 cards for reminiscing and storytelling.

Things That Fly: Birds & Butterflies

Get lost in the sky with the things that fly!

DK Eyewitness: Bird (Book)
The Life Cycles of Butterflies (Book)
• Sibley Backyard Birding Bingo
• Sibley Backyard Birds (Matching Game)
• Bathing Birds (Jigsaw Puzzle). 35 pieces.

 

Book Club Boxes

 

Fiction

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The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Audiobook, and Author Bio.
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Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Kit includes: 12 Books, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.
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It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Large Print, 1 Audiobook, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.
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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. Kit includes: 12 Books, Author Bio & Interview, and Discussion Questions
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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Kit includes: 12 Books, Discussion Questions, and Map.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Kit includes: 8 Books, Discussion Questions, and Author Interview.
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The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar. Kit includes:12 Books, Author Bio & Interview, and Discussion Questions.
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The Wager by David Grann. Kit includes: 8 Books, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.

Non-Fiction

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Heartland by Sarah Smarsh. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Large Print, 1 Audiobook, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.
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Hidden History of Clinton, Iowa by Matt Parbs. Kit includes: 12 Books, Author Bio, Sawmill Museum Pamphlet, and Book Summary.

All Iowa Reads 2022

Adult

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The Butterfly Effect by Rachel Mans McKenny. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Audiobook, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio

Teen

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What I Carry by Jennifer Longo. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Audiobook, Discussion Questions, Author Bio, and Q&A.

Kids

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The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate O'Shaughnessy. Kit includes: 12 Books, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.

All Iowa Reads 2021

Adult

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Little Faith by Nickolas Butler. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Large Print, 1 Audiobook, Discussion Questions, Author Bio.

Teen

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Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay. Kit includes: 12 Books, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.

Kids

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Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai. Kit includes: 12 Books, Discussion Questions, and Author Bio.

All Iowa Reads 2020

Adult

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The Mothers by Brit Bennett. Kit includes: 12 Books, 1 Large Print, 1 Audiobook, and Discussion Questions.

Teen

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Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka. Kit includes: 12 Books, and Discussion Questions.

Kids

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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson. Kit includes: 12 Books, and Discussion Questions.

 

Multiple Copies

 

Fiction

Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. (3 copies)
Benjamin, Melanie. The Aviator's Wife. (3 copies)
Dubus, Andre. The House of Sand and Fog. (9 copies)
Enger, Leif. Peace Like a River. (11 copies)
Enger, Leif. So Brave, Young, and Handsome. (5 copies)
Erdrich, Louise. The Round House. (3 copies)
Franklin, Tom. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. (3 copies)
Gaines, Ernest. Lessons Before Dying. (8 copies)
Grissom, Kathleen. The Kitchen House. (3 copies)
Gruen, Sara. Water for Elephants. (3 copies)
Horan, Nancy. Loving Frank. (4 copies)
Kallos, Stephanie. Sing Them Home. (3 copies)
Kline, Christina. Orphan Train. (3 copies)
Landay, Willaim. Defending Jacob. (3 copies)
Larsen, Deborah. The White. (6 copies)
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. (2 copies)
Maltman, Thomas. Little Wolves. (2 copies)
McCracken, Elizabeth. Niagra Falls All Over Again. (6 copies)
Moriarty, Liane. The Husband's Secret. (2 copies)
Moriarty, Liane. What Alice Forgot. (2 copies)
Ng, Celeste. Little Fires Everywhere. (12 copies)
Oliveira, Robin. My Name is Mary Sutter. (4 copies)
Owens, Delia. Where the Crawdads Sing. (12 copies)
Rhodes, David. Driftless. (3 copies)
Robinson, Marilynne. Lila. (2 copies)
Russo, Richard. Bridge of Sighs. (4 copies)
Shaffer, Mary. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. (5 copies)
Stedman, M.L. The Light Between Oceans. (3 copies)
Stein, Garth. The Art of Racing in the Rain. (3 copies)
Steinback, John. Grapes of Wrath. (7 copies)
Stockett, Kathryn. The Help. (3 copies)
Strout, Elizabeth. Olive Kitteridge. (4 copies)
Thompson, Jean. The Year We Left Home. (2 copies)
Trigiani, Adriana. The Shoemaker's Wife. ​​​​​​​(3 copies)
Wells, Rebecca. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. ​​​​​​​(10 copies)
​​​​​​​Whitehead, Colson. The Nickel Boys. (12 copies)

 

Non-Fiction

291.4 Rodriguez, Deborah. Kabul Beauty School. (4 copies)
305.4092 Zaslow, Jeffrey. The Girls from Ames. (4 copies)
364.152 Cep, Casey. Furious Hours. (12 copies)
364.1523 Larson, Erik. Devil in the White City. (4 copies)
940.54 Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken. (4 copies)
973.7 Horwitz, Tony. Confederates in the Attic. (6 copies)
977.745034 Maharidge, Dale. Denison, Iowa. (4 copies)
B OATMAN | Mifflin, Margot. The Blue Tattoo. (12 copies)
B TAN | Tan, Amy. Where the Past Begins. (6 copies)
B YOUSAFZAI | Yousafzai, Malala. I Am Malala. (12 copies)

 

Young Adult

London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. (4 copies)
Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. (3 copies)
Sachar, Louis. Holes. (3 copies)