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
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
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
Non-Fiction
All Iowa Reads 2022
Adult
Teen
Kids
All Iowa Reads 2021
Adult
Teen
Kids
All Iowa Reads 2020
Adult
Teen
Kids
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)