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per year fee for a family library membership. Books may be checked out for two weeks and if not requested by another reader, may be renewed for an additional two weeks only. The due date is stamped on the card issued at the time of check-out and overdue charges apply. Library cards not only provide patrons with access to in-house inventory, but it also makes available to cardholders an evergrowing catalogue of thousands of titles of audiobooks for free downloading off the internet. Adult Readership Adult fiction and non-fiction books, reference materials, the Texas collection, magazines and periodicals are located on the second floor, with access by stairs or elevator. Current periodicals, covering a wide range of subjects, are available for reading in the library or at home. All but the latest issues are circulated. Pioneer Memorial Library offers daily papers, including the Wall Street Journal. Past and present Fredericksburg newspapers are also available, with some back issues on microfilm. Audio and video cassettes, all of which are loaned for home use, are available for both adults and children. Youth readership Young readers will find their own specially-designated area on the first floor which features picture books, stories for tiny tots, and fiction and non-fiction for older youths. A story hour is offered for pre-school and kindergarten chil-
PIONEER MEMORIAL LIBRARY Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays, the facility opens its doors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s closed on Sunday. www.pmlfbg.com 830-997-6513
dren during the school year and the schedule is available at the library central desk. Blind readership Braille books, recorded books and talking book machines are available through the Texas State Library at no charge. Pioneer Memorial Library also has a collection of large-print books and cassette/CD books. Special services The library loans, for free, for 48 hours: slide projectors, screens, overhead projectors and an opaque projector. A copy machine and a microfilm reader-printer are also available. Library ‘Friends’ Pioneer Memorial Library is supported by two organizations: the Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library and the Pioneer MemoCont. on page 145
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