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Patrick Beaver First Floor

The library meeting room is off the lobby, just to the right of the entry doors.

Photo of a genealogy workshop occurring in the meeting room

The meeting room can also be set up for elegant dining affairs.

Photo of the room set up with tables covered with white linen and graced with floral displays

And thanks for our movable wall, the meeting room can also be broken into two smaller rooms.  Pictured here is the smaller portion of the divided room.

Photo of a children's program happening in the smaller portion of the meeting room

As you enter the rotunda, our circulation staff is ready to greet you

Photo of staff member Carolyn Walls at the circulation desk

Materials on the first floor include all adult fiction, including paperbacks.

Photo looking toward the back of the library, with the paperback racks in the forefront

Audiovisual materials, including audio books, music cassettes, and compact disks, are also on the first floor.

Photo of the compact disk displayer

An assortment of Entertainment Videos awaits your browsing pleasure.

Photo of some of our videos

Catalog workstations are conveniently located throughout the building to assist customers in finding just the right material.

Photo of a stand-alone catalog station

In the back corner of the first floor are two small study rooms - one with a computer and typewriter, and the other (shown below) with a furniture grouping for small study groups.

Photo of two people using study room

Beaver Learning Resource Center materials, including books, videos, audiotapes, and other information for those with learning differences, are also available on the first floor.

Photo of some of the books in the Beaver Learning Resource Center collection

Across the rotunda from the circulation desk are the doors to the Children's Department

 

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