Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library

Let's head out to the library. It's just short trip to Aspen and Birch Avenue, across from City Hall and right next to Wheeler Park. Of course, there is also the the East Flagstaff branch at 3000 N. Fourth Street.

Before you go, take a look at Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library. This page lists the library hours and the days they're closed.

While you're there on the website, check out access to Rosetta Stone. By selecting the link from the library and registering, you can access the Rosetta Stone Online Language Learning Center. You can learn English, French, German, Italian, Russian & Spanish. Remember that each time you want to log on to this great resource, you need to go through the library link.

Don't forget the Calendar of Events. They have some very interesting exhibits at the main library this summer. You'll also find events for all ages from newborn (really) through adult.

Since you'll be visiting the physical library for those special events, while you're there be sure to go to the circulation desk to ask about these resources:

• Playaways--Self-contained audio books. These little guys are battery-operated and play themselves. You check them out and use your own earphones and AAA battery. I had not heard of this format, but it sounds like a great idea. It's an audio book to go.
• Book Club Kits--Convenient storage box and eight books (8 copies of one book) with author information and discussion questions. One person checks the box out and distributes the books to the rest of the reading group. Twenty-three different book club kits are now available. Ever tried to find eight copies of a book to check out? And, you can check the kit out for 62 days, enough time to read the book and have discussions.

Flagstaff is really fortunate to have such a good library. It seems the staff really puts a lot of thought into gathering its reading resources.