Just browsing is the best way to get familiar with the Library’s layout. If you can navigate a bookstore you can figure out this Library. Whether you’re new to 1666 or have been here for years, consider taking a self-guided tour of the Library.
“I never feel lonely if I've got a book--they’re like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.”
- EMILIA FOX
Organization
There is no catalog—online or old-fashioned. Books are shelved according to genre or broad subject category. You’ll find lists of categories and their locations posted on the walls, on each floor.
Recent Arrivals
Just to the right of the lower-level entrance are the Recent Arrivals shelves, featuring our newest books. When not checked out, new books are shelved here for about one or two months. Thereafter you’ll find them in their permanent locations.
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Periodicals
Because of space constraints, the Library does not offer a collection of periodicals. Instead, tables in the East and West 1st- and 3rd-floor elevator lobbies serve as places where residents may leave general interest periodicals for others to peruse.
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Coffman Authors
We even have a section devoted to Coffman’s own authors. Historians, physics professors, romance novelists—it’s an interesting group. They reside on the upper level near the west windows.
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Other Categories of Note: Some of our most popular book categories are on the lower level--fiction, biography, and history. But don’t overlook large print, and books for children and teens. Archival copies of the 1666 Coffman News, resident profiles, and Association documents are filed in the white notebooks in the northwest corner.
Climb to the upper level, whether via the spiral staircase or elevator. Our most popular category of books--Mystery/Spy/Adventure--is shelved on the upper floor. But take time to become familiar with other categories on the upper level. Books on art, nature, philosophy, religion, the sciences, social sciences, travel, and more are on this level.
Climb to the upper level, whether via the spiral staircase or elevator. Our most popular category of books--Mystery/Spy/Adventure--is shelved on the upper floor. But take time to become familiar with other categories on the upper level. Books on art, nature, philosophy, religion, the sciences, social sciences, travel, and more are on this level.
The sign-out sheet is located on the table in the first floor of the Library. Readers must sign out any book that leaves the Library. If you are a guest, please include your host's name on the sign-out sheet.
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Cross your entry off the sign-out list on the table in the first floor of the Library. Place your book in the clearly marked blue plastic bin near the door. Please do not reshelve books; our shelving system lets us keep track of which books are being read.
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Donations: The Library’s collection has been developed over the years primarily through residents’ book donations. You may leave up to one grocery bag of donations in the cardboard box in the west closet on the Library’s lower level. For larger donations, first consult either of the Library Committee Co-Chairs. We can’t accept everything, so we give high priority to books that are relatively new, in good condition, and likely to appeal to other 1666 readers. Our goal is to have books signed out to residents, not just decorating the Library shelves.