General Publications and Media
  • Audio Cassettes
        The library maintains an extensive collection of 
        educational, dramatic and classical cassette tapes.
  • Audio Books
  • Best Sellers
        The library endeavors to maintain a complete listing
        of current best sellers.
  • Books For Sale
        Please ask about The Uniontown Public Library's perpetual
        used book sale sponsored by The Friends of The Library. 
  • Computer Catalogue of the Collection
        Library material can be located either by subject, title or author. 
        Please type your selection and strike the Enter key. 
        If you need help ask at the circulation desk for help.
  • College Catalogues
            Please ask at the circulation desk about our collection of
        College Catalogues. Some of the College Catalogues are
        available for check out. Others are for use within the 
        library only.     
  • High School and College Yearbook Collection
            The library maintains a complete collection of
        local High School and College yearbooks. Please
        visit the Pennsylvania Room for details. These yearbooks
        are for viewing within the library only.
  • Magazines
        The Uniontown Public Library maintains a collection of back 
        issues of magazines for the past five years. You must give 
        the library a 24 hour notice for checking out magazines.
        The library sets a limit of 10 magazines per library card holder.
        A complete list of magazines can be found under services
  • Microfilm of The Uniontown Newspapers
        Please go to The Pennsylvania Room for our complete
        list of archived Uniontown Newspapers on microfilm. These 
        archives allow our patrons to research Uniontown's earliest 
        printed publications and those recently released by The
        Uniontown Herald-Standard. For details please see our
        microfilm instructions.
  • Newspapers
     Our daily newspapers include:  
     The Uniontown Herald-Standard
    The Greensburg Tribune-Review
    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    The Wall Street Journal
    USA Today
     Weekly newspapers include: 
     The New York Times Sunday Edition 
    The National Edition of the Washington Post
    The Pittsburgh Courier

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  • Record Albums
            The library has many record albums available for 
        lending. The circulation desk will assist you with any
        specific requests you may have.
  • Large Print Books
            Whenever possible, the library will obtain Large Print 
        Books, which enable many of our patrons to better
        read many of our books. Please ask the circulation desk
        for specific publications in the Large Print Format.      
  • Telephone Books
        Telephone Books are for use in the library only.
        For questions regarding the availability of telephone 
        books please contact the circulation desk.

  • Reservation Policy - Books may be reserved by asking
    the staff in person, by phone or post

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  • Loan Policy - Books, records, audio cassettes and back
    issues of magazines may be checked out for a four week
    period. No renewals are permitted.

         The latest due date label on the pocket of the Library material
        is the date when the material is due.

        The Library reserves the right to limit the number of nonfiction
        titles per subject area which a patron is permitted to check out
        at any one time.

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  • Interlibrary Loans - Interlibrary loans of books, microform, 
    16mm film, audio and video cassettes; ask the staff in person, 
    by phone or post.

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  • Catalog Reference Symbols - The following symbols are used in the 
    computer catalog; they are the first part of the call number. 
    They will help you to locate materials.

  PR Pennsylvania Room  

RX

 Ready reference - non-circulating   AL albums
R reference desk

YA

 Young adult collection   VC video collection
X stored behind main desk

J

 Juvenile (children's)   AL-C  audio collection
RG genealogy, PA Room

JR

 Juvenile reference
NOTE: Fiction in our Library is arranged alphabetically by author. 
These are the sub-collections within the fiction collection:

  • Mystery  - M

  • Western - W

  • Science Fiction - SF

  • Short Story Collection - SC

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Reference Sources
Our library staff will answer questions, or help locate and retrieve information 
using either traditional print sources, CD-ROM databases or the Internet.

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