Mission
The Cary Library is a cultural and intellectual center for the
community. It provides, at a reasonable cost and in a friendly
atmosphere, universal access to knowledge and life-long learning through
print, electronic resources, cultural activities, programs and
services. The library collaborates with other community groups to meet
the educational, informational and recreational needs of the entire
community.
Hours of Operation
| Monday |
9:00am to 5:00pm |
| Tuesday |
9:00am to 5:00pm |
| Wednesday |
9:00am to 5:00pm |
| Thursday |
9:00am to 8:00pm |
| Friday |
9:00am to 5:00pm |
| Saturday |
9:00am to 1:00pm |
| Sunday |
(closed) |
Collection
The Cary Library offers a wide variety of materials. We offer over 55,000 volumes, including over 800 large print titles and nearly 1,400 audio (cassette and CD) titles. We also have over 1,700 Video and DVD titles and subscribe to nearly 90 periodicals. Books are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal System. Audio and video media are numerically numbered according to acquisition. Books, periodicals and audio materials circulate for two weeks, and may be renewed. Fines for late books and audio materials are five cents per item, per day. Videos circulate for two days free, and may be renewed. Fines for videos accumulate at $1.00 per video, per day. If you have difficulty finding an item, our staff are happy to assist you.
Special Collections
In addition to the basic fiction, nonfiction and reference categories of titles that we offer to our patrons, we have many smaller collections of materials grouped by subject, reading level, or material. These special collections include:
- A Children's Library for our younger readers
- An extensive Genealogy Room with many unique local resources and a new microfilm machine with PC that can save attachments as pdf or email.
- A large Maine Collection with a selection of non-fiction and biographies covering Maine and Aroostook County
- A collection covering Maine rivers, watershed information and watershed management, donated by Maine Rivers
- A selection of LARGE PRINT books
- Audio Books for those on the go
- Videos and DVDs for young and old alike
- Compact Discs of many musical selections
- Reading interest groups of fiction including: Recent arrivals/ Bestseller selection and Paperbacks
- Picturing America: reproductions of great American art
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