Available Materials

The Fairfield County District Library's collection consists of the following:

Audio Books

Audio books are available in cassette, CD, playaway and downloadable formats.

Books

The Library owns over 288,000 fiction and nonfiction titles.

Computer Software

Includes computer software and games.

Downloadable audio books and ebooks

You don't need to visit a library location in order to check out books. You can do that from our downloadable ebooks and audio books page.

History & Genealogy

The Historical Room at the Main Library contains materials on Lancaster and Fairfield County history and a genealogy collection.

Large Print Books

A wide variety of large print books are available at the Main Library and at all branch library locations. Small collections of large print books are also delivered to senior sites and nursing homes.

Leappad books

The library has leappad learning systems that your child can use at the library. Or check out a leapfrog book to use on your system at home.

Magazines & Newspapers

The FCDL subscribes to a wide selection of magazines and newspapers. Magazine indexes are available to help find specific articles.

Microfilm & Readers

A wide variety of resources are available on microfilm. This includes: past issues of the local newspaper, local cemetery records, federal censuses of Fairfield County from 1820, and much more.

Music CDs

A wide variety of artists, titles and music types are available.

Video Collection

Feature films for adults and children are available on videocassette or digital video disc (DVD). Nonfiction videos are also available for checkout.

It's About Choices:

Your library card presents opportunities for many fascinating, educational and entertaining experiences, and we are pleased that you are exploring them.

The public library provides a wide variety of materials representing many points of view on topics of interest to the community. Libraries contain some printed and visual materials which you may find objectionable.

It is not the library's role to decide which ideas are appropriate for you and your family.