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Cranston Public Library

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Cranston Public Library!

Click the icon below to go to the web site and CPL on line catalog.

 

Also, click the icon below to see what e-books the Cranston Public Library has available for you!  (You'll need your library card number to borrow/read books this way.)

 

You can also get audio books!

Great for traveling and family trips!

Use the Library Catalog

Click the icon below to access the Oak Lawn Library Catalog 

How to use the Catalog Book Title Preview or Record to locate your book on the shelf: 

1.  Write down the Call Number and Book Title

2.  The first part of the call number tells you which section of the library the book is in.

  • FIC BAS         ------>    FIC - go to the Fiction chapter book shelves
  • E BAS            ------>    E - go to the Everybody picture book shelves 
  • B BAS            ------>    B - go to the Biography book shelves 
  • 398.2 BAS     ------>    Dewey Decimal Number - go to the Nonfiction shelves
  • E BAS BD       ------>    Blue Dot Picture Books - go to the containers near the E books
  • FIC BAS BD    ------>    Blue Dot Chapter Books - go to the containers near the E books

3.  Find the Call Number on the spine label on the book using alphabetical order or dewey decimal order.  

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Library Policies

General Library Information

  • Every class has library for 50 minutes/week.  Students check out books every week.
    • Kindergarten - Students may choose 1 book at at time.  Books are kept in the classroom.
    • 1st Grade - Students may choose 1 book at at time and may bring them home.
    • 2nd-5th Grade - Students may choose up to 2 books to check out a time and may bring them home.
  • Students are responsible for their books.  If a book is damaged or lost, the student will pay the cost of that book.
  • Click here for the Interlibrary Loan Policy.
  • Click below for the Oak Lawn Service Policy