- Butler County Community College, John A. Beck Jr. Library

Address: College Drive, Oak Hills, Butler, PA 16003

Telephone: 724-287-8711, Ext. 298

Contact: Stephen Joseph, dean for library services and distance education

Web site: www.bc3.edu/library

On-site materials: 50,000 books, 200 magazine titles, 2,000 videos

Other services: Internet access, online periodical index.

Public access: Free. College library card required. Cards also are available to nonstudents.

- Butler County Federated Library System

Address: 1553 W. Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061

Telephone: 724-283-1880

Bookmobile telephone: 724-283-2279

Web site: www.bcfls.org

Administrator: Sheila Brown

Services: Handles administrative duties for county libraries and operates extension services, including the Bookmobile.

- Butler Area Public Library

Address: 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001

Telephone: 724-287-1715

TTY: 724 287-1781

Web site: www.bcfls.org/butler

Director: Elizabeth Gibson

On-site materials: More than 3,200 videos, 125 periodicals, 90,000 books.

Other services: Internet access, Power Library, word processing, online services, genealogical materials, interlibrary loan.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials. $1 fee for some video rentals.

- Cranberry Public Library

Address: 2525 Rochester Road, Suite 300, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Telephone: 724-776-9100

Fax: 724-776-2490

Web site: www.bcfls.org/cranberry

Director: Carol Troese

On-site materials: 78,620 books, videos, audio tapes and magazines, DVD’s and books on CD.

Other services: Internet service, word processing, spreadsheet and database software, interlibrary loan, remote access.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials.

- Evans City Public Library

Address: 232 E. Main St., Evans City, PA 16033

Telephone: 724-538-8695

E-mail: evanscity@bcfls.org

Web site: www.bcfls.org/evanscity

Director: Judith Pfeifer

On-site materials: 18,000 books, 35 magazine titles, videos, compact discs, DVDs and audio tapes.

Other services: Internet access, interlibrary loan, database.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials.

- Grove City Public Library

Address: 125 W. Main St., Grove City, PA 16127

Telephone: 724-458-7320

E-mail: grovecpl@zoominternet.net

Web site: www.grovecitypalibrary.org

Director: Linda Bennett

On-site materials: 31,000 catalogued items including books, audio and video tapes, subscriptions to 50 magazines.

Other services: Internet access, interlibrary loan and word processing.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials.

- Mars Public Library

Address: 107 Grand Ave., Mars, PA 16046

Telephone: 724-625-9048

Web site: www.bcfls.org/mars

Director: Sally Sturm

On-site materials: More than 34,000 catalogued items, including books, books on CDs and cassette tapes, videos, DVDs, subscriptions to 52 magazines.

Other services: Computer center with eight public terminals, Internet access, tax service, dog license sales, interlibrary loan, CD-ROMs, Power Library, story hours, summer reading programs, and programs for adults and children.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials.

- Prospect Community Library

Address: 357 Main St., Prospect, PA 16052. Mailing address: PO Box 257 Prospect PA 16052

Telephone: 724-865-9718; fax: same

Web site: www.bcfls.org/prospect

Director: Jeanne Sarnese

E-mail: jsarnese@bcfls.org

On-site materials: 15,000 books, 30 magazine titles, videos and audio tapes, DVD movies, books on audio tape.

Other services: Internet access, interlibrary loan, word processing, online services.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials.

- Saxonburg Area Public Library

Address: 240 W. Main St., P.O. Box 454, Saxonburg, PA 16056

Telephone: 724-352-4810

Web site: www.bcfls.org/saxonburg

Director: Steve Twentier

On-site materials: 30,000 books, audio and video tapes, magazines, DVDs.

Other services: Internet access, interlibrary loan.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials. Story hour Thursdays at 1 p.m.

- Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock — Bailey Library

Address: Bailey Library, 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Telephone: 724-738-2641 or 724-738-2637

Web site: www.sru.edu/library

Director: Phillip Tramdack

On-site materials: About 600,000 books; 69,000 volumes of periodicals; 1.4 million pieces of microfilm and microfiche; 265,000 federal and state government documents; 84,000 audio-visual items; university and community archives, popular collection of books on tape. Best seller book collection.

Other services: Internet access; virtual information desk; full-text electronic journals and books; direct patron borrowing.

Public access: Through Friends of Bailey Library, $10 a year. Free for anyone in the 16057 zip code.

- Zelienople Area Public Library

Address: 227 S. High St., Zelienople, PA 16063

Telephone: 724-452-9330

Web site: www.bcfls.org/zelienople

E-mail: zelienople@bcfls.org

Director: Jan Lawrence

On-site materials: Over 75,000 materials, including books, audio tapes, video tapes, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, software, puppets and story quilts.

Other services: Internet access, word processing, income tax assistance, interlibrary loan, story hour and book discussion groups.

Public access: Free. Library card required to take out materials.