Whether you need clerical services or research tools, there are many resources offered through the Library onsite and online.
RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE
Books and eBooks
Freading
A free eBook service for valid library card holders.
TumbleBook Library
Animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
BadgerLink
Wisconsin’s Online Library, providing Wisconsin residents with licensed content not available through regular search engines.
WISCAT
Search over 500 Wisconsin Library Catalogs.
Wisconsin Overdrive
eBooks for your Kindle device or reading app.
Flipster
Digital magazine database.
Genealogy and Research
History Room
Books, manuscripts, maps, microfilm, newspapers, school yearbooks, phone books, church books and local cemetery indexes for The City of Hudson, the St. Croix Valley, and St. Croix County.
MORE Research
General Research, genealogy, jobs, DIY, and more for any area resident with a library card.
BadgerLink
Wisconsin’s Online Library, providing Wisconsin residents with licensed content not available through regular search engines.
EBSCO
A leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, ebooks and discovery service for the academic, medical, corporate, school, library, and government fields.
Found in Wisconsin
Digital collections hosted by over 500 libraries, museums, historical societies, genealogical societies, schools, and various cultural organizations around Wisconsin.
HeritageQuest Online
Digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
Recollection Wisconsin
Digital historical and cultural resources from libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across Wisconsin.
Manage Your Library Books
Library Elf
Manage your library loans and holds.
Reading Programs
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
A nationwide challenge that encourages parents and caregivers to read to their children.
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY
Computer / Internet Access
General Information:
- 13 computers for public Internet access (one is in the Teen area).
- Require a MORE library card for use.
- Each individual may use the computers for 1 hour per day with an additional 1 hour when computers are available.
- Black and white printing is 10 cents per page, color is 50 cents per page.
- Microsoft Office available on all computers.
Copying and Scanning
- 2 self-service copiers available.
- Letter (8.5 x 11), legal (8.5 x 14) and ledger (11 x 17) available.
- Black and white copies are 10 cents per page and color copies (letter and legal only) are 50 cents per page.
- Scanning to a flash drive/USB thumbdrive is available at no charge.
Tax Forms
- A limited number of tax forms are available January-April.
- Tax forms can be downloaded from the Internet. The cost to print is 10 cents a page.
Test Proctoring
Proctoring is available at the library.
Wifi
Free WiFi is available on both floors. The network name is “public library.” No passwords are necessary since it is an open system.