George H. & Laura E. Brown Library
Collections

• Adult Fiction & Nonfiction
• Young Adult
• Juvenile Fiction & Nonfiction
• Reference
• Mysteries
• Large Print
• Audiobooks
• Compact Discs (spoken and music)
  There is a limit of five audiobooks (includes cassettes and CDs) per patron library card.
• Video recordings
• DVDs
  There is a limit of two video recordings/DVDs per patron library card.
• Quartos (oversized books)
• Cliff & Monarch notes

Other Services

• Multi-Purpose Meeting room
  This meeting rooms seats 40 people and is used by approximately 600 local residents each month. Multi-Purpose Meeting Room Policy.
• Computer room (for word processing only)
• Voter registration forms
• Local history/genealogy room
  This collection houses over a 2,000-volume collection. It includes U.S. census records, archival and marriage records, manuscripts, local cemetery records, and back issues of the Washington Daily News (on microfilm).
• Government documents (state and local) for public inspection
• Annual budgets
• Washington City Council agenda
• Internet (includes wireless)
• Beaufort County Board of Commissioners documents and videos
  County commission documents are housed at the library and may be used for reference. Videos of the County Commissioners' meeting are available at the library for check out.

• Periodicals
  Approximately 50 general interest adult and juvenile magazines are available at the library. These items can not be checked out. Back issues of magazine and periodical are kept in closed stacks and used as reference resources for patrons. These items can be requested by filling out a magazine request at the Circulation Desk. Photocopying available at a charge of 15¢ per page, color copies 30¢ per page.
• Investment Evaluation services
  • MorningStar
  • Value Line
  • Stocks and mutual reports
  • Kiplinger Publication
• Newspapers
  Brown library subscribes to state, local, and national newspapers. Some of these include Wall Street Journal, News and Observer, and New York Times. Back issues of newspapers are kept for 6 months back with the exception of the Washington Daily News. The Washington Daily News is on microfilm to be used the patrons in the library.
• Microfilm Reader/Printer and manual microfilm reader with copies available at 30¢ per page
• PC computer for genealogical research with Internet capabilities
• NCLIVE
  NCLIVE is funded by the State Library of North Carolina. It is a collection of online databases that are available to public library patrons. It includes magazine indexes with full text articles, home and business telephone directories, consumer health and drug information and more. These are licensed databases that provide patrons with a depth of information and a degree of reliability seldom found by Web surfers. A password is required which may be obtained from your local library by calling or coming by the Circulation/Reference desk.
• Distance education learning services
  These services are provided through a grant from Beaufort County Community College
• State job applications
• Tax forms (state and federal) during tax season (send and receive)
• Fax service for public
• Photocopying
• Art exhibits (adult and juvenile)
• Library orientation tours
• Job search access
• Lease books
• FEMA publications. These publications are for reference only.
• Atlas collection