Resources Available at the Aberdeen Public Library
On December 31, 2025 the Page Memorial Library held around 6,000 books. As of February 4, 2026, the NEW Aberdeen Public Library maintains over 9,000 books. PLUS, periodicals, jigsaw puzzles, large print selections, newspapers, original art for sale, iPads with educational games for children, a seed swap program, weekly children’s programs for pre-K’s and under. The library also offers computer training classes for adults, speakers with topics for adults,and events for teens. All of this is available Tuesday-Saturday, which is more than double the hours of Page Memorial.
That’s not all folks!
Check out NC LIVE, a database that contains 1.8 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, the Wall Street Journal, the New Your Times, test prep resources (GRE, GED, SAT), resumes, LawHelpNC and more. All you need is your library card and you can access it all from home. www.NCLIVE.org
nclive.org/r/novelist - Novelist Plus is a great resource for book recommendations when you cannot make up your mind.
https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQAHere’s a resource for genealogy through Ancestry.com. Now’s the time to get busy and find out where Great Uncle Leroy was born.
Try LIBBY
Libby is an application that provides free access to eBooks, audiobooks and magazines. To use it, download the Libby app, find the North Carolina Digital Library or search for your library and sign in with your library card number. You can ‘borrow’ a title (check it out) or you can choose to read it in the app or send eBooks to your Kindle. You can reserve books and receive a notification when it is ready. You can customize your reading experience by changing text size, lighting and font. You can also adjust the playback speed of audiobooks. www.libbyapp.com
A Community Room for the ‘Community’ and a Study Room
Own a small business and need to hold a meeting? The Study Room can easily hold 6-8 people for a small meeting or you may want to use the space with others to work on a joint project. It comes complete with a 65” TV if you wish to display work via your computer to the TV. Call the library to reserve the space. Need a bigger space for your garden club, your needlepoint club, a larger company employee meeting, or whatever club? (no political groups, no selling of product/services, no religious services/rallies, no alcohol can be served)
Just call the Aberdeen Town Administrative Assistant at 910.944.1115 and reserve the Community Room for your needs. The room.holds up to 50 people depending upon table and chair set up and there is an 86” TV for computer hook up. Again, just call 910.944.1115 and reserve the space. It can be reserved for hours during the day and after the library is closed.
ALL THIS IS READY FOR YOU
So much more is available now than before and it is all free. Expand your horizons, learn a new language, teach yourself to write a great resume’, catch up on your reading, research how to write a grant or a business plan. Stay tuned to this site and as we add more, we will spread the word. Now, grab a book and sit out on the new patio at the new Aberdeen Public Library.