Welcome to Shelton, Connecticut’s electronic library

Through this site you can explore our collection of hundreds of thousands of items, access powerful databases from any computer, view historic items, and more. Of course, you are also welcome to connect to us at either of our physical locations or by phone.

Every Child Ready to Read

At the Huntington Branch on either February 17th or 18th at 1PM. This is a program for parents and caregivers of pre-readers to 4 and 5 year olds - you are your child's first teacher and you are in the best position to give your baby a great start to becoming a good reader and student. Registration is required and will be available beginning February 1.

eBook Readers Now Available for Checkout

Thanks to the publishers Enslow and Abdo, we now have a Nook and a Kindle available for checkout at the Huntington Branch for a period of 21 days. The staff would be happy to help you load some of our extensive ebook collection onto each device when you visit.

Tax Help Is Here-

Households with incomes below $50,000 a year can get their taxes done by IRS trained volunteers for free. Both libraries will have sessions from February through April. There is a new state earned income credit that is in addition to the federal one and you could get back a lot of money. 

At the Plumb (walk-in only):
Tuesdays from 1:00PM-4:00PM, 2/7-4/10
Saturdays from 10:00AM-1:00PM, 2/4-4/7

At the Branch (by appointment, call: Marilyn Profit at 203-526-4152):
Wednesdays from 5:00PM-8:00PM, 2/8-4/11

Be A Star

Second Annual Oscar Forecast at the Plumb on February 8th at 6:30PM. Join the Friends of the Shelton Libraries and Joe Meyers of the Connecticut Post for an informative and fact-filled Oscar discussion. Joe possesses extensive  knowledge of movies past and present.

First Friday Book Discussion

At the Branch on February 3rd at 1:00PM. Books available at the HBL.