The Reed/Seed Library is located at the main entrance of the library. Patrons can "borrow" seeds to plant and donate their own seeds.
For more information on the Reed/Seed Library, please see the Reed/Seed Library page.
Reed Library's Board Game Collection is located within the Reference Book section. All games are available for in-library use.
For more information on the Board Game Collection, please see the Board Game Collection guide.
The Library's newest additions to our circulating collection are displayed on the Library's first floor, opposite the Circulation Desk.
New books have the same loan periods as all other circulating materials.
Reed Library offers a collection of nearly 1000 DVDs for educational and leisure viewing. The DVD Collection is located across from the New Books shelves, on the Library's first floor near the computers.
DVDs are loaned for four weeks. The overdue fine is $1 per day. DVDs are arranged by the accession number shown on the spine of the case, and in the call number in the catalog. These represent the order in which the Library received the DVDs, and do not necessarily represent new releases.
The Microforms Room, on the first floor of Reed Library, houses microfilm and microfiche of newspapers, archival material, and other periodicals and monographs, as well as machines to read and reproduce these materials.
For more information on the Library's microform holdings, please see our microform guide.
The Safezone Collection includes fiction, nonfiction, and DVDs related to LGBTQIA+ issues.
For more information on the Safezone Collection, please see the Safezone Collection guide.
The Literacy Collection, of particular interest to English language learners, consists of literary works grouped in different stages based on word count and difficulty level. Titles include classic fiction including The Secret Garden, Far From the Madding Crowd, and The Joy Luck Club; biographies of figures including Shakespeare and Gandhi; nonfiction bestsellers such as Eat, Pray, Love; and original fiction and nonfiction. The collection is shelved between the Oversized Reference Materials and the Very Short Introduction Collection. The stages range from Starter to Stage 6.
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Collection is an extension of Reed Library's Juvenile Collection that brings attention to underrepresented groups in children's literature.
For more information on the DEI Collection, please see the DEI Collection guide.
The Juvenile Collection, located on the second floor of the Carnahan-Jackson Center, includes books for readers from Pre-K to 12th grade, and resources for P-12 educators.
For more information on the Juvenile Collection, please see the Juvenile Collection page.
This collection, located on the main floor between the indexes and Reference Collection, contains hundreds of concise introductions to a variety of popular subjects.
This series, located on the main floor between the indexes and Reference Collection, contains books written by today's leading activists and artists.
In addition to our main circulating collection and Reference Collection, Reed Library has several smaller collections for more specific patron needs:
With the exception of Archives & Special Collections, all of the Library's collections are available at any time the Library is open. If you have any questions regarding these or other collections, please ask a librarian.
In-person: Reference Hours
Call: 716-673-3222
Text: 716-407-7698
Email: reedref@fredonia.edu
Individual Research appointments
If Reed Library doesn’t have the article, book, score, DVD, or other item you are looking for, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan. This service is free!
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