McALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY web presence - - (was McALLEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY )
        Palmview Branch Library
        Lark Branch Library

The new Main Library is a revamped Walmart building.
It is the largest public library on a single floor in USA.
The stacks (book storage) for the adult level books is in one vast open area.
To assist navigating the area, to find a book in one of the several collections I offer this map.

Map of collections in MPL

The various collections include

Adult NonFiction (in Dewey classification)
Biography
Magazines
Newspapers
Reference (in Dewey classification)
Fiction
Mystery
Westerns
Science Fiction
Large Type - NonFiction (in Dewey classification)
Large Type - Fiction
Large Type - Westerns
Large Type - Biography
Spanish - NonFiction (in Dewey classification)
Spanish - Biography
Spanish - Fiction
Texas - NonFiction (in Dewey classification)
Texas - Biography
Texas Refeernce
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Genealogy (in Dewey classification
CD discs
DVD discs (movies
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in a separate room
Young Adult (Y) - NonFiction (in Dewey classification)
Young Adult (Y) - Biography
Young Adult Fiction
- - - Childrens materials are in the Childrens room.
It is divided into
NonFiction (in Dewey classification
Fiction
Easy readers (the E collection) for the very young

created 21 Jan. 2012
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Hidalgo County Library System historical
Hidalgo County Public Libraries list - with map Coordinates - detailed Latitude and Longitude coordinates - for Global Positioning users.
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Cameron County Libraries List with information.
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an outline history of McAllen Memorial Library

To Texas index page.