Adult Books

Adult Fiction
: Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real. More specifically, fiction is an imaginative form of narrative. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum, “to form, create”, works of fiction need not be entirely imaginary and may include real people, places, and events. Information found at: wikipedia.org-Fiction. To find adult fiction books at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Adult Fiction Video.; Christian Novel; A Christian novel is any novel that expounds and illustrates a Christian world view in its plot, its characters, or both. Any novel that deals with Christian themes in a positive way could also be Christian novel. Information found at: answers.com-christian-novel. To find christian fiction books at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Christian Fiction Video.; Adult Non-Fiction; Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. At the Roanoke Public Library this also includes Local History. Information found at:wikipedia.org-Non-fiction. To find adult non-fiction at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Adult Non-Fiction Video.
Paperbacks
: Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or cardboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. Information found at: wikipedia.org-PaperbackTo find paperbacks at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Paperbacks Video.
Adult Biography
: A biography (from the Greek words bios meaning “life”, and graphos meaning “write”) is an account of a person’s life, usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film.Information found at: wikipedia.org-Biography. To find adult biographies at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Adult Biography Video
Large Print Book
: Large-print (also large-type or large-font) describes a type of book or other (paper, online or otherwise) published material in which the typeface (or font), and sometimes the medium, are considerably larger than usual, to accommodate people who have poor vision. Among librarians Large Print is defined as print that is at least 16 points in size. Information found at: wikipedia.org-Large_print. To find large print books at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Large Print Video.
Adult Magazine
: Magazines, periodicals or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, or both. Information found at: wikipedia.org-Magazine. To find adult magazines at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Adult Magazine Video.
Reference
: Reference works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read cover to cover. A reference book or reference-only book in a library is one that may only be used in the library and not borrowed from the library.Keeping them in the library assures that they will always be available for use on demand. Information found at: wikipedia.org-Reference_work To find reference books at the Roanoke Public Library watch: Reference video.