- About HMCPL
- Services
- Online Resources
- Catalog
- All online resources
- Automotive databases
- Book-related databases
- Business databases
- Career databases
- Catalogs of local interest
- Digital downloads databases
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Genealogy databases
- Grants and fund-raising databases
- Health databases
- History databases
- Homework references
- Journal and article databases
- Literature and authors databases
- Local Interest databases
- Portals to multiple databases
- Spanish-language databases
- AlabamaMosaic
- Alabama Virtual Library
- BookFlix
- Community Info
- Digital Archives
- Digital Downloads
- Got a Question? Ask Us!
- Homework Alabama
- Huntsville History Collection
- Learning Express
- Next Reads
- NoveList
- Research Guides
- RocketLanguages
- Read with Us
- Support
- Programs & Classes
- Library-sponsored Events
- Book Clubs
- Bailey Cove Science Fiction Book Club
- Bailey Cove Young Adult Book Club
- Booked for Lunch
- Books ‘n Buns Babes
- Cupid's Café
- Eleanor Murphy Book Club
- Elementary Series Book Club
- Eleanor Murphy ForeverYA Book Club
- Groundbreaking Reads
- Gurley Girls
- Inspirational Book Club
- Knit 1, Read Too!
- Knitting Between the Lines
- Literary Giants
- Literature Out Loud
- Lovers of Lit
- Lunch and Love Book Club
- Madison Murder, Ink.
- PageTurners
- Pizza & Pocky Club
- Quarter-Life Crisis
- Russell Readers
- RocketCityMom.com Book Club
- Sister 2 Sister / Brother 2 Brother Book Club
- Tillman Hill Adult Book Club
- Tillman Hill Teen Bookclub
- Time Out Book Club
- Urban Circle Book Club
- Young Professionals
- Community Events calendar
- Computer Classes
- LearningQUEST
- Story Times calendar
- Connect With Us
- Kids
Services we offer
Blind & Physically Handicapped Library
The Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is located in the Main branch of the Huntsville- Madison County Public Library. It is also part of a Library of Congress administered nationwide network of libraries serving persons who cannot use conventional printed materials.
Bookmobile
Our Bookmobile visits multiple locations around Madison County, providing mobile access to best sellers, DVDs, music CDs, children's materials, and large print materials.
Community Outreach
We perform several types of community outreach, including providing materials to Head Start classrooms and local nursing homes.
Community Partners
HMCPL shares space in the Main Library building downtown with several community partners, including the Madison County Tax Assessor's Office, Madison County Records Office, and the Calhoun Learning Lab
Computer Labs
We have computers available for public use at our branches, and a regular schedule of computer classes.
Interlibrary Loans
Need a specialized book we don't have on our shelves? We can get it for you through an interlibrary loan.
Meeting Rooms
Several of our branches offer meeting rooms that are available for public use. (See our meeting room policies.)
Speakers Bureau
Need a speaker? We can provide speakers on a wide range of library-related topics.
Wi-Fi
We offer free wi-fi to our patrons. All you need is your library card and PIN number. Don't have a library card? Stop by any of our public service desks and ask for a Guest PC User Card.



