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Materials can be requested by  email anytime.

    H O U R S
Tuesday & Thursday 11 am – 6 pm
Saturday 9 am – Noon

Upcoming Events

Apr
25
Sat
10:00 am Vermont Forest Cemetery
Vermont Forest Cemetery
Apr 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Vermont Forest Cemetery
On April 25, we hope you will join us for an excellent informational program about the Vermont Forest Cemetery, given by Jim Hogle, Communication and Outreach Coordinator. Jim will present ...
Apr
28
Tue
1:30 pm Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Apr 28 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Join us for our regular weekly programming!  Purls of Wisdom, our weekly handcrafting group meets on Tuesdays at 1:30.  Sit in our cozy main room for some chatting, project sharing, ...
5:30 pm FOL Meeting
FOL Meeting
Apr 28 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Meeting of the Friends of Rochester Public Library. 5:30, Upstairs. Contact Kelly Kelly, klkelly@comcast.net or Sandy Lincoln, sandy@thebookeryvt.com.
Apr
30
Thu
3:00 pm Preschoolers’ Library Rumpus!
Preschoolers’ Library Rumpus!
Apr 30 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Preschoolers' Library Rumpus!
The Preschoolers’ Library Rumpus happens every Thursday afternoon. Find other rumpusers on the library’s second floor, where kids will find gear and fun stuff that invite movement and creativity. 3 ...
May
5
Tue
10:00 am New! Mask-required Story Time!
New! Mask-required Story Time!
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
New! Mask-required Story Time!
  On each first Tuesday of the month, RPL is happy to announce a new masked-required story time and playgroup.  We’ll meet in the children’s rooms for some sweet stories ...
1:30 pm Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
May 5 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Join us for our regular weekly programming!  Purls of Wisdom, our weekly handcrafting group meets on Tuesdays at 1:30.  Sit in our cozy main room for some chatting, project sharing, ...

Library Happenings

For kids this week at the library 🙂

  This week, if you’re a kid, you can make a floating ghostie to take home!  Aaaand do some spooky Halloween science!  I’ll show you how to make a paper ...
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This Week at the Library for Adults

Join trained facilitator and Rochester resident Robin Bebo-Long for a thoughtful, civil conversation about Project 2025, a 900+-page document written by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.  This document ...
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WOF Book Club!

Wings of Fire Book Club meets again on Tuesday, October 15! Come prepared for all kinds of dragony awesomeness. We’ll try to avoid spoilers! PS We have ALL the books ...
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Tween Friday on 10/11!

On Friday, October 11, Tween Fridays are back!  Meeting on the 2nd Friday of each month in Pierce Hall, this group is for those 11-13(ish) who like to spend time ...
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New Service!
Request your print job from home!

Just send an email
to the library and  attach your file.
The librarian will let you know when it’s ready. Drop in, pay, and you’re done!
Please note: printing only happens when the library is open.

Suggested fees:
(Please pay what is comfortable for you)

B&W copies 20¢/page
1st 5 pages free!
Color copies 50¢/page for accent colors
$1/page for full color


Introducing your newest e-reader, the Palace app! Palace allows you to access more of your library’s ebooks and audiobooks in one place. Additionally, enjoy thousands of free titles on the Palace Bookshelf which are yours to keep for as long as you’d like. Download the Palace app for Android or Apple iOS today!

Browse and borrow audio books online
from the Green Mountain Library Consortium

Try Libby! The one-tap reading app
to get GMLC audio books.
> Download the App

Free WiFI at the Library
passcode:
librarypatron

New Books at the Rochester Public Library

Contact the librarian for your username and password for any of the services below.