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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

Michael Purcell at Summer Series on International Affairs

On August 8, Michael Purcell will speak on “The Physical and Moral Value of US & NATO Support to Ukraine. Michael Purcell, Lt Col USMC (Retired), will be visiting Rochester ...
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Elizabeth Shackelford at the Summer Series on International Affairs

On July 25, Rochester resident and former career diplomat, Elizabeth Shackelford, will give a talk entitled “Civil War in Sudan: the World’s Worst Crisis that No One is Watching”. Elizabeth ...
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Adult Summer Reading with Prizes

June 20th is the start date for Adult Summer Reading with Prizes!!  Stop in and get a reading “bingo” card.  Each card will be filled with reading ideas, like “try ...
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Learn How at the Library!

Learn How at the Library is a summer program funded by the Winnie Belle Learned Fund.  Starting on June 18, all kids who visit the library  will be able to ...
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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.