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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

Sep
11
Fri
3:30 pm Stories in the Park!
Stories in the Park!
Sep 11 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Stories in the Park!
**PLEASE NOTE** no Stories in the Park on May 29th.  Resuming as usual on June 5. May 22nd sees the start of another fabulous season for the Rochester Farmers’ Market ...
Sep
12
Sat
9:00 pm Astronomy Night
Astronomy Night
Sep 12 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Astronomy Night
Join Sam Newmarco and his very fancy telescope on Saturday, September 12 at 9 PM at Liberty Hill Farm.   Bring your own gear, if you’d like–telescopes or binoculars. Rain/cloud ...
Sep
15
Tue
1:30 pm Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Purls of Wisdom Handcrafting
Sep 15 @ 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, ...
3:30 pm Everybody’s Story Time
Everybody’s Story Time
Sep 15 @ 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Everybody's Story Time
Join Maya  in the Children’s room for some relaxing, silly, and/or profound story reading.  Guaranteed to hit every spot you’ve got.  🙂                  ...
Sep
17
Thu
5:00 pm Knit @ Knite!
Knit @ Knite!
Sep 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Knit @ Knite!
Join us to knit, crochet, or stitch your way through an agreeable hour here at the library.  Join us in the main room at 5 PM.  A great way to ...
Sep
18
Fri
3:30 pm Stories in the Park!
Stories in the Park!
Sep 18 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Stories in the Park!
**PLEASE NOTE** no Stories in the Park on May 29th.  Resuming as usual on June 5. May 22nd sees the start of another fabulous season for the Rochester Farmers’ Market ...

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.