Lynnette Reiner, Science Director at the Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, will give a program on dinosaurs on Wednesday, June 19, from 2-3 p.m., in Rodman Library Children’s Program Room for children, ages 7-12. Using a PowerPoint presentation, she will examine the dinosaurs that once lived in America. Children will see sample footprints made from paper and rugs that show the size of the dinosaur feet, be able look at books on dinosaurs and extinction, learn about archaeological sites of interest and the new technologies and theories of these great beasts.

Children can use their imagination and build with Legos at Rodman Public Library when the Children’s Department hosts Lego Splash! The program will take place on Saturday, June 22, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium. The theme for this month is “Digging Dinosaurs”. We provide the Lego and Duplo bricks, you provide the creations!

Rodman Public Library hosts a monthly support group for the caregivers of adults experiencing challenges such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The next meeting will be Thursday, June 27, from 2-4 p.m. Caregivers have the opportunity to share with each other the challenges they are meeting, plus ideas and any suggestions and information of assistance that may help others in the group.

Due to a change in Apple’s privacy policies, Over Drive has made changes to the way they handle licensing of EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks. As a result, this updated version of OMC will de-authorize every users’Adobe ID and prompt them to authorize again.

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Heard of the Harlem Shake? Everyone's doing it - even the teens at Rodman Library. There's also a second video on the Teens page.

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A new offering from Rodman Library, “Zinio for Libraries”, allows library patrons to read and explore a diverse magazine selection using their library card. UK digital magazine distributor Zinio and Recorded Books, the audiobook workhorse, have partnered to offer this online service to libraries. It’s an easy way for library patrons to read their favorite magazines in digital format on their PCs, Macs and mobile devices. Zinio’s digital platform recreates about 4000 magazines cover-to-cover, with full-color pictures. It offers an intuitive navigation, keyword article search and simultaneous use of titles, covering major magazines of industry, hobby and specialty. With simultaneous use of titles, every patron can be reading the same magazine, free, through their library using their library card.