Join Rodman Public Library Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. via Facebook for entertaining programs from our familiar faces.

Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support the Friends of Rodman Public Library. Come in to the Chipotle at 1630 State St, Suite A, Alliance, on Monday August 10, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Rodman Library invites you to join us for our online book club “Books & Coffee.” The next book club meeting will be on Thursday, May 20 at 10:30 a.m. The selected title will be The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. Copies are available through the Main and Branch libraries or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library or Hoopla. If you would like to participate in the discussion, send your email address to cduro@rodmanlibrary.com. You will receive a link on how to connect via Zoom. 

• Monday-Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Thursday & Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Get ready for the 2020 “Summer Art Experience” from home! Starting Monday, June 22, children ages 6-13 will be able to view six art lessons via YouTube videos taught by local art instructors. Art supplies for the lessons will be provided free of charge while supplies last, but children are encouraged to participate by using their own supplies as well. To register your child, visit our online calendar, http://rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup, or call 330-821-2665.

“Imagine Your Story” is the theme of Rodman Public Library’s 2020 Adult, Teen, and Children’s Summer Reading Program.  The program is now underway and runs through Saturday, August 1. This year, participants will register and track their reading online. All participants, regardless of age, may sign up online at https://rodmanlibrary.beanstack.org/ or by downloading the Beanstack app. For tutorials on how to register, visit our YouTube page. 

Rodman Public Library is pleased to announce that Drive-Thru service and telephone reference service are now available at the Main Library. The times for this service are:

• Monday-Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Please note: Monday, May 25 CLOSED)
• Thursday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

To use our Drive-Thru service, start by requesting library materials. You may do this by using our online catalog, https://roc.rodmanlibrary.com, or by calling the library at 330-821-2665 with a valid library card. Check our Facebook video for how these services will work.

Are you a teen who loves to read? Join us, as you stay at home, for a virtual Teen Book Club that will meet once a month on Mondays at 4 p.m. The next meeting will take place on June 22. We will be using Google Hangout as our meeting site. To sign up, teens need to email rodmaninfo@gmail.com with their name, age and Gmail account. Teens must have a Gmail account to participate. An invitation to join the meeting will be sent to the email address the teen has provided. Any teen, age 12-18, can join.

Creative ideas flowing? Join us for an online Teen Writing Club that will meet every two weeks on Wednesdays at 4 p.m., beginning on April 15, then again on April 29. To sign up, teens need to email rodmaninfo@gmail.com with their name, age and Gmail account. Because we will be meeting via Google Hangout, teens must have a Gmail account to participate.

The physical building of Rodman Library may be closed, but it doesn’t stop the staff from kicking off an online “Reading Challenge” for all ages beginning on Sunday, April 12, and running through Saturday, May 23. Adults, teens and children are eligible to be entered into a Grand Prize Drawing for one $25.00 Amazon gift e-card per age group. Here's how it works.