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Writers' Alliance, a group for those who like to create with words and share their work with others, meets at Rodman Public Library every fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. All writers are welcome to the group, which is facilitated by John Milan. No registration is required. For more information, call Milan at 330-581-1437.

The Stark County Sheriff's Office will present "Firearms Safe Handling and Storage" at Rodman Public Library on Monday, October 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Old buildings can create new futures.

Alliance resident Dalton Rininger Kline, an instructor at the Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design, will explain just how when he presents "North Lincoln: What It Was and What It Could Have Been" inside the Rodman Public Library Auditorium on Wednesday, June 21 at 7p.m.

To get the summer reading program started, a portion of Rodman Public Library - the auditorium and the gallery -- will be transformed into a mini carnival from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 1. Throughout the area there will be midway games such as Plinko, Basketball Pop-a-Shot, Ring Toss, Golf, and a Kiddie Hi-Striker.

Everyone has heard of CPR, but there is another technique called QPR that can also save a life.

QPR (Question. Persuade. Refer.) is an evidence-based training that teaches three simple steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide.

Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to help someone in crisis seek the support they need.

The Stark County Suicide Prevention Coalition will provide free training in QPR at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21 at Rodman Public Library.

Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday in the United States, yet many Americans do not understand what it celebrates.

A book launch for a noted Mount Union professor will highlight the annual meeting for the Alliance Area Preservation Society and Haines House Underground Railroad Museum on Monday, April 24 at 6:30 pm at the Rodman Library auditorium.

The Friends of Rodman Public Library will hold its annual members meeting and conduct a mini used book sale on Saturday, April 22 at the Main Library.

All patrons who purchased a Friends of RPL membership in the past year are encouraged to attend the members meeting at 10:30 a.m. inside the auditorium. During the meeting, which is free and open to the public, members will vote on a slate of officers and three proposed revisions to the group's by-laws. A basket will be raffled off during the meeting that will last about half an hour.

Staff members of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson will hold office hours at Rodman Public Library on Thursday, April 6.

Jeff King, a field representative, and another staffer will be present at the library from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to talk to anyone about any government issues they may have.

Johnson, who represents the 6^th Congressional District which includes the portion of Stark County in the Rodman Public Library service area as well as Mahoning and Columbiana counties, will not be present.