• One-on-one Technology Assistance

    Come visit our technology intern, Chelsea Mondays and Tuesdays 11:30am-2:30pm for all your technology questions!

  • Summer. Simple. Starts June 1.

    On June 1, we are moving to new summer hours. The biggest change is that we will open at 10 AM daily. Monday & Wednesday, 10 AM to 9 PM; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 AM to 5:30 PM; Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM. Closed Sunday.

  • Online Access to Historical Rutland High School Yearbooks

    The Rutland Historical Society and the library have partnered to make selected years of the Rutland High School Yearbook from 1930-1993 (more coming!) available. Check it out by clicking on the title!

  • Try TumbleBooks ebooks for Kids!

    Click on the Kids Space tab to access TumbleBooks! Find animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, and Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration.)

  • Billings Farm and Museum Pass Now Available

    We now have a pass for 2 adults and 2 children for the Billings Farm and Museum! Call or swing by the library to borrow it.  

  • Check out the schedule for 2013′s Community Cinema

    Rutland Film Society and Rutland Free Library present a second year of outstanding films and panel discussion. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

  • Library Elf

    Sign up for Library Elf, a new service we subscribe to, and you can receive emails or text messages for holds and due dates on your library account.

  • Reader’s Corner

    Reader’s Corner (which you can find in the left-hand menu, and the top menu) features all the resources you need about books in our library. There are links to InterLibrary Loan and a request form for new books and dvds. Check it out today!

Gone Girl Read Alikes

If you like the psychological suspense of Gone Girl, try one of these thrillers.

Land of the living by Nicci French. When Abbi escapes from a kidnapper, not only does nobody believe her but her life has fallen apart.

 

The neighbor by Lisa Gardner. When a teacher goes missing, family secrets emerge.

 

A reliable wife by Robert Goolrick. A wealthy man advertises for a wife but she isn’t what she appears to be.

The wrong mother by Sophie Hannah. Years after an affair, Sally sees her lover’s wife on the news and discovers he wasn’t who he claimed to be.

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes. Told in past and present, this is the tale of Catherine, who is caught in an abusive relationship.


In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien. The wife of a Vietnam veteran turned politician disappears.

The expats by Chris Pavone. In this international spy thriller both husband and wife are hiding secrets.

Still missing by Chevy Stevens. Annie recounts her harrowing experience of being held captive for a year by a rapist and struggles through the aftermath.

 

The breaker by Minette Walters. Mysteries surround a dead woman who washes up on the beach. Is the husband guilty?

Before I go to sleep by S.J. Watson. Christine Lucas awakens every morning with no memory. When she starts keeping a journal, she learns she can’t trust her own husband.

The birthday present by Barbara Vine. When a member of Parliament stages a mock kidnapping of his mistress, things go horribly wrong.