LIBRARY CLOSED 5/22!
The Library will be closed all day on Tuesday May 22nd for staff training. Sorry for any inconvenience! We will be open again regular hours on Wednesday 5/23.
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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!
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THANK YOU!
We want to thank the 5 communities who voted to continue funding the library this year: Tinmouth, Rutland Town, Rutland City, Mendon and Ira. THANK YOU for continuing to support the library and our work!
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Get the library’s email newsletter
Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox on the left side of this page. You can view the March newsletter by clicking here.
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Borrowing eBooks
Need help getting eBooks on your eReader? Find step-by-step guides on eReaders and helpful links on our Downloadable Media page.
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Information about tax forms
Please see the library’s tax forms page for information about tax forms in 2012.
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eBooks, eReaders, and iPads – check them out!
E-books are free to library card holders and downloadable from the library’s website (www.rutlandfree.org) Click on “Downloadable Audio” in the left-hand column and follow directions from there. Happy reading!
Kids Events
Click on over to Guysread.com
Looking for some exciting reads geared just for guys? Visit young people’s author Jon Scieszka’s site to help boys become lifelong readers. Here are just some of the booklists you’ll find there–Action adventure, Funny, At Least One Explosion, Classics.
Read 1000 Books before Kindergarten!
Reading aloud to your child is the best way to prepare him or her for Kindergarten. Research shows that kids should be read at least 1000 books from birth to age 5. So where do you find 1000 books to read to your kids? The library is your best bet. Our picture book collection contains several thousand books. Our library book sales are wonderful for adding to your home collection in a very thrifty manner. Children’s books are 25 cents, with some exceptions. The next sale is Monday, March 19th.
Read Down Your Fines
Children who would like to earn a coupon to use towards fines on their library cards may arrange with librarian June Osowski to earn a $1.00 coupon for each 15 minutes of reading in the library
Tales to Tails
Tales to Tails is a monthly program to encourage beginning readers to practice their reading skills. Trained therapy dogs and their handlers are available for children to meet, greet, and read aloud to. Check our events calendar for the next session. Free and open to all. Thank you to Caring Canines volunteers for this wonderful program.
