• Smoking Cessation Classes

    Smoking Cessation classes scheduled for Thursday in the next couple months will be canceled. There are still classes by the RRMC’s Community Health Improvement Project Mondays 11:15AM-12:15PM May 3rd & 20th, June 3 & 10 at the library.

  • 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!

  • Check Out Museum and Park Passes!

    We have passes available for Vermont State Parks, Historic Sites, and Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center. Ask at the circulation desk or call for more information.  

Research and Homework Help

RFL-Database-LegnedAccess a variety of materials that you can’t get anywhere else on the Web. Find information from automotive manuals, reference books, thousands of magazines and newspapers, primary sources and much more. Check out the legend key to the right to see if you need your library card to access these resources.

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New and Popular

NEW! Morningstar Investment Research Center library card required Offers real-time access to comprehensive data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, spanning mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds, and closed-end funds.

NEW! Chronicling America: Vermont Historical Newspapersno library card Nearly 130,000 historical Vermont newspaper pages on this site!

Ancestry.com Library Edition Only available inside the library using either our public computers or your laptop. Search the world’s largest online resource for family history.

Chilton Library VT Online Library library card required represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners.

Consumer Reports Online library card required for home access only Get fair, just, and safe ratings for just about every product on the market from cars, to computers to health insurance plans!

TumbleBooks no library card Watch animated storybooks, read books online, and play fun educational games.

Novelist library card required Find out what books to read next based on what you already like. Find more books by authors you LOVE. Note: Use your library card number when the database asks you for Patron ID.

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Research and Homework Help for all ages

Help! I can’t use Wikipedia!” The general research resources on this page come from trusted sources and include encyclopedias, dictionaries and more. All you need to access these resources from school or home is a Rutland Free Library library card number.

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Learn Languages

Use your library card to access these interactive multimedia online programs effectively learn other languages. Track your progress by creating an account. Includes English for beginning and intermediate English speakers.

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Local History and Genealogy

Setting off on a journey to find your ancestors? Start your research here! These resources from Rutland Free Library will help get you started.

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Magazines and Newspapers

Find articles 24 hours a day from any computer with Internet access and your library card number. Search popular newspapers and magazines or look for scholarly journal articles.

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Education, Career and Lifelong Learning

Websites and resources for teachers, test-takers, lifelong learners and those in career transition. Resources include GED to herbalism classes, test preparation and educational databases.

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Law, Business, Health and Technology

Specialized resources for a diversity of topics. Websites cover making business plans, law reviews, company histories and more.