Welcome to the Rockland Public Library

The Library will be closed Fri, July 3 & Sat, July 4. No items are due on these days.

The 2009 Summer Reading Program is now in progress.
Children and Teens can register on-line today!

News

Hobbits in the Teen Scene?

The theme for the Summer Reading Program is "Get Creative at Your Library" and a group of teens have been getting very creative in the Teen Scene (lower level). Read about these teens and their project in the Village Soup. Their incredible piece of art will be on display next fall when the Teen Scene reopens.

Thursday Night Event
BAB'AZIZ: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul

Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they journey for two days through the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every 30 years.
6:30 in the Community Room (lower level)

New! One-Stop Map Database

Our new map database, AtoZ Maps Online, is a comprehensive resource for students, teachers, and all map lovers. Features include "zoomable" aerial city maps from the 1800s (click image at left to zoom around Gardiner, Maine in 1878) as well as state-of-the-art NASA maps. All of the maps are royalty-free - you are free to print and use them as you wish. This site also contains geography games and resources for elementary grades on up.

Access from a home or school PC is possible with your library card--enter your card number in the upper right hand corner.

Downloadable Audiobooks

NOW you can download audiobooks to your home PC any time of day and transfer them to an MP3 / iPod or CD for on-the-go listening. Join us Monday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. for an introduction to this technology.
> Evening training session > Read more

Library Catalog Plus

Use the "More About This Item" button on an item's catalog record to find descriptive information such as book reviews, author biography, summary, or even the first chapter. The link at left takes you to a page for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.

Note: if a window does not appear when you click the "More About This Item" button, there may be a popup blocker installed on your computer. Try holding down the Ctrl button while you click the link, or change the settings on your pop-up blocker to allow pop-ups from www.syndetics.com.

Maine Answers Tough Times

The web links comprising Maine Answers Tough Times were selected for Maine residents who need help with employment and job training; housing, food or legal assistance; health care and insurance; and, credit and crisis counseling.