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New LibRadio Episode available June 19th

This week on LibRadio, your library's weekly internet radio show on thecobbradio.com, hear about the RochesterFest festivities put on by the library, see what happens when you mash up the books "Candy Freak" and "Freakonomics", hear a music review of a CD by the band "Foxygen" and much, much more.

The show airs "live" every Wednesday at 9:00am and all weekly episodes can be streamed online or downloaded at the LibRadio Archive page.


Film and Fiction Event: The Hobbit on June 19th

Join us on Wednesday, June 19th at 5:30pm in the Library Auditorium to participate in the a Film and Fiction Event with J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". Participants are encouraged to read the book at home and join us for a showing of the film. After viewing the film, participants will discuss the book, the movie, and the adaptation.


RochesterFest Book Sale is coming June 25th - 27th (with a preview for Friends' Members June 24th!)

The huge three-day Friends' Rochesterfest sale will be on Tuesday, June 25, 9:30am - 7:00pm, Wednesday, June 26, 9:30am - 7:00pm, and Thursday, June 27, 9:30am - 7:00pm.

Friends' members are invited to a special preview sale on Monday, June 24 from 5:00 - 7:00pm. If you are not yet a Friends' member, you may join by asking at the bookstore, filling out the online form or by calling 507.328.2341.

We take cash, check, debit and credit cards for payment during RochesterFest.


Career Classes on Tuesdays at the Library

The staff of the Workforce Development Center will be offering a variety of Job-seeking classes on Tuesday afternoons at the library.

Classes are held at 1:30pm-2:30pm on Tuesdays. Upcoming classes include: Online Applications/assessments (June 18), I Got the Job, Now What? (June 25), Interviewing for Success (July 2).

There will also be drop-in time for career counseling on Tuesdays from 2:30pm-3:30pm.

Check the events calendar or call us at 507.328.2309 for more details


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