• Customer Experience Survey
    Customer Experience Survey

    Help us to improve the library by taking a short survey to let us know more about your experience using the Rochester Public Library.

  • May 2 Container Gardening
    May 2 Container Gardening

    We will discuss planting medium, containers, what does well in pots and troubleshooting. Raised beds will be introduced as well.

  • Apr 29 Novella Contest Results
    Apr 29 Novella Contest Results

    Join us as we announce the winners of the contest and you can get a copy of the published anthology signed by the contest winners.

  • Call for Local Artists - All Ages
    Call for Local Artists - All Ages

    Submit art for the upcoming BLUE show. Follow the link for more information and the entry form. Entry deadline is May 3rd.

  • Improv Jam on Thurs nights
    Improv Jam on Thurs nights

    Work with a group of intermediate to advanced actors to practice improv skills through fun games and exercises.

  • Apr 28 Author James Donadio
    Apr 28 Author James Donadio

    James Donadio will discuss his book "From Mayo Clinic to Vietnam" about his service as a field doctor in the Vietnam War.

Upcoming Events

  • BookBike & ArtCart at Arbor Day Celebration - Three Links - Silver Lake Park
    When: Friday, April 27, 2018 - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Visit Rochester Public Library’s amazing BookBike & ArtCart at Three Links - Silver Lake Park to create incredible art or check out books & DVDs!
  • Friends of the Rochester Public Library Book Drive
    When: Saturday, April 28, 2018 - 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Please donate gently used books (especially children's books)! Items collected will be shared with our neighborhood mini-libraries. Just drive through the library book drop to drop off your donations. Every donor will receive a $1 coupon to the Friends of the Rochester Public Library Bookstore.
  • Hooray for Saturday: Lego Club
    When: Saturday, April 28, 2018 - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Where: Auditorium - 1st Floor
    You bring your imagination, we will supply the Legos.
  • Local Author Dr. James Donadio
    When: Saturday, April 28, 2018 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Where: Auditorium - 1st Floor
    Local author Dr. James Donadio will discuss his book From Mayo Clinic to Vietnam: Memoirs of a Physician Serving in the War, which details his experiences serving as a field doctor in the Vietnam War.
  • Frankenstein Project: Novella Contest Awards Program and Book Signing
    When: Sunday, April 29, 2018 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Where: Auditorium - 1st Floor
    Join us as we announce the winners of the contest. The audience will then have a chance to have a copy of the published anthology signed by the contest winners.
  • Are You Looking To Purchase a Home?
    When: Sunday, April 29, 2018 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Where: Meeting Room A - 1st Floor
    Are you looking to
    - purchase your 1st home?
    - upgrade your current home?
    - Downsize your current home?
    - buy an investment property?
    - buy a foreclosed property?

    You will get answers to all of your questions.
    We will explain everything you need to know to make a home buying process easy and stress free.
    Our goal is to give you enough information, so you feel confident as you make a home buying decision.

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