Books! CDs! DVDs! Videos! Cassettes!Come enjoy the fun of the Children’s Room!

From the Children’s Room . . .
New Items
Summer Fest 2011
Children’s Catalog
Story Time
Reading is fun!Services
* The Children’s Room is on the bottom floor where you can find books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and toys. The Children’s Room brings the best of children’s books to young readers, for enjoyment and for research. Holdings include picture books, board books, easy readers, juvenile books, both fiction and nonfiction, reference, magazines, paperbacks, videos, compact discs, audio cassettes, and book-cassette read-a-longs.
A computer is available in the Children’s Room with educational games for young patrons.
Pre-school Story Times are held during the school year. Other events include a 4-week Summer Fest with enrichment programs each day. Summer Reading Club and a Children’s Summer Theatre are part of the fun.
All programs are free to the public.
* Our friendly Children’s Librarian can help you find what you are looking for or make suggestions.
* Please bring you card with you and periodically update the information in the system.
* During the school year when school is in session, Mrs. Todd has pre-school Story Time at 10 pm on Wednesdays. It is not held if school is canceled or if it falls during school vacation.

The last Story Time of the season was May 25, 2011 at 10am. Story Time will return in September.
* Each summer, the Children’s Room organizes a Summer Fest of programs for all children, a reading program and a Childrens’ Theatre production. This keeps everyone busy during June and July. All are welcome.

Watch for Summer Fest 2011 Information here. Auditions for the Rumford Public Library’s Children’s Theatre prodution of "A Bug’s Life" for actors age 5 - 15 will be held Wednesday, June 1 at 6pm and Thursday, June 2 at 6pm in the Library Public Room. Older teens are needed for backstage, stage and tech support. The production date is July 28, 2011. FMI: call Susan DeRoehn at 418-7813 or Mrs. Todd at the Library (364-3661).
* Children’s items can be requested on line through the electronic catalog. If you do not see what you want you can check with the Reference Librarian for an ILL.
More info . . .
* Please check your patron record to renew online, see what you have checked out and what you have on hold.
* You can place requests when online through the Minerva catalog or through the Mainecat catalog. We are part of the van delivery service, which facilitates getting items from library to library. If you need assistance with a book’s title or author or any part of the online process please feel free to stop by or call the library. (364-3661)
* All RPL items are loaned for two weeks. Please honor our due dates.
* You can renew items online, by calling in or in person.
* Please have your card with you when you call or visit the library.