Beginning Tuesday, May 28 and running through the end of June the Rochester Hills Public Library will be getting new carpeting. “The Library is 20 years old and most of the original carpeting is still here,” said Library Director Christine Lind Hage. “With 2,000 people a day visiting the Library the time has come to replace the carpet.” The Library will remain open throughout the entire project, but access to certain collections may not be available at certain times. Work will start … [Read more...]
Rochester time-travels through artifacts found in downtown makeover
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Now that the construction has wrapped up, findings from the latest Main Street makeover are on display at the Rochester Hills Public Library—taking residents and visitors on a journey through history. “They were thinking they were going to find all kinds of things,” June Hopaluk, of the Rochester Historical Commission said, “they didn’t find a lot.” But below layers of concrete and early 1900 bricks, several wells, gas tanks and coal bins were unearthed during last year’s … [Read more...]
Local librarians win national leadership elections
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Clinton-Macomb Public Library Director Larry Neal and Rochester Hills Public Library Director Christine Lind Hage recently won election to prestigious positions within national library leadership. Neal has been elected the 2014-15 President of the Public Library Association (PLA). Hage has been elected 2014-15 President of United for Libraries. Both will bring the voice of Michigan libraries with them as they assume these leadership positions in these national professional … [Read more...]
Volunteers Are Essential to the Library
April 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Hills Public Library honored over 150 volunteers during National Library Week at a thank you luncheon held at the Great Oaks Country Club. “About 100 of our volunteers were able to attend the lunch where their work was celebrated and our appreciation for their service was expressed”, said library director Christine Lind Hage. Although the Library has approximately 130 employees, the volunteers play a key role in accomplishing the work of the library. “The Outreach … [Read more...]
RHPL Announces Zinio Digital Magazines!
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
RHPL is pleased to announce its newest online service, Zinio digital magazines for libraries. This new service will give library users access to over 200 popular digital magazines on your computer or mobile device. With a valid Rochester Hills Library card, library users can check out an unlimited amount of magazines, keep them as long as needed and never receive any overdue fines! These magazines can easily be viewed on any Internet-enabled device inside or outside of the library. Zinio’s … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills celebrates National Library Week
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This week, the Rochester Hills Public Library joins libraries in communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Several free programs and events are scheduled during the week. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and … [Read more...]
May brings fun to the Rochester Hills Public Library
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Residents of Rochester, Rochester Hills, and Oakland Township, don’t miss these exciting events at Rochester Hills Public Library. Each child who registers for library programs must have his or her own library card and be a resident of Rochester, Rochester Hills, or Oakland Township. Registration is online. Confirmation numbers are required at the door. All youth programs are funded by the Friends of the Rochester Hills Public Library. See the Schedule of Events on our website at www.rhpl.org … [Read more...]
Reading Can Be Fun
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Encouraging literacy in your little one is extremely important and can begin at a very young age. I started reading to my children within the first few weeks of life outside the womb. I think it’s critical to start reading to children before they can crawl. Get them interested and “hooked” because once crawling begins then the desire to move will typically trump sitting still to read until walking is mastered. My son loves to read and has always been interested in books. Hopefully this … [Read more...]
Library Hosts Used Computer Sale
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Hills Public Library will be hosting a public sale for both electronic equipment and an assortment of other hardware from around the library on April 1 and 2 (next Monday and Tuesday) from 10:00 am till 8:00 pm located in the Library’s Multipurpose Room. “As we update equipment to handle an ever growing computer demand we find we have equipment that will function well for home use, but can’t provide the heavier computing needed by the library,” said public library … [Read more...]
Volunteer Gardners Needed at the RHPL
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Hills Public Library is looking for a few people to help maintain the Library’s perennial garden behind the library. “For the past few years Master Gardener Karen Sadovsky has maintained the garden,” said public library director Christine Lind Hage. “The garden is in excellent shape, but now we need to maintain it.” While under Mrs. Sadovsky care the garden won the Keep Michigan Beautiful Award in 2011. The Library hopes to find a master gardener to supervise a few … [Read more...]
