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2025 Used Book Sale Runs August 2-6 Held in conjunction with the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival, the annual Friends of Rodman Public Library Used Book Sale – one of the largest in the area -- will run from Saturday, August 2 through Wednesday, August 6. |
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Carnation Festival Maker Day |
 Marvel Maker Day |
 Paper Scrap Challenge |
August Makerspace Programs
There are four free Makerspace programs planned in July at RPL, including: August 2 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) -- Carnation Festival Maker Day August 16 ( 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) -- Marvel Maker Day August 21 at 4 p.m. -- Paper Scrap Challenge August 28 at 4 p.m. -- DIY Fall Decorations |
 DIY Fall Decorations |
Tabletop Gaming Tabletop Gaming, a popular all-ages program continues at the Main Library at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5. Each month, a new game is featured so that patrons can learn a new game. Of course, other games available in the library’s collection, which can also be borrowed with a valid library card, are also available and visitors are welcome to bring their own games. The free monthly event is held on the first Tuesday of each month. The aim of the family program is to give area residents an opportunity to gather with others to play their favorite card and board games and make new friends. Light snacks will be offered and no registration is required to attend the monthly program. Although the program is open to players of all ages, children under 13 should be accompanied by an adult. For more information about Tabletop Gaming, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217. |
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Chess Club
The popular Rodman Chess Club will meet at Rodman Public Library on Wednesday, August 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Main Auditorium. Although it is called a club, the program has no formal membership and is open to all interested in the ancient game of strategy. Players of all ages and levels are welcome to come and go throughout the evening. Several boards are set up in the auditorium and players mingle to find opponents. Chess Club is held on the third Wednesday of each month. |
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Molly Wright Meet Molly Wright, a Bookmobile Specialist at Rodman Public Library |
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JOIN ONE OF OUR BOOK CLUBS For book descriptions or to place a hold, click on a book cover |
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I Read YA
A club for adults 18 and over who enjoy reading literature written for young adults meets every first Monday of the Month at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. NOTE: September's meeting will be a week later than normal due to the Labor Day holiday. Registration Required For information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 213. |
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AUGUST 4 The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness |
SEPTEMBER 8 All That's Left to Say by Emery Lord |
Books and Coffee The Books and Coffee Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Monday of the month at the Rodman Branch Library. The next meeting will be held August 11 when the selection will be Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II by Lena S. Andrews. Copies are available at the Main and Branch libraries, through the library's catalog, or digitally through the Ohio Digital Library and Hoopla. For more information, call 330-821-1313. |
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True Crime Junkies The True Crime Junkies, a book discussion group, meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Main Library. The selection for the August 19 meeting is Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler. Books can be obtained through the Rodman Library catalog or the Ohio Digital Library. Registration is required to attend the meeting. For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 215. |
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Evening Book Club The RPL Evening Book Club meets every fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Main Library.. The next meeting is August 25 when the selection will be The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 204. |
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DAR Book Club Open to all, the club hosted by the Jain Bain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meets quarterly at the Main Library. The next meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, August 8 when the selection will be The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd. Registration is Required. For information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 204. |
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Cookbook Club The Cookbook Club, a group for cooking and baking enthusiasts, meets inside the Main Auditorium at 6 p.m. on the last Tuesday each month to discuss their experience creating a recipe of their choice from a selected cookbook or from a specific theme for the month. Participants can bring in small samples of their recipes.. Participants will create a Mexican recipe for the August 26 meeting. A variety of cookbooks will be available from which to choose a recipe. Registration is required each month to participate. For more information, call 330-821-2665. |
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Maker Monday Maker Monday continues inside Rodman Public Library’s Main Auditorium on August 21 when crafters will paint a canvas bag. Maker Monday is an in-person craft program for adults that is held monthly on a select Monday. All materials are provided free of charge, thanks to Friends of Rodman Library, but space is limited and registration is required for each session.  |
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Summer Schedule The Rodman Public Library Bookmobile will make 12 weekly public stops during the summer. Printed schedule brochures are available at the Main and Branch libraries. It can also be viewed as a PDF and as a map online at |
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