SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR JUNE
Coded Language in Spirituals
is Topic of June 17 Program 
 
 Valerie Boyer, who describes herself as a vocalist, musician, dancer, poet, activist, minister, historian, and an educator, will discuss "Coded Language in Negro Spirituals" at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. Being held ahead of Juneteenth, the program explores what makes those songs such a brilliant form of resistance by discussing the hidden messages within them. 
 
SIGN UP FOR SUMMER READING
Summer Reading Is Here
 
The 2025 Summer Reading Program will run May 27 through August 2. With a theme of Color Our World, readers of all ages have the opportunity to earn entry tickets for grand prizes throughout the duration of the program. 
GET CREATIVE AT RPL

Fruits & Veggies Papercraft

Sushi Magnetic Bookmarks

Pollinator Bookmarks
June Makerspace Programs
 
There are four free Makerspace programs planned in June at RPL, including:
 
June 4 at 11 a.m. -- Fruit and Veggies Papercraft
June 18 at 3 p.m. -- Make a Sushi Magnetic Bookmark
June 23 at 1 p.m. -- DIY Pollinator Bookmarks
June 28  (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) -- How to Train Your Dragon Maker Day
 

How to Train Your Dragon Maker Day
YOU'RE INVITED 
FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
Tabletop Gaming
 
 
Tabletop Gaming, a popular all-ages program continues at the Main Library at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3.
 
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.
Chess Club
 
The popular Rodman Chess Club will meet at Rodman Public Library on Wednesday, June 18 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.
 
 
MEET ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF MEMBERS
Cathy Mitchell
 
Meet Cathy Mitchell,
a page who has been 
at RPL since October 2024.
 
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO READ
JOIN ONE OF OUR BOOK CLUBS
For a list of future selections, visit rodmanlibrary.com/Rodman-Book-Clubs
 
For book descriptions or to place a hold, click on a book cover
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.
  
Registration Required
 
For information, call
330-821-2665, ext. 213.
 
JUNE 2
A Door in the Dark
by
Scott Reintgen
 
 
JULY 7
Luck of the Titanic
by
Stacey Lee
 
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
June 9  when the selection will be
The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese
 
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. 
 
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 
June 17 meeting is 
Last Call:
The True Story of Love, Lust,
and Murder in Queer New York
 by Elon Green.
 
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.
 
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
June 23 when the selection will be 
How to Age Disgracefully
by Clare Pooley
 
For more information,
call 330-821-2665, ext. 204.
 
Women's Monday Book Group
 
Meets every first and third Monday of the month 
at  1 p.m. at the Main Library.
  
JUNE 2
"Every Wonder at Once"
(Chapter 12) of
An Immense World
by Ed Yong
 
JUNE 16
West With Giraffes
by Lynda Rutledge
 
 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.
 
GET COOKIN' AT RPL
Cookbook Club
 
The Cookbook Club, a group for cooking and baking enthusiasts, meets inside the Main Auditorium 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 for the 
Cookbook Club. Participants will
create their favorite picnic dish
for the June 24 session. 
Registration is required each month to participate. For more information,
call 330-821-2665, ext. 210.
 
GET CRAFTY AT RPL
Maker Monday
 
Maker Monday continues inside Rodman Public Library’s Main Auditorium on June 30 when crafters will create pipe cleaner flowers in a vase. 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.
 
SOMETHING ELSE YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
OUT AND ABOUT
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
rodmanlibrary.com/bookmobile.
FEATURED DATABASE
What's That Snake? & What Tree Is It?
 
As you venture into the great outdoors this summer, you will most definitely encounter trees and you may also find a snake or two.
 
If you find yourself trying to identify the species of either, Rodman Public Library has a couple of databases that can help you do just that.
 
What’s That Snake? is a guide to the snakes of Ohio. The resource lists all snakes known to live in the Buckeye State and provides a fact sheet for each complete with a photo. It also contains a “Quick ID” feature as well as a frequently asked questions section that can help dispel myths about snakes.
 
The What Tree Is It? database provides three ways to help users identify the species of a tree, including by name, by leaf, or by fruit. Under the name section, each tree has a fact page complete with a description and pictures of the species fully grown, its bark, its leaves, and its fruit (or seeds).
 
You can find all 70+ databases offered by Rodman Library at rodmanlibrary.com/databases.
 
For information or help accessing RPL’s free databases, call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.
 
A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST
The 1973 summer reading program for children was about historic Alliance. Though it was mainly geared toward third and fourth grade students, a visual "step-by-step" incentive was offered to all children participating in the program. As a child completed a book, his or her name was moved up the steps of this display. If all fourteen books were read, the child's name was moved to the top shelf for all to recognize their accomplishment. This photo is one of thousands of items of media found  at alliancememory.org, a collaboration between Rodman Public Library and the Alliance Historical Society, which is a partner of the Alliance Area Preservation Society and Castle Crusaders, two other historic resources in the Carnation City. Collectively, they are known as the 3 Families. Alliance Memory offers a view of history through photographs, personal recollections, and documents. To access RPL's local history and genealogy resources, visit rodmanlibrary.com/genealogy, or call 330-821-2665, ext. 217.
DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
Rodman Public Library
215 E Broadway St
Alliance, Ohio 44601
(330) 821-2665
https://www.rodmanlibrary.com/