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Digital Library. Once logged in, you can put items on hold or check out items by adding them to your ebookbag. Recent changes even let you choose your lending period, either 7 or 14 days for most items. Users are also required to download the free OverDrive Media software to the computer, ereader, or mobile device theyre using. Help is always available from the NC Digital Library web page, or contact the RPL location nearest you for assistance.
Join the Friends of RPL April 12-20, 2013 for the Collette Vacations trip: Trains and Canyons of the Southwest. Highlights include journeying to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon via the Grand Canyon Railway; a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad (with views of crimson cliffs and ancient ruins accessible only by rail); the Petrified Forest National Park; and the cities of Albuquerque, Phoenix, Santa Fe (photo, left) , Scottsdale, and Sedona (photo, right) . Call Melody Moxley at 704-216-8230 or visit www.rowanpubliclibrary.org for more information. Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library
These guests include Greg Zelnik, Rags 2 Riches, Red Herring Puppets, Steve Brogan, Sharon Clarke and Ro and Mo. RPL staff thanks the Friends of Rowan Public Library and all of our sponsors for their continued support of our Summer Reading Program!
Light up the Night: June 19-21 Painting with light and black light fun Carolina Shadows: June 26-28 Casting a light on the bizarre with Tim Sonefelt Stargazing: July 10-12 How much do you know about the stars? Crime Scene: July 17-19 CSI and Self Defense Live Creatures: July 24-26 Learn about nocturnal animals Summer Concert and Prize Awards August 1, 3:30-5:00 pm South Rowan Regional Library China Grove (this location only)
September 25 Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins October 30 Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah November 27 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King December 18 The Host by Stephenie Meyer
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Alex Reed, 16, tries out one of the new iMac computers now available for teens at all RPL locations. The iMac computers were purchased thanks to a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded to RPL through the State Library of North Carolina . The iMac Lab also includes a scanner and plenty of productivity software for teens to create and explore. For more information contact your nearest RPL location.
Registration required for East classes only. Please call 704-216-7731 to register.
Rowan Public Library appreciates your gifts and will purchase materials for the library that can be enjoyed by our community for years to come. Memorials: In Memory of Raymond H. Hayworth, Jr. given by Janice Hartis and Hoke and Betty Jean Brittain In Memory of Jean Logan Hudson given by Bobby and Betty Dan Spencer In Memory of Jim Hurley given by Hoke and Betty Jean Brittain In Honor of Evelyn Marie Beiderbecke given by Bruce Beiderbecke
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Love The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins? Wonder what The Hunger Games is all about? Then weve got something for you
Hunger Games:
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WhenSummer and Fall 2012 WhatContests for teens & adults, outdoor
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