Rodman Public Library has announced its special hours for the Christmas and New Year holidays..png)
Both the Main and Branch libraries will be closed on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 in honor of Christmas.
Library facilities will close early at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 and remain closed on Wednesday, January 1.
Additionally, the Branch will be closed on Sunday, December 22 and Sunday, December 29.
Although our buildings won't be open, patrons can still find reading material and information with their library card online.
Our digital collection includes dozens of databases (www.rodmanlibrary.com/databases) in numerous categories.
We have online learning platforms (www.rodmanlibrary.com/digital), such as LinkedIn Learning, Universal Class, Transparent Language and creativebug.
Our robust genealogy and local history resources (www.rodmanlibrary.com/genealogy) include, but are not limited to, Alliance yearbooks from 1910 through 2017, HeritageHub, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and the popular Alliance Memory Project and Oral Histories of Alliance. You can even read today’s newspaper online through Newsbank, located with our local history resources.
And of course, patrons can enjoy ebooks and audio books through hoopla (www.hoopladigital.com) and Axis 360 (https://rodmanpl.axis360.baker-taylor.com) as well as more than 3,000 magazines (ohdbks.overdrive.com/library/comics) and 2,800 comics (ohdbks.overdrive.com/library/comics) through the Ohio Digital Library.
So while you may be cooped up inside, you can still explore, discover and empower yourself with Rodman Public Library.