Rye Public Library

Have you downloaded your music this week?

andy — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:28:04 +0000

As a member of the Rye Public Library, you can download three mp3′s each week from our Freegal music service! Don’t miss out on this great part of your RPL membership. Choose from thousands of songs and artists, then just click “download now” You can then transfer the songs to all your devices– they’re yours. Just click the icon in this post to start downloading. You’ll need your library card number as the sign in. Call us if you need to make sure of your number or take care of any outstanding fees on your card to begin. Enjoy!

Sign in and see more!

andy — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:27:38 +0000

When you begin browsing New Hampshire Downloadable Books for your e-reader, go ahead and sign in right away. Rye Public Library provides added content as an Advantage member of the Overdrive group which brings us the NHDB technology. That means we scan monthly to see where there are waiting lists and acquire MORE of those titles for OUR patrons. As a Rye Public Library member, you will see MORE AVAILABLE COPIEs when you sign in to NHDB than other users. So, sign in early and see the real quantities available to you. If you need help getting started with the whole e-book thing, schedule some time with us on Monday or Friday mornings for our technology help sessions.

Drawing Together Sketchbook Group

andy — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:18:57 +0000

Join Drawing Together our sketchbook group facilitated by Rye artisit Merren Garland. This group meets weekly on Tuesday mornings from 10am-11am. Enjoy learning fun, simple drawing techniques which may surprise you as new paths of perception open and enhance the way you see your world. Simple accessible techniques will be learned that will give you a vocabulary to interpret and capture your world, to enrich and remember your experience.

No special art supplies – with paper and a marking implement you are on your way!

You will learn at your own pace, with plenty of encouragement in a pressure-free environment. There will be demonstrations in the sessions, supplies to experiment with and time to ask questions and practice. We will practice techniques in the session and you will start to find your unique style. Then you can continue in your Take-Home sketchbook during the week. Prompts and suggestions will be given for sketchbook explorations and you will bring your sketchbook back to our sessions each week to share, if you wish. Simple, readily available supplies ensure you will be able to capture your experience wherever and whenever, from now on, to make drawing an accessible lifelong pleasure.

Supplies and sketchbooks will be provided.

Statistical Highlights

andy — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:06:27 +0000

Click here for a recap of some of our outstanding statistics for last year! Stats Highlights

Have you downloaded your music this week?

andy — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:30:08 +0000

Device Advice Sessions

andy — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:56:51 +0000

New in 2012 is our Friday morning session called Device Advice. Are you ready to get started using your new e-reader? Ready to learn about downloading content for your e-reader from the Library? Come in on Fridays from 10-11am for help and coaching on the public library e-content download process!

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Computer Tutor Sessions

andy — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:25:24 +0000

Want some specific assistance? Monday morning from 9:30 to 11:00 is Computer Tutor time. Are you having trouble getting past one particular hurdle? Are you just getting started with computers and need a helping hand? Spend up to 30 minutes with the Technology Librarian on a specific problem or need-to-know issue in Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint, email, downloadable audiobooks, scanning, going wireless, using the printer, doing research, using the Library’s databases, and anything else that’s on your mind. These are not classes, but group and one-on-one sessions about specific questions regarding specific applications, operating system functions, or Web services. You don’t need an appointment, just bring your question and we’ll help you find an answer.

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Law Depot is now available to RPL Members!

andy — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:01:48 +0000

LawDepot™, the leading publisher of do-it-yourself legal documents and templates is now available to Rye Public Library Members . With over 10 years experience, LawDepot has drafted over one million contracts and has helped their clients save half a billion dollars in legal fees.

You’ll need your library card number, then just click on the logo above to begin!

Features of LawDepot:

-  1000’s of legal forms that can be accessed remotely from Rye Public Library via an online service
-  Available for all 50 states (and Canada)
-  A unique interview process with step-by-step form creation that checks for common mistakes
-  Integrated help tips and legal definitions
-  Online document storage offering privacy and security
-  Law Reference Library with glossary terms and helpful articles
-  Administrative website with reporting and online support

Rye Public Library Military Book Group

andy — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:11:37 +0000

The Rye Public Library Military Book Group meets at the Library on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM, and is open to any and all who are interested in all things military.

Click here for the current month’s book selection

Click here for archive list of Rye Public Library Military Book Group’s previous titles

Military Book group for June 2012

LisaB — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:51:18 +0000

The Rye Public Library Military Book Group has chosen And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II by Evelyn Monahan & Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee as the title for their June 7th discussion.

In World War II, 59,000 women voluntarily risked their lives for their country as U.S. Army nurses. When the war began, some of them had so little idea of what to expect that they packed party dresses; but the reality of service quickly caught up with them, whether they waded through the water in the historic landings on North African and Normandy beaches, or worked around the clock in hospital tents on the Italian front as bombs fell all around them.

For more than half a century these women’s experiences remained untold, almost without reference in books, historical societies, or military archives. After years of research and hundreds of hours of interviews, Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee have created a dramatic narrative that at last brings to light the critical role that women played throughout the war.