Rumsey Community Library

05/26/2026

My favorite thing about books!

05/20/2026

We may have taken May off to take care of spring work but June's book is on its way. Let me introduce you to "James" by Percival Everett a brillant reimagining of adventures of Huckleberry Finn. told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. Sounds appealing? Give me a call, I'd love to get you a copy

04/21/2026

04/21/2026

To every librarian who just gets it — thank you, and happy National Library Workers Day! 🫶📚

"She'd always been a little excitable, a little more passionate about books than your average person, but she was supposed to be — she was a librarian, after all." ― Sarah Beth Durst, 'Out of the Wild'

03/31/2026

Rules for being a reader:
1. Just enjoy books.
2. There are no rules.

03/25/2026

A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. Come and join us for April's bookclub choice.

03/18/2026

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

03/03/2026

Happy Tuesday, Everyone

02/25/2026

March's Book Club novel:
A story of loss, hope and redemption against the most impossible odds. 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nora Crowell wants more than her sister’s life as a wife and mother. As WWI rages across the Atlantic, she becomes a lieutenant in the Canadian Army Nursing Corp. But trouble is looming and it won’t be long before the truth comes to light.

Having lost her beloved husband in the trenches and with no-one else to turn to, Charlotte Campbell now lives with his haughty relations who treat her like the help. It is baby Aileen, the joy and light of her life, who spurs her to dream of a better life.

When tragedy strikes in Halifax Harbour, nothing for these two women will ever be the same again. Their paths will cross in the most unexpected way, trailing both heartbreak and joy its wake…