Rochester Hills Public Library

08/30/2026

RHPL will be closed Saturday, September 5–Monday, September 7. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 8 at 9 a.m.

Visit rhpl.org for online reads & resources.

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Free dog treats with every drive-up checkout.🐶

VD: A woman with a dog in the passenger seat is at the drive through window. A staff member points and turns away with the subtitle “There’s a dog here.” Different staff members drop what they’re doing to crowd around the window to see the dog. A dog treat is handed out the Windows to the driver followed by a close up of the dog eating the treat.

08/23/2026

Meet our Teen Advisory Board officers!

We are looking for high school students who have a demonstrated love for our library and are passionate about strengthening teen engagement. If you are interested in joining the Rochester Hills Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board, the application for the 2026-2027 school year will be open until August 31st.

The Rochester Hills Public Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of high school students ages 14-18 who help shape library services to teens in our community. Through their monthly meetings and related work with me, the Teen Services Librarian, TAB members offer feedback on programs, collecti...

08/20/2026

Let RHPL help ease you back into the school year with research databases for those upcoming projects and papers. Easily accessible online, 24 hours a day, free with your library card. rhpl.org/Databases.

ID: Students studying at shared tables on the second floor with a view of fall trees. They have laptops, charges, and coffee in front of them.

08/17/2026

"As both a Rochester Hills resident and Outreach librarian at RHPL, I love summer at the library. Not only do I get to see the beautiful garden out our window in Outreach all summer, but I get to experience the excitement of summer reading at RHPL as a parent with my five-year-old, who loves reading and loves the library." - Caitlin Klotzer, Outreach Services

08/17/2026

Get free or reduced admission to hundreds of Michigan attractions with MAP. Check out your pass at miactivitypass.org

08/15/2026

How many postcards did you send this summer? Join us for "Wish You Were Here: Some brief notes on the history of postcards" on Wednesday, August 19, 7 p.m. and learn about the history of the most picturesque of communications.

Use your new-found knowledge to time travel with the Ray Russel Postcard Collection, an online exhibit featuring hundreds of postcards from Rochester's history. https://rhpl.lunaimaging.com/

ID: A postcard from the Ray Russel Postcard Collection featuring hot air balloons and a crowd of people at Rochester Municipal Park, formerly the Avon Township Park, 1988.

08/14/2026

Check out our newest database, LOTE4Kids, a digital library of audio-picture books for children in 100+ world languages, narrated by native speakers.

Start reading at https://databases.rhpl.org/go/lote4kids/login

ID: A smiling young boy and his mom look at a tablet together.

08/11/2026

We had a swinging time at our Summer Sunset Block Party! Thank you ABC Sisters and Depot Town Big Band for a wonderful performance!

1,631 patrons participated in summer reading this year, and collectively read 9,812 books over 35,662 days! Well done!

The reading doesn't have to stop here, sign up for 50 Books in a Year to keep your momentum going.
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