The Rockville Public Library

Founded and endowed by local textile manufacturer George Maxwell in 1893, the Rockville Public Library is a privately
endowed facility serving the entire
town of Vernon.
We are located at
52 Union Street
Vernon, CT 06066
(860) 875-5892
After calling the main number, dial the following extensions:
Adult circulation
desk 21
Adult reference
desk
22
Children's department
26
Co-directors
23 and 24
For the dial-by-name directory of those who have their own extensions, use the
pound key.
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HOURS:
Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
UPCOMING HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:
Monday, October 13--Columbus Day
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Congratulations to Our Children's
Department!
The Rockville Public Library children's department has received a
$3,000 grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism to support
13 programs presented between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. RPL is one
of 57 organizations to receive this funding and one of only two to receive the
top amount of $3,000.
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Click on the Events link at the left for a listing of programs
connected with the town of Vernon's bicentennial.
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Help ensure the future of quality library service in
Vernon by contributing to our Annual Appeal! Packets for the 2008 Appeal
will be mailed in October. If you do not receive a
packet in the mail, please pick one up at the library, or
call us at (860) 875-5892, x 25, to request that we send you one.
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You can place requests
for materials and renew your books online, as long as they are not overdue,
no one has placed a hold on them, and they have not already been renewed
twice. Directions are provided on the "Search for Materials and
Check Your Account" link in the list at the left side of this page.
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A variety of popular TV series are available on
videocassette and DVD. Check the shelves near the adult circulation desk
to find your favorites!
If you enjoy audio books, check out the 500+ titles
available on CD on the kiosk in the Reading Room. Featured authors include
Clive Cussler, Janet Evanovitch, James Patterson and many more! If you
prefer books on audiocassette, the library still has a selection on the
mezzanine.
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Driving Directions to Rockville Public Library
From I-84 East: Take exit 67. Turn left at end of exit ramp onto Route 31. Travel through
intersection of Routes 30 & 31. Follow Route 31 (now Grove Street) to intersection of Route 74.
Turn left at light onto Route 74 (East Main Street and then Union Street) and proceed down
hill into center of Rockville. After second light, Rockville
Public Library is in next block, across from Rockville General Hospital emergency room. Turn right at Library logo sign.
Parking lot is behind library.
From I-84 West: Take Exit 67. Turn right at end of exit ramp onto Route 31 and
continue with directions as above.