Library Director	Pamela Jacobson, M.L.I.S.
Staff	Eileen Fitzgerald, Associate for Adult Services Hermayne Gordon, Associate for Youth Services
Mailing Address	141 Main St. P.O. Box 276 Rowley MA 01969
Email	Director: director@rowleylibrary.org General information: info@rowleylibrary.org Kids room : kids@rowleylibrary.org
Telephone	978-948-2850
Fax	978-948-2266
Hours	Monday & Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Monthly Department Meeting Schedule	Board of Trustees : 2nd Tuesday of the month @ 7:30 pm in the Library Community Room
Links	Library web site Library Catalog Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners American Library Association Library Bill of Rights
Mission Statement	The primary mission of the Rowley Public Library is to provide the community access to popular, current library materials, including books, videos, DVDs, CDs, periodicals and other media. In addition to providing for our patrons’ entertainment and recreational library needs, the Library strives to be an educational and cultural center, providing curriculum support, reference services, computer and Internet access, and a wide variety of programs and events for individuals of all ages.
Employment Opportunities	Click here to visit the Town's Employment Listings page for possible openings.

Computer Classes to resume at Library
This spring, Carol Soucy will teach Intermediate Online Exploring for seniors (age 50+) on three consecutive Thursday mornings from 10 – 11:30 am, April 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Classes will cover creating Yahoo and Google home pages, using Webmail and online shopping at sites such as Craigslist and Ebay. Students should be comfortable using a mouse and have some familiarity with Windows. Call 978-948-2850 to register – space is limited.

Annual Book and Bake Sale at Rowley Public Library
Saturday, May 1st marks the annual Book and Bake sale, with a preview sale on Friday, April 30th, 5:30-7:30 p.m. for Friends members (memberships can be purchased on site – price for seniors begins at $5/ year) Saturday’s sale – open to all – is from 9 am to 3 pm. Shop for great bargains and gifts while helping support the Friends of the Library! Donations of gently used books may be dropped off at the Library on April 10th from 9 am to noon.

Spring Handicrafts Raffle to benefit Friends of the Library
The Friends of the library are having a raffle with beautiful homemade prizes crafted by generous friends, including our own Joan Lyons, who crocheted a lovely afghan. A gorgeous full size quilt was donated as well. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and are available at the Rowley Library. Drawing will take place at the Annual Book & Bake Sale, May 1st.

Candidates’ Night
We have tentatively reserved the evening of Tuesday, April 27th, to host a forum to meet the candidates running for town offices. Call the library at 978-948-2850 or visit rowleylibrary.org for more information.

Celebrate ‘Green’ reading with the Rowley Public Library this summer!

The 2010 Statewide Summer Reading Program, "GoGreen", offers library events for children of all ages and their families from June 19th through August 14th, 2010. The staff at the Rowley Public Library has put together an exciting program around the ‘going green’ theme so that as you read this summer you can raise your awareness about what you can do to care for the environment and the earth.

Some highlights of the Rowley Public Library’s Summer Reading Program include, musicians, storytellers, magicians, family storytimes and crafts all centered on a green theme. Families who join the program will receive reading incentives and participants have the opportunity to earn several prizes as they work towards their individual reading goals for the summer. In addition, we will be keeping track of total reading hours in the library as we construct ‘green’ houses to decorate the Children’s Room.

Our goal through the Summer Reading Program is to have children experience the joy of reading and to encourage families to read together. This program is sure to excite children who love to read as well as reluctant readers. Each participant will choose a personal reading goal.

GoGreen @ Your Library is sponsored by The Rowley Public Library, the Massachusetts Regional Library System, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Friends of the Rowley Public Library. The Summer Reading Program is also supported in part by a grant from Rowley Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.