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 Welcome to Rockport Public Library!
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What to read next?
Meet the Author, Tony Giardina as he discusses and signs his book "Norumbega Park" May 23, 7:00 p.m.
“ Norumbega Park” is a novel about class and parental dreams, spirituality, the way visions conflict with reality, and a family’s ability to open up for others a world they could never fully grasp for themselves. Born in Waltham and educated at Fordham University, Giardina is a novelist, short story writer, essayist and playwright. A resident of Northampton, Giardina has taught at Smith and Mount Holyoke College, Colorado College, the University of Rochester, and in the MFA program at the University of Massachusetts. He is a regular Visiting Professor at the Michener Center of the University of Texas at Austin. Giardina began his professional career as an actor and playwright. His other books are “ Men with Debts,” “ A Boy’s Pretensions,” “ Recent History,” and “ White Guys” as well as the story collection “The Country of Marriage.” His short fiction and essays have appeared in Harper’s, Esquire, GQ and The New York Times Magazine. His plays have been produced in New York and Washington, D.C., and at the Seattle Rep, Yale Rep, the Long Wharf in New Haven and the Cleveland Playhouse. The Meet the Author series is co-sponsored by the library, the Friends of the Library, and Toad Hall Bookstore. The next program in the series will be on Wednesday, June 20, when William Landay will discuss his best-selling novel “Defending Jacob.” The programs are free and open to the public, and the library is handicapped accessible.
Materials !
Listed under the Reading Room tab, New Materials is a list of Rockport Public Library's latest acquisitions. Clicking on the book cover takes the user into the library catalog where more information is available. The catalog provides reviews and author as well as suggestions from NoveList for similar books and works by similar authors. The Copy Summary shows whether the title is available or checked out. A “Place Hold” link enables readers to request an item.
* Rockport Public Library's eBook services include Kindles and a new selection of free eBook titles - see our latest
eBook acquisitions
for March and April
Rockport Public Library, as a member library of the Overdrive Advantage Program, has purchased titles exclusively for Rockport patrons! While most of
the titles available at this site are available to patrons of all member libraries, our titles purchased using the OverDrive Advantage Program are available exclusively to patrons of the Rockport Public Library.
Directions for downloading to a Kindle are
here
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Also available for download: Adobe EPUB ebooks, Gutenberg Project, OverDrive WMA audiobooks, and OverDrive MP3 audiobooks. New books are added on a monthly basis.
The “
My Help
” link walks users through the process, you can also watch tutorial videos here
or take a guided tour
of this service!
What do I need? 1. valid library card
2. Internet access
3. a computer or device that meets system requirements
4. free software
for the device on which you wish to use the materials.
What can I do? 1.
search for titles
2. create a wish list
3. request a book if the title you want is not available.
(Once you have download the book, it will reside on your device for one, two or three weeks. At the end of the loan period, the title will expire and be “returned” to the library.)
Rockport Public Library provides access to quality paid databases that provide articles and information that aren't available on the free internet. All you need is your Rockport Public Library card. See the complete list here.
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