Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I get a library card?
• What do you offer?
• Does the library charge any fees?
• What do I need to know about borrowing?
• Can I see what I have checked out online?
• Can I see what items the library has online?
• What is my username?
• What is my password?
• Can the library help me research my family tree?
• Can I use the library's meeting room?
• What are the events at the library?
• Where is the Rockville Public Library?

Any resident or property owner in Rockville and Adams Township may have a library card. There is to be one card per address. Please bring verification of your address when you apply for a card and a land-line telephone numbers. If you live outside of Adams Township and not in a library district, you may purchase a card for $63 per year, or $11 per two month period

• For adults we offer: Bestsellers, Westerns, Mysteries, Science Fiction, Magazines, Newspapers, Books on Tape, Videos, and Large Print Books
• For children we offer: PictureBooks, Easy Readers, Popular Series Books, Fiction and non-fiction from Chapter Books to Young Adult, Magazines, and Videos **Also during the month of June we offer Story Time on Tuesday and Friday mornings!
• We also offer public access computers (includes access to the internet, Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Desktop Publishing, and magnifying reader for those with impaired vision). In order to use the computers you must sign in at the front desk and have no outsanding fines. Users under the age of ten must be accompanied by an adult. Violations of the rules posted with each computer will result in loss of computer privlege for 6 months for first offenses and second offenses will result in a permanent loss of computer privleges.
• We offer handicapped accessible entry from the rear parking lot with a lift to the second floor. Our public restrooms are handicapped accessible. We offer a visual aid reader, Large Print books and books on tape. If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Yes. In order to provide more services to the community we do charge for services, such as:

• Black and White copies - 15 cents per side
• Color copies - $1 per side
• Microfilm Reader/Printer - 25 cents per page
• Public Fax - (765)569-5546 - $1 for the first page of a fax sent and 25 cents for each additional page. We also recieve faxes for a charge of 20 cents per page.

Cardholders have a limit of 6 books, 4 magazines, and 2 videos. Videos check out for 3 days, everything else checks out for 2 weeks. All items can be renewed by phone.

Overdue fines are $1 day per tape; for everything else the fine is 10 cents per day, per item.

Yes! Using the ID number on your card you can log in and see what is checked out to you and when it is due.

Directions

1. Go to http://www.rockvillepl.lib.in.us .
2. Click on Catalog.
3. Click on Rockville Public Library (in blue).
4. Click on Login at the top.
5. Enter your username and password.
6. Click MyInfo to see your account information

Yes! Our catalogue is available online as well!

Directions

1. Go to http://www.rockvillepl.lib.in.us .
2. Click on Catalog.
3. Click on Rockville Public Library (in blue).
4. Click on Login at the top.
5. Enter your username and password.
6. Click the catalog tab.

You'll need your username and password to login. Your username should be your patron id number (or the barcode on your card). You will need to enter "p" before you enter the number. If you have problems call the library.

The password will typically be your last name in all lower case.

Absolutely! You may contact our Genealogy Department for information searches. Our genealogy collection does not circulate but copies can be made. (Note: It is fifteen cents per black and white copy or twenty-five cents per microfilmed copy. If you want copies mailed to you, please send a large self-addressed, stamped envelope along with a check or money order for $1.00 per page copied.) Our genealogy collection includes:

• On microfilm
• Parke County Newspapers from 1853 to the present
• Parke County Cenus records
• Newspaper Obituaries are indexed on the web at www.ingenweb.org
• Parke County National Register of Historic Places
• Parke County Veteran's Records
• Family Histories
• Birth and Death Records
• Census Records & Indexes
• Marriage Records
• Cemetery Listings
• County Histories
• Will Records
• Microfilmed Local Newspapers from 1854
• Parke County SAR/DAR Geneology Records
• Parke County Revolutionary War Veterans Records
• Plat Maps and Many Miscellaneous Items

One meeting room is available for non-profit organizations and public meetings. Reservations are required. Please inquire at the upstairs desk to reserve a room or call the library.

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Still have questions?

You may ask at the desk or call the library for more information. Our contact information is above.