Ruthven Public Library

Welcome to the Ruthven Public Library. The library is your one stop source for all of your informational needs. We have a large selection of books, magazines, newspapers, and electronic resources available to be checked out by our library card holders. Here you will also find electronic resources, news, announcements, and a calendar of upcoming library events!

Our hours have been updated!

Mon: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tue: CLOSED

Wed: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Thu: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Fri: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Sat: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Sun: CLOSED

Featured Events

Sep 29

Fabric Pumpkin Making Class

Sep 29, 2020, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Sep 30

Palo Alto County Conservation Fun for Kids

Sep 30, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Taking place at Freedom Rock Shelter House.

Oct 06

Book Club

Oct 6, 2020, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

We will be discussing "The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old".

Meet Hendrik Groen, an octogenerian in a care home who has no intention of doing what he's told or dying quietly. To that end, he creates the Old-But-Not-Dead Club and, with his fellow members, sets about living his final years with careless abandon. Such anarchism infuriates the care home director, but pleases Eefje, the woman who makes Hendrik's frail heart palpitate. If it's never too late to have fun, then can it ever be too late to meet the love of your life?

Oct 28

Pumpkin and Book Giveaway

Oct 28, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Free pizza and pop!

Nov 03

Book Club

Nov 3, 2020, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

For this meeting, we will be talking about the book "Every Last Cuckoo".

Sarah Lucas imagined the rest of her days would be spent living peacefully in her rural Vermont home in the steadfast company of her husband, Charles. But now, with Charles's sudden passing, seventy-five-year-old Sarah is left inconsolably alone. As grief settles in, Sarah's mind lingers on her past: her imperfect but devoted fifty-year marriage to Charles; the years they spent raising their three very different children; and her childhood during the Great Depression, when her parents opened their home to countless relatives and neighbors. So, when a variety of wayward souls come seeking shelter in Sarah's own big, empty home, her past comes full circle. As this unruly flock forms a family of sorts, they—with Sarah—nurture and protect one another, all the while discovering their unsuspected strengths and courage.

Our Services

We are excited to offer curbside service!
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, call the library between 10 and noon (837-4820) to request the books you want to check out. Have your name or library card number ready. We will find them for you and meet you at the south (side) door.

You can also check out ebooks and audiobooks! If you have never done this, simply click on the "Ebook & Audio" tab near the top, then click on "Bridges Downloadable Ebook/Audiobook Consortium". In the upper right hand corner of the Bridges site, sign in with your library card number and your phone number. You will then be offered an array of books and magazines for downloading to your mobile device or computer, all of which are FREE! You can check out up to five items at a time!

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Ruthven Public Library

Our hours have been updated!