Browse Outreach's adaptive items collection, designed to assist those with disabilities in performing tasks independently.

Moving abroad, learning a new language, and immersing yourself in a new culture are challenges many in our community experience. With that in mind, our English Language Learners (ELL) Conversation Group and ELL Book Clubs provide a safe and fun place for our patrons to practice their English.

RHPL’s Outreach Services partners with five senior communities to make library materials more accessible. The library’s partners house the mini-branches, while RHPL provides the materials that patrons can check out. The mini-branches’ collections are selected and maintained by Outreach Services, with new books delivered each week.

For the past twenty years, the bookmobile has provided books of all genres to foster literacy in the RHPL service area.

The outreach room provides adult large print reading materials, typically used by senior adults, a selection of magnifiers, and MYLE Kits. But we also provide materials and services to every other age group through our “outreach”. Outreach’s goal is to reach any group that may need assistance in using the library.

OTBS is a free service provided by the National Library Service that loans audiobooks (talking books), large print, descriptive DVDs, and talking book players to eligible Oakland County residents of all ages.

BoB (Books on Board), RHPL’s mini bookmobile, visits seven senior residences weekly throughout our service community. Outreach staff bring library services into the senior residences via book carts and laptops. This personalized interior service is known as a lobby stop.