A Reimagined RHPL.org

Comment cards, Share your Story submissions, behind the scenes tours, phone calls, emails, face-to-face conversations, RHPL gives you endless ways to share your thoughts, and we are listening!

Thanks to your feedback, RHPL has spent the last year improving your web experience and is pleased to share the redesign of our website and the launch of our new app. Our catalog (where you search for books and other materials) hasn’t changed, but read on for details about making your search better.

REFRESHED WEBSITE

Based on extensive user testing and patron and staff feedback, our website has new features meant to help you find what you need, right away. A quick links menu houses all the most-used features of our site, right in one convenient drop down, and new menus neatly organize what we offer with easy to understand headings and prompts. Our Makerspace and Innovative Items Collections pages have gotten a complete makeover so you can see at a glance everything we have to offer for your next project. Departmental pages have been streamlined so the content you want is front and center. And we've added more to our news page to keep you updated on the latest library happenings, services, and features at RHPL.

MOBILE LIBRARY

For a library experience that fits in your pocket, our mobile app houses all the most-used features of our site so you are only ever one tap away from reserving a room, registering for a program, or checking your account. Whether you use the app or the mobile-optimized rhpl.org, you can take RHPL with you wherever you go.

STRETCHING YOUR DOLLAR

With all improvements, RHPL always keeps an eye on the bottom line. All website and app development and design was completed in house by our Graphic Designer, IT department, and Communications team. The result is a site designed just for RHPL patrons by the people you interact with every day.

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME

It can be confusing to understand the difference between the catalog and the website. The website is something we design to show you what RHPL has in addition to the items you search for and check out. The catalog is a packaged product we host so you can easily find the items you want and navigate your account.

While we don’t design the catalog in-house, we are always collecting feedback from patrons and passing it directly to developers to help improve it. New features and updates that are valuable to RHPL patrons are added the second they are available. RHPL is proud to be one of the leading libraries in the country for proposing and testing improvements and features to our library system, and our IT department works tirelessly to see that patron needs are met with new suggestions and products.

Check out the new and improved rhpl.org and download the app today. We hope you love what you find.

Looking for a new way to share your thoughts about RHPL? Check out these upcoming opportunities:

FIND YOURSELF HERE

This November, RHPL will debut a new way to give feedback. Look for our Find Yourself Here board, a fun way to tell us what you want to see at RHPL. No idea is too big or too small. Stop by the library starting Tuesday, November 4, and submit your ideas for display. Thank you for helping drive the future of RHPL.

BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS

Join library director Juliane Morian for a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of RHPL. Get an overview of the building and departments, services, and programs, see what goes on behind the desks, and get a chance to ask your questions in real time. Sign up at calendar.rhpl.org.

Thursday, September 18, 2–3 p.m.

Monday, October 13, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Tuesday, November 18, 10–11 a.m.