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Set Your Shelf Up

Sep 18
2 min read
A cute, anthropomorphic book with a face, arms, and legs holds a stack of books and looks. Hearts surround the book.

Big changes are coming to the Christine Lind Hage Youth Room at RHPL, with renovations beginning in November and finishing in May 2027. 


To update the most well-loved department in the library, the room must be closed to patrons and staff during the renovation period for safety and efficiency. To serve you best in the future, youth collections and services will be temporarily offline in November as we work to offer a pint-sized experience of the Youth Room elsewhere, with collections in the lobby and other designated spaces for play and programs coming soon. 


As we prepare for this big project, collections may not always be accessible during their relocation. We will try to keep this to as short a time frame as possible, but we have big collections to move, and only so many people to move them.


That’s where you come in.

A cute, anthropomorphic book with a face, arms, and legs sits on a shelf next to books looking up

Set Your Shelf Up


Visit this October and stock up!

  • Take home as much as you can handle (did you know our checkout limit is 100 books?). Please save some in-demand titles for other browsers. Branch out! Try a new series, read new authors, stockpile some Nonfiction books with topics you’ve been meaning to study, or go on a biography blitz!

Keep your books safe and snug at home

  • Think of it like a student exchange program. Show your books the sights, take them outside to read, or on a trip. Introduce them to your books. Give them a cozy space to stay safe until they return.

Enjoy extended automatic renewals so you can keep your shelf stocked

  • We will still honor holds, so some items may need to come back sooner. Make sure your account has email or text notifications enabled, and download the RHPL app to easily keep tabs on what needs to come back.

A cute, anthropomorphic book with a face, arms, and legs holds up his hands. There is a callout above his head that says "pick me!"

Ready to set your shelf up? Visit this October to help out, and grab a free swag kit while you're here as a thank you from RHPL.


Visit rhpl.org/renovations for details and updates, including a sneak preview of the room, timelines, disruptions, and new locations for services. And sign up for The Leaflet, our new digital Youth Services newsletter, for updates sent directly to your inbox.

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