Join experts from the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation for seven free, non-commercial financial workshops on Monday nights from February through May at the Royal Oak Public Library. These non-commercial presentations will not contain sales pitches for any particular products. The state is offering these programs free to Michigan citizens with the help of funding from the Investor Protection Trust in Washington, D.C.
Join us for a great book discussion, activities and a light snack as we discuss kids books geared towards grades 3 - 6.
The programs are free but sign up is limited to the first 15 participants. Sign up in person at the Youth Reference Desk and check out your copy of the books during the book pickup weeks prior to the discussion dates.
Call the Youth Reference Desk at 248-246-3725 for more information.
Are you interested in Royal Oak History? You can visit our Local History Room or the Royal Oak Historical Society Museum. Museum curator, Muriel Versagi, gave a very informative talk describing all the treasures found at the museum here at the library on November 2.
Are you interested in your family’s history? Milford Librarian Sarah Hatter presented a workshop here on November 9th titled Researching your Family History.
Libraries for many years have crossed local boundaries and shared resources through cooperative lending agreements with other libraries. Royal Oak Public Library is part of a library cooperative, The Library Network (TLN), which includes 65 libraries in four counties of southeastern Michigan. When you place a hold for a book from our eLibrary shared catalog, the book may arrive here from Oakland, Wayne, Livingston, or Washtenaw County, delivered by the TLN trucks that make daily delivery runs. If you cannot find a book within TLN, the MelCat system allows you to request interloans from libraries all over Michigan. When you visit other libraries in TLN, your ROPL card is honored by those libraries. By sharing our resources, we can connect our card holders to more materials than one single library can afford to purchase and house.
If you're looking for information about the general election on November 8, 2011, look no further. The League of Woman voters has once again compiled information on many of the candidates and issues you'll be voting on come November. If you're curious about the League of Women Voters, please check out their official website. For more information about the Michigan chapter of the League of Women Voters, please check out their website. Below you will find a series of links to voter guides in Southeast Oakland County. If your city isn't listed, please check out the complete list at the SE Oakland County LWV site. For other Michigan LWV leagues, please go here.
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2012 Tax Forms. The Library has many of the federal paper tax forms for 2012, including the 1040 instruction booklets. All federal forms are online at www.irs.gov/forms-&-pubs. The Library also has many of the Michigan paper tax forms. They can be found online at www.michigan.gov/taxes.
2013 Preschool Information Directory. Download the 2013 Royal Oak Area Preschool and Child Care Directory which gives information on nearly 50 area facilities that provide services for children ages six and under.
Public Fax Machine Available. Voice instructions from the handset guide you through the entire transaction. Toll-free customer service is accessible directly from the FAX24.
Looking for eBooks and Audiobooks? Visit OverDrive, where Royal Oak cardholders will find not only eBooks, but audiobooks for your tablet, smartphone and eReader. The process for finding and checking out OverDrive titles has changed.
