About Us

Mission Statement

To cultivate meaningful connections by providing information, inspiration, and a welcoming place for contemplation and community.

Vision Statement

Leading and innovating through community-based services.

RRPL is Fine Free!

Rocky River Public Library is no longer charging fines for overdue items. There are no exceptions. Patrons no longer have to worry about financial penalties when returning items to the library. – View details

2020 Strategic Plan

Rocky River Public Library is proud to share our 2020 Strategic Plan with the public. After meeting with community members, local organizations, the staff of Rocky River Public Library, and Board of Trustees, a series of focuses, objectives and goals, were designated to fulfill our new Mission Statement: “To cultivate meaningful connections by providing information, inspiration, and a welcoming place for contemplation and community.”

Director of Rocky River Public Library, “We have adopted five Strategic Focuses to concentrate on in the coming years: Patron Experience; Equipment, Systems and Space; Community Hub and Public Relations; Collections and Services; and Healthy Organization. A strategic plan alone does not produce results; however, it does provide a road map to the future, and I am incredibly excited about meeting the challenges ahead.”

Download a copy of the 2020 Rocky River Public Library Strategic Plan, or view it below.

Rocky River Public Library is a  proud Member of CLEVNET! 

CLEVNET is a consortium of over 44 northern Ohio libraries, it is one of the largest library resource sharing networks in the United States. Rocky River Public Library is still an independent Library, joining the CLEVNET consortium enables Rocky River patrons to:

• Search one catalog for over 12,000,000 books, movies, music, digital items, and more
• Pickup and return items at any CLEVNET library – over 100 locations in 12 area counties

→ View additional information about CLEVNET

Library History

→ Library Timeline
Rocky River Public Library timeline covering historic milestones 1877 – present.

→ Library Artwork
This is an inventory of the collection of artworks at the Rocky River Public Library. The collection includes paintings donated from the estate of Leonard B. & Sophia Schlather, pieces from the Cowan Pottery Museum and a variety of modern works purchased by the library’s Women’s Committee. This inventory will be updated as needed.

Get a Library Card

Ohio residents are welcome to apply for a Library card here.

Employment

If you are Interested in working for the Rocky River Public Library check out our current job openings.