Rhome Community Library

Information

The Rhome Community Library is located in Rhome, Texas, and provides free services to all in the surrounding area.

What We Are:

The Rhome Community Library (RCL) is a non-profit corporation operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. A volunteer Board of Directors oversees the daily operations and seeks funding through donations and grants.

The Rhome Community Library, the first library in Wise County, opened in December 1960. As a cherished source of community pride created by 16 ladies, the library exists as a labor of love. Located in the City of Rhome, the library serves the Southwest corner of Wise County, which is a part of the large Northwest ISD. 

Directors and Officers

Pam Kemp, President &  Library Director
Randall Loftis, Vice President
Christina Miller, Secretary
Mike Van Meter, Treasurer
Lynda Green, Director
LaRue Hawkins, Director
Rose Van Meter, Director
Abigayle Eckles, Director

What We Offer

The library holds approximately 10,000 materials, including books and movies.
Free eBooks and downloadable Audiobooks are available to our patrons. All Rhome residents, all Wise County residents, and all Northwest ISD students and faculty and their family members receive free membership cards. The library provides an online catalog accessible from any internet service. Programs and events for all ages are scheduled throughout the year. Please click the tabs above or dates on the calendar for more program information.

Other Services

  • Free online databases for library patrons. If you're logged into our catalog, you're automatically logged in to access the databases.
  • Fax Machine (50¢ per page to send, no receiving). We require a Fax Cover Sheet that will add 50¢ to your total. We will provide the cover sheet. Staff must fax all materials. Patron confidentiality and privacy will be maintained.
  • Copier (black and white 20¢ single side, 30¢ double; color 50¢ single side, 75¢ double)
  • Computer Access and Wi-Fi (free)
  • Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Online Catalog 

Click the Online Catalog button above to search by Title/Author/Keyword without a membership card. 

A member card provides you with login privileges to use all the features of our Catalog such as renewing and/or reserving books from your device on the internet. Also, TexShare, with its 60 databases, enables searching online in many subject areas such as medicine, business, genealogy, K-12 research papers and projects, literature - both actual book texts (ebooks and audiobooks) and analysis of literary works of prose, poetry, etc. ExpressLearning and several other databases are available including some in Spanish. Please contact the library for a library card to gain access to these resources.

WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

The Copyright Law of 1976 (United States Code, Title 17) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction [including that made by electronic transmission of reserve material] for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Library Card Information

Library cards are available free of charge to all citizens of Rhome and Wise County, and to all NISD students, faculty, and their families. Please come to the library with a current photo ID to register. If you do not have a current ID, please bring any other photo ID and proof of residency such as a utility bill.

Building Fund

Floor Plan of New Building

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