Atlanta Authors Series for 2010

WOW! The Friends have a list of great authors who will visit the Roswell Library during the first half of 2010. First up is Patti Callahan Henry, author of Driftwood Summer, The Art of Keeping Secrets and more! Click here to visit the Atlanta Authors Series page on the Friends' website to learn more. Image courtesy of the author's website.

A-FPLS Staff Picks

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's website, www.afpls.org, has published a list of staff favorites - book staff members have enjoyed and want to recommend. Click here to take a look.

Author Ann Patchett ... On Writing

The Washington Post recently featured Ann Patchett in its column, The Writing Life. Click here to read what the author thinks about the writing experience. A few years back, the Noonday Nosh Book Club read her novel Bel Canto.

End of the Year Suggestions

"Best of ..." lists abound now on the internet as newspapers and other websites publish what they think folks ought to read (or have read) during the year or decade. Here's a bit of a twist from the Guardian UK: The decade's best unread books. Click here to take a look and see if you really did miss something.

Websites for Booklovers

Thanks to JS for this tip about three good websites for book lovers:

• Authors 'Round the South
  
• Viking Penguin Publishers
• Penguin Classics

Enjoy!

Best Books of 2009, via NPR

National Public Radio's website is filled with a wide variety of "Best of ..." lists for this year. Everything from cookbooks to foreign fiction to great books for teens is available. Click here to explore. Happy reading!

If you're a music lover, be sure to take a look at their "Best of 2009" music pages. Click here to check out the songs.

Double-Header of Book Clubs on Tuesday, 12/15

Join us for two fantastic book clubs tomorrow! Noonday Nosh Book Club meets @12 noon to talk about Songs Without Words by Ann Packer and the Mystery Readers' Book Club meets @ 6:30 p.m. to discuss The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Save your shopping and holiday cards for later - it's time to read!

Learn More About the Roswell Reads Selection

Learn more about the 2010 Roswell Reads selection, Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town by Warren St. John, by visiting the following websites:

OutcastsUnited.com
FugeesFamily.org

Be sure to sign up for the Roswell Reads newsletter e-mail list. Just send an e-mail to roswellreads@forl.net and you'll be added to our database.

December 2009 Newsletters

A couple of our newsletters are now available online. If you'd like to read the Friends of the Roswell Library's December newsletter, please visit the Newsletters page on our website.

If you'd like to read the latest Roswell Reads newsletter, visit the Roswell Reads page on our website.

Roswell Reads 2010 Announcement

The Roswell Reads 2010 selection was announced tonight: Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John. More details coming soon!

Roswell Reads Selection Announced Tonight

The Roswell Reads 2010 selection will be announced tonight at City Hall. Check back here tomorrow for the title and other information. If you are already on the mailing list, you'll be one of the first to find out. If not, subscribe by sending an e-mail to roswellreads@forl.net.

Great Book Sale

As you can see by the photo to the left, the book sale was a huge success! Many thanks to everyone for their help.

Book Sale Preview Party Starts ... Now!

It's been said before, but it's true: what a difference a day makes! The meeting room is packed with tons of great books, bargain videos, and music CDs. There's even a gorgeous flower arrangement by Janet Laroway. Check out the pictures and then join us for a busy and fun afternoon. Many thanks to everyone who helped get things ready - we look forward to the best book sale yet!

Book Sale Prep - Day 2

What a difference a day makes! Here are a couple of photos as more volunteers joined in to help get things ready for our holiday book sale. By the end of today, the library's meeting room will look like the book department at the old Rich's store - fabulous! MANY THANKS to everyone for their help!

The Preview Party for members (new members may join at the door) is Friday, Dec. 4th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. The regular book sale is Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The work begins .... BOOK SALE!

Actually, the work for this weekend's book sale started months ago when members of the Friends began sorting, selecting, and pricing books and other donations like videos and CDs. Now, they are moving these items from the storage room and the bookstore into the meeting room. The arduous task of arranging them into easy to find categories is well under way!

Many thanks to Janet Laroway, Carol Harrison, Mary Mitchell, Maisie Partridge, and others who are in the meeting room this very moment getting things ready. Come Friday, it will be a feast for the eyes (and the pocketbooks, we hope)!

The Preview Party for members (new members may join at the door) is Friday, Dec. 4th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. The regular book sale is Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Be sure to plan ahead - there will be lots of bargains.