Roswell Reads: Saturday Scoreboard, A Book Discussion

Join us for the last Roswell Reads 2010 book discssion.  On Saturday, March 6th @ 2:00 p.m., Dana Barrett, former owner of Buy the Book Coffee Shop and now with Better World Books, will host a discussion of Outcasts United:  A Refugee Soccer Team, An American Town by Warren St. John at the Roswell Library. 

So far, the discussions of this selection have been fun, informative, and ... different!  Help us make the last just as exciting as the first two.  See you there!

Roswell Reads: Soccer for Dummies

Wondering what to do this weekend?  Never fear - the Roswell Library has you covered.  On Saturday @ 2:00 p.m., attend an informative panel discussion on Youth In Sports.  The panel includes some popular Roswell area figures:  Leo Barker (head football coach at Roswell High School and former NFL player), Sue Scheer (head LAX coach at Roswell High School), Jim Farmer (Umpire Crew Chief for Roswell High School), and former NFL player Kalimba Edwards.

Then, come back to the library Sunday afternoon @ 2:00 p.m. to learn everything you ever wanted to know about soccer, but were afraid to ask.  Bob Rumble from Roswell High School will lead this discussion on Soccer for Dummies.

K1 Book Club Meets March 2nd @ 4:00 p.m.

DON'T FORGET!  The K1 Book Club meets next Tuesday.  The K1 Book Club is a book discussion group for children in kindergarten and 1st grade. At the meeting, participants will read a book together and do activities related to the book. No advance preparation is needed!  Just show up and have a good time.   Reservations are recommended and may be made in person or by calling the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

Free Blood Pressure Testing at the Roswell Library - March 1st

The Roswell Library, along with North Fulton Hospital, will offer free blood pressure testing on Monday, March 1st from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  If you are in the Roswell area (or anywhere else), please stop by and take care of your health.  No appointment is necessary.  For directions, please call the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

Calling All Teddy Bears! A Stuffed Animal Sleepover @ the Library

DON'T FORGET!  On Monday, March 1 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Roswell Library, you and your stuffed animal are cordially invited for an evening story time. After the stories, the stuffed animals will stay for a sleepover where they'll play games, tell stories and have fun. You can pick up your buddy the next day after 10:00 a.m. Each child will take home a picture of their stuffed animal having fun during the sleepover. Please be sure you can sleep without your stuffed animal for the night.  This program is for ages 3 - 8.

Roswell Reads: Soccer Clinics for Kids

The Roswell Reads 2010 series of events and activities continues to inspire and delight!  Coming up soon are a couple of soccer clinics.  Both clinics will be taught by Roswell High School varsity players.  And, both clinics will be held at Waller Park Extension, Lower Field.

Soccer Clinic I (Ages 6 - 10)

Sunday, March 7 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Soccer Clinic II (Ages 10 and up)

Sunday, March 14 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Roswell Reads: Journalism Today

Join us on Tuesday evening, March 2nd @ 7:00 p.m. for a unique look at the world of journalism today.  Journalists will share perspectives from the fields of sportswriting, editorials, and freelancing.   Presenters will include two editors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Ray Cox (Sports Editor) and Shawn McIntosh (Public Editor), and free lance writer Marcia Killingsworth.

This year's Roswell Reads selection is: Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John.  Mr. St. John is a reporter for the New York Times.

Roswell Roots Presents: Author Ted Dunagan

Join us Saturday morning, February 27 @ 11:00 a.m. for our last Roswell Roots program. Local author Ted Dunagan will discuss his book The Yellow Watermelon. Mr. Dunagan was named Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writer's Association.

This program is part of the Roswell Roots Celebration of African American History and the Atlanta Author Series.

Roswell Reads: Youth In Sports - A Forum

Join us this Saturday, February 27th @ 2:00 p.m. for an informative panel discussion on youth in sports.  The discussion will be lead by Leo Barker (head football coach at Roswell High School and former NFL player), Sue Scheer (head LAX coach at Roswell High School), Jim Farmer (Umpire Crew Chief for Roswell High School), and former NFL player Kalimba Edwards.  Reservations are not necessary - just bring plenty of questions!

For information about this and other Roswell Reads programs, visit the Friends' website at www.forl.net/roswellreads.htm .

Speak the Speech: Performing a Monologue with the North Fulton Drama Club

Members of the North Fulton Drama Club will present a fun workshop at the library on Thursday, February 25 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Learn the techniques to perform a great monologue: character development, memorization skills, presentation and performance. This program is recommended for ages 14 - 19.

K1 Book Club Meets March 2nd @ 4:00 p.m.

K1 Book Club is a book discussion group for children in kindergarten and 1st grade. At the meeting, participants will read a book together and do activities related to the book. No advance preparation is needed!  Just show up and have a good time.   Reservations are recommended and may be made in person or by calling the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

Calling All Teddy Bears! A Stuffed Animal Sleepover @ the Library

On Monday, March 1 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Roswell Library, you and your stuffed animal are cordially invited for an evening story time. After the stories, the stuffed animals will stay for a sleepover where they'll play games, tell stories and have fun. You can pick up your buddy the next day after 10:00 a.m. Each child will take home a picture of their stuffed animal having fun during the sleepover. Please be sure you can sleep without your stuffed animal for the night.  This program is for ages 3 - 8.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do this week? For the week of February 21 - 27, you'll find Story Time programs for all ages; a Roswell Reads program on soccer "for dummies"; an evening book discussion for Roswell Reads; a Roswell Roots program featuring author Ted Dunagan;  computer classes on: Intro to Computers and Intro to the Internet; the Mystery Readers' Book Club (reading Field of Thirteen by the late, great Dick Francis); free tax assistance; Talk it Up Book Club for ages 9 - 11; a Won Yoga class; a special program for teens presented by the talented folks at the North Fulton Drama Club; ESL classes; books for sale in the lobby and in the Friends' Book Corner; and an ongoing Photography Contest (part of Roswell Reads). Whew!

To learn more about these great programs (and many more), visit the Friends of the Roswell Library's website for a complete list. Or, just scroll through our blog and you'll find lots of info.

Mystery Readers' Book Club Meets February 23rd @ 6:30 p.m.

You have just a few days left to finish up this month's Mystery Readers' Book Club selection:  Field of Thirteen by Dick Francis, who passed away just the other day.  This month's selection was chosen in collaboration with Roswell Reads 2010.  The Roswell Reads selection is Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John so the MRBC folks thought a sports mystery would be a great idea!

Roswell Reads 2010 - Book Discussions

This past Tuesday, attendees at the Noonday Nosh Book Club enjoyed a lively discussion about this year's Roswell Reads selection:  Outcasts United ... by Warren St. John.  There are two more book discussions on OU and one of them is Monday night.  This discussion will be hosted by Mary Apps, a popular book reviewer and discussion leader.  We hope to see you at one of the following events!

Monday Night with Mary Apps
Book discussion of Outcasts United ...
Monday, February 22. 7:00 p.m.
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Saturday Scoreboard
Book discussion of Outcasts United ...
Saturday, March 6. 2:00 p.m.
Roswell Library Meeting Room
 

Roswell Roots Presents: Author Ted Dunagan

Join us Saturday morning, February 27 @ 11:00 a.m. for our last Roswell Roots program.  Local author Ted Dunagan will discuss his book The Yellow Watermelon.  Mr. Dunagan was named Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writer's Association.

This program is part of the Roswell Roots Celebration of African American History and the Atlanta Author Series.

Speak the Speech, Performing a Monologue with the North Fulton Drama Club

Members of the North Fulton Drama Club will present a fun workshop at the library on Thursday, February 25 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Learn the techniques to perform a great monologue: character development, memorization skills, presentation and performance. This program is recommended for ages 14 - 19.

In Memoriam: Author and Poet Lucille Clifton

Sad news to report today:  author and poet Lucille Clifton passed away Saturday, 13 February.  She was 73 years old and had recently been in the hospital.  Formerly the Poet Laureate of Maryland - and the first African American woman to do so, a National Book Award winner and a recipient of  prestigious Ruth Lilly Prize for lifetime achievement by the Poetry Foundation,  Ms. Clifton wrote a wonderful series of children's book about Everett Anderson.  Her poetry and literature will be greatly missed.   Please visit the links below to learn more about this great African American writer and why she is so beloved.

Atlantans will welcome the news that Ms. Clifton's archives at Emory University will now be open to the public.   Photo courtesy of Mark Lennihan/Associated Press.

The Baltimore Sun's obituary for Lucille Clifton

Announcement about Clifton's Archives @ Emory University

The New York Times' obituary for Lucille Clifton

Roswell Reads Presents: Soccer Programs!

In collaboration with this year’s Roswell Reads selection, Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John, the Roswell Reads Committee has planned a variety of soccer programs for all ages.

Saturday, February 27 @ 2:00 p.m.
Youth in Sports:  a Forum (adults)
Join us for a discussion led by a high school coach, a retired professional athlete and a parent.  We can't name names just yet, you'll have to come to the seminar to find out!
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Sunday, February 28 @ 2:00 p.m.
Soccer for Dummies (all ages)
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about soccer.
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Sunday, March 7th from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Soccer Clinic I for ages 6 - 10
Waller Park Extension
Lower Field
This clinic will be taught by high school varsity players.

Sunday, March 14th from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Soccer Clinic II for ages 10 and up
Waller Park Extension
Lower Field
This clinic will be taught by high school varsity players.

For more information about these or any other Roswell Reads programs, please visit the Roswell Reads page on the Friends' website:   www.forl.net/roswellreads.htm.

One Week Until the Mystery Readers' Book Club

You have one week left to finish up this month's Mystery Readers' Book Club selection:  Field of Thirteen by Dick Francis, who passed away just the other day.  This month's selection was chosen in collaboration with Roswell Reads 2010.  The Roswell Reads selection is Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John, so the MRBC folks thought a sports mystery would be a great idea!

See you on the 23rd @ 6:30 p.m.!

Talk It Up Book Club for Ages 9 - 11 Meets February 22nd

Join us for a fun book discussion in the Children's Department on Monday, February 22nd @ 6:30 p.m.  This month's selection is Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan, part of the very popular 39 Clues series.  Reservations are required, so please give the library a call at 770.640.3075 to reserve a spot for your reader!

If your child doesn't fall into the 9 - 11 age category for the Talk it Up Book Club, fear not.  The avid readers on staff in the Children's Dept. have a book club just for your child.  Click here to visit the Friends' website and check out the great children's programs available at the Roswell Library!

In Memoriam: Author Dick Francis

Prolific author and former Royal jockey Dick Francis has died at the age of 89.  It just so happens that the Mystery Readers' Book Club is reading his book Field of Thirteen at the February 23rd book discussion.  What timing.  Here are a couple of links to obituaries so readers can learn more about this humble Welshman.

NY Times obituary for Dick Francis
Guardian UK obituary for Dick Francis

Photo courtesy of the Guardian UK.

Free Blood Pressure Testing at the Roswell Library

The Roswell Library, along with North Fulton Hospital, will offer free blood pressure testing on Monday, March 1st from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  If you are in the Roswell area (or anywhere else), please stop by and take care of your health.  No appointment is necessary.  For directions, please call the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do next week?

For the week of February 15 - 21, you'll find Story Time programs for all ages; computer classes on: using the library system's many databases, Intro to Computers, Excel Basics, and Intro to the Internet; Noonday Nosh Book Club (reading the Roswell Reads selection, Outcasts United ...); Free Tax Assistance; Reading Pals Book Club for 2nd and 3rd graders; a Won Yoga class; a craft program for ages 4 and up; ESL classes; books for sale in the lobby and in the Friends' Book Corner; and an ongoing Photography Contest (part of Roswell Reads). Whew!

To learn more about these great programs (and many more), visit the Friends of the Roswell Library's website for a complete list. Or, just scroll through our blog and you'll find lots of info.

Noonday Nosh Book Club Meets Tuesday, Feb. 16th

You have a few days left to finish up this month's Noonday Nosh Book Club selection:  Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John.  Copies are available for check-out at the Roswell Library and copies are available for purchase (and future autographing at the Roswell Reads Final Event) at the Friends' Book Corner.   Bring your thoughts about Coach Luma and the Fugees to the meeting for a great discussion.

To learn more about the book and the Fugees, check out the following websites:

OutcastsUnited.com

FugeesFamily.org

Check out upcoming Nosh selections by visiting our Noonday Nosh page: www.forl.net/noondaynosh.htm.

Free Computer Classes Next Week

The Roswell Library is offering free computer classes starting next week. All classes are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. You can make a reservation by calling the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

Using www.afpls.org @ Your Home
Tuesday, February 16th @ 6:00 p.m.

Excel 2003 Basics
Wednesday, February 17th @ 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to Computers
Tuesday, February 23rd @ 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to the Internet
Wednesday, February 24th @ 6:00 p.m.

Date Correction for April Book Sale

Please note:  the correct date for the April Book Sale is Friday/Saturday April 23 and 24, not the 16th and 17 as previously posted.   Be sure to update your calendar and remember, you can shop at the Book Corner anytime.  There are always books in the lobby for sale and the book store hours are listed on the right side of this page, just below our logo.

REMINDER: Roswell Roots Presents a Screening of the Film "Traces of the Trade ..."

What would it be like to learn that your ancestors were part of the largest slave-trading family in American history?  Shocking, troubling, disturbing, horrifying - all these things and more.  Katrina Browne learned this very fact about her family and made a documentary about it.  Join us at the Roswell Library for two screenings of her film Traces of the Trade:  Stories from the Deep North.  The documentary follows Ms. Browne and nine family members as they retrace the Slave Trade Triangle and her New England ancestors' involvement in that trade.

Thursday, February 11th @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 13th @ 3:00 p.m .

Leslie M. Harris, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Emory University, will facilitate a post screening community discussion after each film. 

Reading Pals Book Club Meets Feb. 16th @ 4:00 p.m.

Are you looking for a book club for your 2nd or 3rd grader?  Look no more because  the Roswell Library has the club for you!  Angie Whelchel has been leading the Reading Pals Book Club for several years now and kids love it.  She always knows the right books to choose and the right activities to share.  This month, the selection is Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes.  Join us Tuesday, February 16th @ 4:00 p.m. as Miss Angie leads another fun-filled Reading Pals book discussion.  Copies of the book are available for check-out.  Reservations are appreciated and may be made in person or over the phone by calling the library at 770-640-3075.

Calling All Bookmark Collectors

If you collect bookmarks, there's an upcoming online convention just for you.  The Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention will be held online on Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st.  There is a small admission fee - with no travel expenses or anything else to worry about.  Click here to visit the convention website to learn more.  Be sure to then click on the links to the right of that page to visit the sponsors and learn more about the first ever virtual bookmark convention.

By the way, did you know that those wonderful bookmarks that are always available to you at checkout at the Roswell Library are purchased by the Friends?  Yes!  We looooove bookmarks.  And judging by their popularity, you do, too!

One Week Until Noonday Nosh

You have one week left to finish up this month's Noonday Nosh Book Club selection:  Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John.  Copies are available for check-out at the Roswell Library and copies are available for purchase (and future autographing at the Roswell Reads Final Event) at the Friends' Book Corner.   Bring your thoughts about Coach Luma and the Fugees to the meeting for a great discussion.

To learn more about the book and the Fugees, check out the following websites:

OutcastsUnited.com

FugeesFamily.org

Check out upcoming Nosh selections by visiting our Noonday Nosh page: www.forl.net/noondaynosh.htm.

Roswell Reads Presents: What's It All About? Refugee Resettlement Agencies and Their Work

Our Roswell Reads programming season kicks off tonight, Feb. 8th, at 7:00 p.m. Join us for an informative discussion presented by Paedia Mixon of Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA).

What better time than this, considering the tragic earthquakes in Haiti, to learn what's involved in placing refugees into new homes.  Some Haitans will move to other countries around the world, including the U.S.

You'll also learn what the soccer team members in Outcasts United... have gone through and you'll come away with a better understanding of their lives.


About RRISA
Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta is a non-profit agency with a multi-lingual, multicultural staff that provides an entry into the American culture and continued services for hundreds of refugees each year. Working with the community, RRISA strives to improve the plight of displaced and uprooted people. RRISA answers the humanitarian call to serve those fleeing from persecution, war, famine and extreme poverty.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do next week?  For the week of February 8 - 13, you'll find Story Time programs for all ages, the first Roswell Reads program (a discussion on refugee resettlement), Free Tax Assistance, a film screening in collaboration with the Roswell Roots Celebration of African American Heritage, ESL classes, books for sale in the lobby and in the Friends' Book Corner, and an ongoing Photography Contest (part of Roswell Reads). Whew! To learn more about these great programs (and many more), visit the Friends of the Roswell Library's website for a complete list. Or, just scroll through our blog and you'll find lots of info.

The Pinkney Family Dynasty

Fans of children's literature will enjoy this recent article in USA Today about author/illustrator Jerry Pinkney and his family.  Mr. Pinkney recently won the American Library Association's Caldecott Medal (an annual award given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children) for his book The Lion and The Mouse.  Mr. Pinkney, along with his wife Gloria, son and daughter-in-law Brian and Gloria, and son and daughter-in-law Myles and Sandra, has created a literary dynasty rich with more than 175 titles between them.  Not to be outdone, there are two other Pinkney children also in the arts fields.  Click here to read about these talented authors and illustrators and their family.  Photo by Robert Deutsch, USA Today.

2010 Book Sales

The Friends of the Roswell Library have chosen dates for spring, summer and holiday book sales!  Here's a schedule:

SPRING BOOK SALE
April 16th and 17th

SUMMER/BACK TO SCHOOL BOOK SALE
August 20th and 21st

HOLIDAY BOOK SALE
December 3rd and 4th

More details, including times, are forthcoming.  Stay tuned to our Blog and FB pages for updates.

The BIG READ and the ATL

The BIG READ is a nationwide reading program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.  The 2010 selection for metro Atlanta is the classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.  The program officially launches February 17th with a kick-off at the Margaret Mitchell House in midtown Atlanta.  Other programs will be held around the city, including at the DeKalb County Public Library in Decatur.

Here are a couple links that will provide more information:

The Margaret Mitchell House

Georgia Center for the Book

The Big Read's Official Website

So, as soon as you finish reading the Roswell Reads selection, Outcasts United ..., pick up a copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God and join the BIG READ!

What's Happening at the Georgia Center for the Book?

What do Jim Wallis, Anne Perry, Lee Smith, Alex Berenson, Thomas Ricks, Hannah and Kevin Salwen, Deborah Plant, Karen Spears Zacharias, Thomas Cahill,  Carol Goodman, Kevin Young, Peter Hedges, Sarah Addison Allen, Lynn Cullen and more have in common?  They are all coming to metro Atlanta to the Georgia Center for the Book!  Click here to visit their website to get more details and learn a little bit about this organization.

Roswell Roots Presents a Screening of the Film "Traces of the Trade"

What would it be like to learn that your ancestors were part of the largest slave-trading family in American history?  Shocking, troubling, disturbing, horrifying - all these things and more.  Katrina Browne learned this very fact about her family and made a documentary about it.  Join us at the Roswell Library for two screenings of her film Traces of the Trade:  Stories from the Deep North.  The documentary follows Ms. Browne and nine family members as they retrace the Slave Trade Triangle and her New England ancestors' involvement in that trade.

Thursday, February 11th @ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 13th @ 3:00 p.m.

Leslie M. Harris, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Emory University, will facilitate a post screening community discussion after each film. 

Roswell Reads Programs!

Roswell Reads programs begin this month! First up is a program about refugee resettlement on Monday, February 8th at 7:00 p.m.

The Roswell Reads committee has carefully planned a variety of activities in collaboration with this year’s selection Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John. Below, you’ll find book discussions, soccer programs, information about the photography contest (all ages – kids, teens and adults), a journalism workshop, a seminar discussing how refugee resettlement works, and a forum about youth in sports. For more information, please visit the Roswell Reads page on the Friends’ website: www.forl.net/roswellreads.htm


FEBRUARY PROGRAMS

Photo Contest for all ages! Ongoing until March 7 (entry deadline).
Download a 2010 Photo Contest Brochure (includes entry form)
or pick one up at the Roswell Library.
Theme: “Sports are ... ” Photos of the sports experience.
Call the Roswell Library for more details.
(770) 640-3075

What’s It All About?
Monday, February 8. 7:00 p.m.
Refugee Resettlement Agencies and Their Work
Presented by Paedia Mixon

Noonday Nosh Book Club
Book discussion of Outcasts United ...
Tuesday, February 16. 12:00 p.m.
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Monday Night with Mary Apps
Book discussion of Outcasts United ...
Monday, February 22. 7:00 p.m.
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Mystery Readers’ Book Club
Selection: Field of Thirteen by Dick Francis
Tuesday, February 23. 6:30 p.m.
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Youth in Sports: A Forum
Saturday, February 27. 2:00 p.m.
Perspectives by an Official, a Professional Coach, an Athlete, and a Parent

Soccer for Dummies (All Ages)
Sunday, February 28. 2:00 p.m.


MARCH PROGRAMS

Journalism Today
Sportswriting, Editorials, and Freelancing
Tuesday, March 2. 7:00 p.m.

Saturday Scoreboard
Book discussion of Outcasts United ...
Saturday, March 6. 2:00 p.m.
Roswell Library Meeting Room

Soccer Clinic Series
Sunday, March 7. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Soccer Clinic I (Ages 6 - 10)
Waller Park Extension
Lower Field
The Soccer clinics will be taught by high school varsity players.

Photo contest for all ages!
Theme: “Sports are ... ” Photos of the sports experience.
Deadline: Sunday, March 7, 2010
Call the Roswell Library for more details.
(770) 640-3075

Exhibit of Photography Contest Photos
“Sports are …”
March 13 - March 31, 2010
Branch Hours
Roswell Library

Soccer Clinic Series
Sunday, March 14. 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Soccer Clinic II (Ages 10 and up)
Waller Park Extension
Lower Field
The Soccer clinics will be taught by high school varsity players.

FINAL EVENT– A LITERARY FEST!
with author Warren St. John and Coach Luma Mufleh
Saturday, March 20, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Roswell Adult Recreation Center
830 Grimes Bridge Road
(770) 641-3950

Tickets are $15 each or $10 each for children under 12. Each ticket includes a meal. Tickets may be purchased at the Friends of the Roswell Library’s Book Corner, just inside the Roswell Library. A ticket form is included in the Roswell Reads Brochure - download one now!

BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SIGNING AT THE FINAL EVENT!

Roswell Reads Presents: What's It All About? Refugee Resettlement Agencies and Their Work

Our Roswell Reads programming season kicks off next Monday, February 8th at 7:00 p.m. Join us for an informative discussion presented by Paedia Mixon of Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA). Learn what's involved in placing refugees into new homes. You'll also learn what the soccer team members in Outcasts United... have gone through and you'll come away with a better understanding of their lives.

About RRISA

Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta is a non-profit agency with a multi-lingual, multicultural staff that provides an entry into the American culture and continued services for hundreds of refugees each year. Working with the community, RRISA strives to improve the plight of displaced and uprooted people. RRISA answers the humanitarian call to serve those fleeing from persecution, war, famine and extreme poverty.

Author Shelia P. Moses Visits the Roswell Library Feb. 3rd!

National Book Award finalist Shelia P. Moses will visit the Roswell Library on Wednesday, February 3rd @ 4:30 p.m. Her children's book The Legend of Buddy Bush was named a Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book for 2005. Join us for a fun afternoon with this talented and prolific author.

This program is part of the Roswell Roots Celebration of African American History and the Atlanta Author Series sponsored by the Friends of the Roswell Library.

For more information or directions to the library, please call the branch at 770.640.3075.

Free Computer Classes in February

The Roswell Library is offering free computer classes this month.  All classes are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. You can make a reservation by calling the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

Using www.afpls.org @ Your Home
Tuesday, February 16th @ 6:00 p.m.

Excel 2003 Basics
Wednesday, February 17th @ 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to Computers
Tuesday, February 23rd @ 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to the Internet
Wednesday, February 24th @ 6:00 p.m.

Roswell Reads - Photo Contest is Ongoing Until March 7th

ROSWELL READS 2010 presents a Photography Contest for all ages – kids, teens and adults!

Download a 2010 Roswell Reads Photo Contest Brochure (includes entry form) or pick one up at the Roswell Library. The entry deadline is March 7, 2010. This year's theme is: “Sports are ... ” Photos of the sports experience. Call the Roswell Library for more details: 770.640.3075. Some helpful information is listed below.

• This year's theme is: "Sports are ..." Photos of the sports experience. The contest is open to photographers of all ages and skills. There are three levels: Child, Teen, Adult.

• Judging criteria will include quality of work and cohesiveness of the show. Entries must be original and entirely the work of the entrant. Entries must not be copies or derivatives of published works, although they may have been shown previously.

• Applications are available at the Roswell Library or you may download a brochure (with application/entry form included) by clicking this link: 2010 Roswell Reads Photo Contest Brochure.
  

• Fill out an entry form. No entry fee is required. Up to two entries per person, 8 x 10 photographs, matted, and in an envelope. Place the completed and signed entry form in the envelope with the photographs.
  

• Applications and photographs may be hand-delivered to: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross Street. Please call 770.640.3075 for directions.

• The Deadline to enter is 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 7, 2010.

• Please label the back of each photograph with 1) Title; 2) Arrow indicating the top of the photo and 3) The category (Adult, Teen, Child).

• PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE PHOTO. Your name goes only on the outside of the envelope.

• Consideration for acceptance is not guaranteed for entries that do not include all required criteria.

• Winning and selected photos will be exhibited at the library from March 13 - March 31, 2010.

• All work must be picked up at the Roswell Library between April 1 and April 30, 2010.

• Prizes will be awarded for each level (Child, Teen, Adult).

Don't forget - visit the Friends of the Roswell Library's website to learn more. Answers to your questions are just a click away: www.forl.net.

Free Tax Assistance on Mondays Through April 12th!

Free Tax Assistance will be offered on Mondays, February 1 - April 12 from 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Assistance is provided by trained AARP Tax-Aid volunteers. Volunteers will gladly assist anyone, with special attention given to those ages 60 and older. Please bring last year's tax returns and other important documents.