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!