Fall Newsletter is Now Online

Thanks to Mary Ellen Kubis for another informative and creative newsletter.  It's packed with great info., book sale dates, summer reading prize winners and more.  Take a look at our newsletters page on our website:  http://www.forl.net/newsletters.html.

New Look for our Blog

We're in the process of updating our Blog's design.  Watch for more vivid colors, more local and literary links.  Your feedback is welcome - if you see something you like, let us know.  If you see something you don't like, let us know that, too.  Stay tuned.

Rucker, the Lost Country Dog

Elaine DeNiro, author of Rucker, the Lost Country Dog, will visit the Roswell Library Thursday, August 30 at 4:00 p.m. to read from and talk about her book.  Copies will be available for purchase after the program.  Rucker has a very informative blog:  http://ruckerinroswell.blogspot.com/ that talks about the history of Roswell.  Learn more about him by joining us at the library this Thursday afternoon.  Rucker, the Lost Country Dog is published by the Roswell Historical Society.

One Week Until the Mystery Readers' Book Club

There's just one week left to read this month's Mystery Readers' Book Club selection, On the Line by S. J. Rozan.  If you need a copy to read before next week, please call the Roswell Library at 770-640-3075 and staff will be glad to set aside a copy for you.   We look forward to seeing you Tuesday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do now that all of the local schools are back in session?  Visit the library!  We're always in session, here to help you 24/7 (the online databases are available all the time;  the library is open during regular operating hours).  During the week ahead, the Noonday Nosh Book Club will meet to discuss E. M. Forster's classic novel A Passage to India.   Visit our website, www.forl.net, to learn about other great programs, including a complete list of children's programs for the fall.

One Week Until Noonday Nosh Book Club

There's just one week left to read the August 21 selection for Noonday Nosh, A Passage to India by E. M. Forster.  If you need a copy to read before next week, please call the Roswell Library at 770-640-3075 and staff will be glad to set aside a copy for you.  We look forward to seeing you Tuesday, August 21 at 12:00 p.m.

Literacy Alliance of Metro Atlanta

Here's a link to the Literacy Alliance of Metro Atlanta.  This is the go-to place to sign up for the Literacy Walk in September.  Be sure to designate the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System to receive your $$.  This money goes straight to fund the GED program sponsored by the library system.  An educated community is a happy community! 

Help Fund Literacy!

The Literacy Alliance of Metro Atlanta is sponsoring a walk in beautiful Decatur, GA on Saturday, September 29 @ 8:00. Sign up and designate the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System to receive your registration $$ and you can help support literacy in metro Atlanta, specifically the fab GED programs sponsored by none other than your favorite library system. If you can't make the walk, not to worry - go ahead and sign up. The cost is $20 and you can give that to A-FPLS and know that you have done a very good thing (and you can still sleep in that morning). Please join us as we fight FOR literacy and help the good people of metro ATL get their GED's.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Summer is just about over (well, not the heat!) and school starts in Fulton County this week.  For all of your homework needs, remember the library.  There are tons of helpful databases for students as well as free online tutorials for exams like the ACT and SAT.  For more information about these databases, please visit the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's website, www.afpls.org.  Just click on the A-Z databases link.  For information about tests and other online tutorials, click on the e-Campus link. 

For information about upcoming library programs, please check out our website, www.forl.net.  A complete list of fall programs will be posted soon.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Summer is coming to an end and it's been a great one.  Thanks to everyone who participated in one of our reading programs!  For a complete list of August activities, please visit our website at www.forl.net.  Fall programs will be posted soon.

In Memoriam: Author Maeve Binchy

It is with sad hearts that we post the news of Maeve Binchy's death.  This beloved author passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 in Ireland.   Read more online by visiting the New York Times obituary and the Irish Times obituary.  Rest in peace, dear author.

Friends of the Roswell Library in the News

Thanks to Hatcher Hurd and the Alpharetta Revue and News for a great article about the Friends and the recent purchase of new chairs for the reading area in the library.  Click here to take a look:  http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-COMMUNITY-NEWS-c-2012-08-01-194410.114126-sub-Roswell-Library-blessed-with-good-Friends-Library-Friends-donate-20K-for-new-reading-chairs.html.