Book Sale November 9 and 10

Our next book sale will be held November 9th and 10th.  We will feature "dime novels" - paperbacks for 10 cents each!  Plus, all other items will be Buy One Get One Free (BOGO)! The Preview Sale for members (new members are welcome to join at the door) will be Friday, November 9 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  No scanners are permitted at the Preview Sale.  The Regular Book Sale will be Saturday, November 10 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Scanners are welcome at the Saturday sale.

Friends of Libraries Week!

National Friends of Libraries Week this year will be held from October 21 - 27.  Help us celebrate by joining the Friends - and encouraging your friends to join, renewing your membership, volunteering at the library, and shopping in our bookstore (located just off the lobby, near the meeting room).   Libraries are more vital today than ever before and they need your support!  Please visit our website, www.forl.net, to learn more about us, library programs and learn how you can help!  Thank you.

One Week Until the Mystery Readers' Book Club

There's just one week left to read this month's Mystery Readers' Book Club selection, Cold Case Squad by Edna Buchanan.  If you need a copy to read before next Tuesday's book discussion, 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, October 23 at 6:30 p.m.

One Week Until Noonday Nosh

There's just one week left to read this month's Noonday Nosh selection, Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.  If you need a copy to read before next Tuesday, 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, October 16 at 12 noon.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do this week?   For the week of October 8 - 13, there will be limited programs as the story time programs take a fall break for the week.  That said, there are some fun progams such as the Jack and Annie Book Club for 1st and 2nd graders, Build a Racetrack, CAREing Paws (formerly READing Paws), Yoga, Zumba and ESL classes.  For more information about any of these programs, please call the Roswell Library at 770-640-3075 or visit our website at www.forl.net.

Be sure to remember that the library is closed Monday, October 8 for a Staff Training Day.  And mark you calendars for author Susan Rebecca White's visit Saturday, October 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Library Closed Monday, October 8

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System will be closed Monday, October 8 for a Staff Training Day.   Library staff will attend training classes held at the Central Library and will return to the branches smarter than ever!  Remember that the bookdrop is open 24/7 for your returns and the library system's website, www.afpls.org, is also available 24/7.

Upcoming Events at the Roswell Library

Be sure to mark your calendar for some special events in October and November.  On Saturday, October 20, author Susan Rebecca White will stop by the Roswell Library at 2:00 p.m. to discuss her books Bound South and A Soft Place to Land.  

The Friends' Fall Book Sale spectacular - featuring over 20,000 books! - will be Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10.  The Preview Sale for members (new members are welcome to join at the door) will be Friday, November 9 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Scanners are not permitted at the Preview Sale.  The Regular Book Sale will be Saturday, November 10 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Scanners are permitted at the Saturday sale.

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System will be closed Sunday, November 11 and Monday, November 12 in observance of the Veteran's Day holiday.  When federal/state/local holidays fall on a Sunday, they are observed that day, as well as the following Monday.  Not to worry, though, because the bookdrop is available 24/7 for returns and you can always access the library system's website at www.afpls.org.  The library will reopen Tuesday morning, November 13 at 10:00 a.m. ready to go!

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do during the week?  Visit the Roswell Library for story times, yoga, zumba, and a variety of great programs.  The week of September 24 will feature two special programs in addition to our usual line-up.  One is the Mystery Readers' Book Club discussing Foul Matter by Martha Grimes.  The second one is called Connection Parenting: Healing the Feeling Child where Sharon Egan will offer practical solutions to behavior problems in children and teens.  For more information about any of these programs, please call the Roswell Library at 770-640-3075 or visit our website at www.forl.net.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Check out what's happening next week at the library!  In addition to the usual array of story times, yoga, ESL, and other fab programs, the Noonday Nosh Book Club will discuss The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver on the September 18 at 12:00 p.m.  For more information about any of these programs, please visit our website:  www.forl.net.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Story times are back!  If that's not exciting enough, you'll find the Jack and Annie Book Club for grades 1 and 2, a special program on Grandparents' Day, the Drop-in Needlecrafts group, ESL classes, and a host of other wonderful things to do at the Roswell Library.  Check out a complete list of library programs on our website:  www.forl.net.

Be sure to mark your calendars for September 15 - it will be a banner day at the Roswell Library.  The YArt Sale will be held outside from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and author Marc Fitten will be our guest at 2:00 p.m. in the meeting room as he discusses his novels, Valeria's Last Stand and Elza's Kitchen.

YART SALE: Part Yard Sale, Part Art Sale

Join us on the library's lawn Saturday, September 15 from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. as the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance joins the Friends for an art sale. All kinds of items will be available for sale: art books, art supplies, paintings and more.  Think of it as art on the yard - for sale!  Cash and checks only, please.

Science Fiction Book Group Coming Soon

Do you like sci-fi, fantasy or speculative fiction?  So do we!  The Roswell Library is starting a Sci-Fi Book Group in September.  If you're interested, contact Roswell Library staff members Carolyn Bean or Geoffrey Baum for more information and to join the e-mail list.  Just call 770-640-3075 and ask for Carolyn or Geoff.

AAUW Bookfair is September 26 - 30!

The 53rd annual book extravaganza will be held Wednesday, September 26 - Sunday, September 30 at Perimeter Mall in Sandy Springs.  Fore more information, please visit their website:  http://bookfairaauw.org/.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

For the first week of September, the Roswell Library kicks off a special Library Card Month activity for kids.  Children who tell us why they love the library by writing a sentence (or two) or drawing a picture will receive a prize.  For adults, there are copies of 52 Ways to Use the Library (one for every week of the year!) available in the library's lobby.

More reasons to love the library include the Friends' bookstore, a french story time, the return of Zumba, and other great programs listed on our website:  www.forl.net.  Be sure to mark your calendars for author Marc Fitten, who will stop by the library September 15 at 2:00 p.m.

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.