One Week Until Noonday Nosh Book Club

You have one week left to finish up this month's Noonday Nosh Book Club selection: My Ántonia by Willa Cather. Copies are available for check-out at the Roswell Library.  Be sure to check out the display near the Reference Desk!  See you on Tuesday, March 16th @ noon.

To learn more about Willa Cather, please visit the Willa Cather Foundation.

Flamenco Dance Workshop!

Back by popular demand! Julie Galle Baggenstoss returns to the Roswell Library on Saturday, March 27 @ 10:30 a.m. for another exciting dance workshop. Reservations are strongly recommended and may be made in person or by calling the library at 770-640-3075.

Julie Galle Baggenstoss has studied dance for over 25 years, with training in ballet, tap, jazz and precision dance.  She added flamenco to her repertoire in 1997, under the instruction of Teresa Romero Torkanowsky in New Orleans.  Ms. Baggenstoss continued her flamenco training under Ulrika Frank in Atlanta and at the Manuel Betanzos Flamenco Academy in Seville, Spain.  Her dancing style is greatly influenced by Frank and Betanzos, as well as Seville teachers Soraya Clavijo and Manuela Reyes.  She is a teaching specialist at Emory University and gives public classes at Several Dancers Core.  She is a former instructor of children and adults at the Atlanta Ballet.

Rescheduled Journalism Workshop

Great news!  The Journalism Workshop cancelled on March 2nd because of snow has been rescheduled for Monday evening, March 15th @ 7:00 p.m.  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.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do this week?  For the week of March 8 - March 13, you'll find Story Time programs for all ages; free computer classes;  free Tax Assistance;  a Won Yoga class; ESL classes; books for sale in the lobby and in the Friends' Book Corner; and an ongoing Photography Contest (part of Roswell Reads).

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.

Free Computer Classes in March

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.

Introduction to Microsoft Word 2003
Monday, March 8. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn how to create a basic document using Word.

Introduction to the Internet
Tuesday, March 9. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn how to navigate the internet.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003
Wednesday, March 10. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Learn how to create a basic spreadsheet using Excel.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Thursday, March 11. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn the basics of creating a presentation in PowerPoint.

ESL Workshop featuring the Covenant Players

Join us for a fun evening on Tuesday, March 23 @ 6:10 p.m.  The Covenant Players will be at the Roswell Library!  Covenant Players is an international repertory theatre company.  The program will include plays and interaction exercises to help ESL students improve their language and communication skills.

Roswell Reads: Saturday Scoreboard, A Book Discussion

Join us for the last Roswell Reads 2010 book discussion.  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 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.

Upcoming Events at the Carter Center

The Carter Center has some great events planned for this spring, including a photography exhibit by Senator Howard Baker, author visits by Chang-Rae Lee, Susan White, Mark Kurlansky, Hampton Sides and more. Click on this link to visit the Carter Center's Events page and get your calendar ready.

Library Team Wins Spelling Bee

A Library Spelling Bee!  What fun!  The "Book Bags" won the spelling bee in Chatham, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Friends of the Eldridge Public Library.  Did they study beforehand?  Hmmmm . . . click here to read the article in the Cape Cod Chronicle to find out.

Did you know that Roswell Library Branch Manager, Lu Conti, has been an announcer and a judge at the Mimosa Elementary School Spelling Bee for several years?  Yep, or as one might call out: Y - E - P; Yep, 1891, variant of yes, altered for emphasis, or possibly influenced by nope . . .

The Oldest Overdue Notice

Dateline:  1873.

Dear Sir or Madam,
Your book is overdue ....

The ever-fascinating Library History Buff Blog has a picture of an overdue notice from an Andover, Massachusetts library in  December 27, 1873.  Click here to take a look.  Let's hope the book was indeed returned!

Journalism Panel Discussed Has Been Canceled

Snow again in metro Atlanta!  Apparently, the skies above have forgotten that we've already had our annual snow day and most of us in the south are ready for spring.  Due to the inclement weather, tonight's Roswell Reads program titled Journalism Today has been canceled.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate both your understanding and your support of Roswell Reads.

Also, because snowfall is expected until late tonight, the Friends' Book Corner has closed for the day and there will not be an ESL class tonight.  However, the dedicated staff at the Roswell Library will be here and we expect to be open regular hours today.   If you have any questions, please call the Roswell Library at 770.640.3075.

Roswell Reads: Photo Contest Deadline is 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 Computer Classes in March

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.

Introduction to Microsoft Word 2003
Monday, March 8. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn how to create a basic document using Word.

Introduction to the Internet
Tuesday, March 9. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn how to navigate the internet.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003
Wednesday, March 10. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Learn how to create a basic spreadsheet using Excel.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Thursday, March 11. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Learn the basics of creating a presentation in PowerPoint.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

 Wondering what to do this week? For the week of March 1 - March 6, you'll find Story Time programs for all ages; a Roswell Reads book discussion;  a sleepover for stuffed animals; Free Tax Assistance; K1 Book Club for kindergarteners and first-graders; a Won Yoga class;  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.