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.

 

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Summer is winding down, if only the temperatures would wind down, too!  This is the last week for story time programs - they will start again in September.  The Drop-in Needlecrafts groups returns next week.  Bring your projects and chat with other folks working on similar things.  For more information about any of our upcoming programs, please visit our website at www.forl.net.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do next week?  Visit the library!  Summer programs are winding down as kids finish their summer reading lists and folks prepare to go back to school in early/mid August.  The deadline to receive credit and/or prizes for any of the summer reading programs is July 31.

Special hats off and thousands of thanks for the volunteers who helped set up, staff and take down our Sizzlin' Summer Book Sale!  It was the best - and busiest - one yet.  Visit our website, www.forl.net, for a list of Roswell Library programs or see what's happening at the Central Library and other branches at www.afpls.org.

Countdown to our Sizzlin' Summer Book Sale!

Get ready for our sizzling summer at the Summer Book Sale!  The sale will be held at the Roswell Library on Saturday, July 21, 2012, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

The Preview party for members of the Friends of the Roswell Library has extended hours on Friday, July 20 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. New members are welcome and may join the Friends of the Roswell Library at the door. 

This Week @ the Roswell Library

Wondering what to do next week? Visit the library!  The Roswell Library welcomes author Karen White to the Noonday Nosh Book discussion Tuesday, July 17 at 12:00 p.m.  Please join us for a fun and livley chat with one of the area's most popular authors.  Many thanks to the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation for sponsoring this and other local author events throughout Fulton County.

Roswell and all of the wonderful libraries in metro Atlanta offer summer programs for all ages. Visit our website, www.forl.net, for a list of Roswell Library programs or see what's happening at the Central Library and other branches at www.afpls.org.

Author Karen White Visits the Noonday Nosh Book Club

Join us  Tuesday, July 17 at 12:00 p.m. as the Noonday Nosh Book Club features a very special guest, author Karen White.  Ms. White will join the discussion of her book, Falling Home.  This program is sponsored by the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation.  The Foundation is the library system's biggest cheerleader and sponsors a variety of programs and grants for the libraries throughout Fulton County.  The learn more about the Foundation, please visit their page on the A-FPLS website:  http://www.afpls.org/support-afpls/155-foundation.

This Week @ the Roswell Library

There will be some exciting programs at the Roswell Library this week.  You'll find science programs, animal visits, yoga and more.  Learn more by visiting our website:  www.forl.net.  Please remember that program presenters often limit the number of people/children that can attend, so reservations are required.  For more information, call the friendly staff at the Roswell Library at 770-640-3075 and staff will be glad to assist you.

Roswell Friends Sizzling Summer Book Sale

Reading and relaxing made possible by you!

  

Come celebrate a sizzling summer at the Summer Book Sale hosted by the Friends of the Roswell Library.  The sale will be held at the Roswell Library on Saturday, July 21, 2012, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Summer time and the reading is easy for both children and adults.  Do you need a great beach book?  Why not pick up 4 for $1.00?  This sale will feature over 350 DVD movies and a huge selection of inspirational, mystery, science fiction and fantasy books. Collectibles, art books and coffee table books will also be featured.

Ours have become the gold standard for the well organized book sale – easy pickings at the best prices.  Current hardback fiction at $1.00 to $2.00 and paperbacks at 4 for $1.00.  We have everything from A to Z:  Art, Biography, Cooking, Decor, Essays, Fantasy, Gardening, History, Inspirational, Jokes, Knitting, LARGE PRINT, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Opera, Poetry, Quotables, Romance, Southern Authors, Travel, Unusual, Vintage, Westerns, Xceptional, Young Adult, Zoological.   

The Preview party for members of the Friends of the Roswell Library has extended hours on Friday, July 20 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  New members are welcome and may join the Friends of the Roswell Library at the door.

Did you know that with your support of our book sales the Friends have purchased 24 new comfortable reading room chairs?   Reading and relaxing made possible by you!