GENERAL INFO | PROGRAMS
Roswell Library
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
115 Norcross Street
Roswell, GA 30075
(770) 640-3075
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday - Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
QUICK LINKS
ADULT PROGRAMSTEEN PROGRAMS
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
ADULT PROGRAMS
ONGOING PROGRAMS
ART EXHIBITS
The Roswell Fine Arts Alliance exhibits a variety of paintings on a rotating basis. The current exhibit is titled "Signs of Spring" and will be on display for 2 - 3 months, beginning January 10, 2012.
ESL
The library sponsors ESL CLASSES twice a week. These are ongoing, free, and no registration is required.
ALL LEVELS:
Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED:
Friday mornings from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
GED TESTING
The Roswell Library is now a GED registration and testing site. These tests are sponsored by the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. For more information about dates and times for 2012, please read our GED Guide. Or, call the GED Information Line at 404-730-1837.
FEBRUARY
ROSWELL READS 2012 Photo Contest for All Ages
Theme: “The Rural South”
Pick up a Photo Contest brochure at the library or download one here: Roswell Reads Photo Contest Brochure. Deadline is Thursday, February 23. 6:00 p.m.
Atlanta's Winter Birds
Sunday, February 5. 3:00 p.m.
Pam Higginbotham from the Atlanta Audubon Society will discuss how to identify and attract local birds. Registration is required.
Free Tax Assistance
Mondays, February 6 - April 9. 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Trained AARP Tax-Aid volunteers will gladly assist anyone, with special attention given to those ages 60 and older. Please bring last year's tax returns and other important documents that will assist the Tax-Aid volunteer.
The Powerful Woman at Every Age
Thursday, February 9. 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Guin Bennett of Care More Chiropractic discusses vitamins and supplements. Registration is required.
Zumba
February 10, 17, and 24. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration is required. Sign-up begins at the Adult Reference Desk one hour before each session. Space is limited to the first 25 people.
ROSWELL READS 2012
The GBI Explains CSI
Presented by Special Agent Jonathan Spurlock
Saturday, February 11. 11:00 a.m.
FRIENDS BOOKSTORE Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Sunday, February 19. 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Stop by the Friends Bookstore to help us celebrate 10 wonderful years of selling books to the Roswell community.
ROSWELL READS 2012
Noonday Nosh Book Club
Tuesday, February 21. 12:00 p.m.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
ROSWELL READS 2012
Dana Barrett and Friends
Wednesday, February 22. 6:30 p.m.
Book discussion of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
ROSWELL READS 2012
Reception for Photography Contest
Sunday, February 26. 2:00 p.m.
ROSWELL READS 2012
EXHIBIT of Photography Contest Photos “The Rural South”
February 26 - March 11, 2012
ROSWELL READS 2012
Mystery Readers' Book Club
Tuesday, February 28. 6:30 p.m.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
MARCH
Free Tax Assistance
Mondays, February 6 - April 9. 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Trained AARP Tax-Aid volunteers will gladly assist anyone, with special attention given to those ages 60 and older. Please bring last year's tax returns and other important documents that will assist the Tax-Aid volunteer.
ROSWELL READS 2012
Southern Food: The Myths, Truths and Where to Get It
Presented by Jenny Turknett, AJC Dining Team Member, Southern and Neighborhood Fare
Sunday, March 4. 2:30 p.m.
ROSWELL READS 2012
So You Want to Open a Restaurant
Presented by Jeannie Rasar, Principal of Rasar & Associates
Sunday, March 4. 3:30 p.m.
ROSWELL READS 2012
Horrors! A Discussion of the Genre
Presented by Dave Hinchberger, Owner/Operator of OverlookConnection.com Bookstore and Press
Monday, March 5. 6:30 p.m.
ROSWELL READS 2012
FINAL EVENT - A Literary Luncheon with author Tom Franklin
Saturday, March 10. 11:30 a.m.
Roswell Adult Recreation Center
830 Grimes Bridge Road
(770) 641-3950
Tickets will be available in late January. Tickets cost $15.00 and include a meal. Check back soon for more information. Arrangements for appearance of Tom Franklin made through HarperCollins Speakers Bureau, New York, NY.
Noonday Nosh Book Club
Tuesday, March 20. 12:00 p.m.
Russian Winter: a novel by Daphne Kalotay
Mystery Readers' Book Club
Tuesday, March 27. 6:30 p.m.
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
APRIL
Noonday Nosh Book Club
Tuesday, April 17. 12:00 p.m.
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley
Mystery Readers' Book Club
Tuesday, April 24. 6:30 p.m.
The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower
TEEN PROGRAMS
ROSWELL READS 2012 Photo Contest for All Ages
Theme: “The Rural South”
Pick up a Photo Contest brochure at the library or download one here: Roswell Reads Photo Contest Brochure. Deadline is Thursday, February 23. 6:00 p.m.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
ROSWELL READS 2012: FOR CHILDRENThere are two companion books for children to read and one program.
Jake Drake: Bully Buster by Andrew Clements (grades 2 - 4)
Fourth-grader Jake Drake relates how he comes to terms with SuperBully Link Baxter, especially after they are assigned to be partners on a class project.
The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm (grades 5 - 7)
Tired of being bullied and picked on, three seventh-grade outcasts join forces to create a new atmosphere at Parkland Middle School.
A ROSWELL READS 2012: Bullying: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, March 14. 4:00 p.m.
A program for children, parents, and teachers presented by the Fulton County Behavioral Health Department.
STORY TIMES
Bouncing Babies Story Time
Mondays, February 6 – April 23. 10:30 a.m.
Bouncing Babies is a program for infants from birth to age one and their caregiver. No reservations required. There will not be a program on April 2.
Walking One-ders Story Time
Wednesdays, February 8 – April 25. 10:30 a.m.
Walking One-ders is a program for one year olds who are walking and their caregiver. No reservations required. There will not be a program on April 4.
Terrific Twos and Threes Story Time
Wednesdays, February 8 – April 25. 11:30 a.m.
Terrific Twos is a program for two and three-year-olds and a caregiver. No reservations required. There will not be a program on April 4.
Story Time for 4’s and 5’s
Mondays, February 6 – April 23. 4:00 p.m.
Story time for 4’s and 5’s is an independent story time experience that children attend without a caregiver. No reservations required. There will not be a program on April 2.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
READing Paws
First and third Saturdays, January – May. 11:00 a.m.
Morgan, a trained and certified therapy dog, loves stories. Beginning and reluctant readers are encouraged to sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read to her. Grades 1 and up. Registration begins 3 weeks before the program.
ROSWELL ROOTS: A Festival of Black History and Culture
Black Stars in Orbit: Celebrating the Contributions of African Americans to Space Exploration
Saturday, February 18. 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Curtis M. Graves, retired Deputy Director for Civil Affairs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will discuss his thirty year career at NASA and the extraordinary achievements of African American astronauts and scientists to the exploration of space. This event will include a screening of the documentary produced by Dr. Graves, “Black Stars in Orbit: African Americans and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration”. Registration is required.
Rocks in Your Backyard - NEW TIME
Tuesday, February 21. 4:00 p.m.
Bring your rocks, paper and pencil and a creative mind. Bill Waggener from the Georgia Mineral Society will be here to talk about rocks native to Georgia and help you identify what's in your rock collection.
ROSWELL ROOTS: A Festival of Black History and Culture
Our Stories: African American History for Children
An Afternoon with Calvin Ramsey.
Saturday, February 25. 3:00 p.m.
In recognition of Black History month the Roswell Library will host renowned author and playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey, who will discuss his thoughtful works of illustrated children’s literature highlighting the African American experience. This discussion will include Mr. Ramsey’s book Ruth and the Green Book, the powerful story of a young girl’s journey from Chicago through the segregated South to her Grandma’s house in Alabama; and Belle, The Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story, the moving tale of a mule that played a key role in the civil rights movement -- and a young boy who sees history anew.