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"The Roselle Public Library strives to inform, enrich, and empower every person in our community by creating and promoting easy access to a vast array of information, activities, and services while providing an atmosphere for the love of reading." ~ Roselle Public Library Director


Library News From the Director

Roselle Student Returns to Talk About Her New Books...

It was barely a year ago that Mabel Elizabeth Singletary pub-lished her first book for children.  “Just Jump!” was the story of five young girls who learn to work together in a double dutch
jump roping competition.  Now there are three in the “Double Dutch Club” series, and one in a series for boys, the
“Also Rans.”

Singletary, who grew up in Roselle and now lives in Somerset , will make a return visit to the Roselle Public Library on Saturday, September 27 at noon .  She will be there to read from her newest books, talk about her upcoming titles, and autograph copies.  The visit is sponsored by the Friends of the Roselle Library, and is free to all.  Full Story>

Roselle Library Pins Winners in Olympics Contest...

A variety of athletically interested readers took part in the
Roselle Public Library's recent drawing for an official Beijing 2008 Olympics lapel pin.  The five winners were drawn at noon on Thursday August 7, just as it became 8/8/08 in Beijing
China, the host for the XXIX Olympiad.

Winners of the Beijing 2008 lapel pins are Amber Castro (swimming), Nisha Content (basketball), Danielle Guerrier (tennis), Jermaine Johnson (tennis), and Frank Schantz (basketball).  Full Story>


Small Business Help is Here with Corfacts Online...

Corfacts Online, that reaches more than 56,000 New Jersey Businesses, including Top Officers, Plant Managers, HR Contacts, and Buyers. Create your mailing lists, prospect lists, and update your contact database by reaching NJ's Business Elite.

Roselle Chamber of Commerce to Honor Ginsberg Family
and John Bush...

The Roselle Chamber of Commerce will hold its sixth annual dinner and report to the membership on Wednesday, September 24.  The event will be held at the Roselle Golf Club, and will start at 6:30 pm.

Tickets for the dinner are $55.00.  They may be obtained by sending a check to the Roselle Chamber of Commerce 135 East Highland Parkway, Roselle 07203.  Deadline for reservations is September 19.  Full Story>


Roselle Library Receives Gates Foundation Opportunity Online Grant...


The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that the Roselle Public Library will be one of the public libraries in 11 states sharing $8.1 million in grants to improve and sustain free, quality access to computers.

For the Roselle Library, the grant will mean the replacement of six public access computers and the addition of two additional computers.   Roselle 's grant is for $13,000 over two years, with
a local match of $7800 over the same period.  While the grant funds must be used for hardware, matching funds can cover such things as staff training and tech support.  Full Story>

Community Resources for Roselle, NJ...

Thanks to Bryan Prewitt, the creator behind INfoRoselle,
you can stay up to date on Roselle news. A discussion forum can be found at the Roselle Forum. It's new, so post some opinions and exchange some ideas.


Fall 2008 Links of Interest
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Apply for a Passport at the Roselle Public Library...                                     
A passport appointment is needed, so please call the library during business hours at 908-245-5809 to schedule your application. Read on for further instructions about proof of U.S. citizenship and identity, photos and fees. Print a
form here.

Roselle Public Library Suggestion Box ...

Suggestions are welcome and may be placed in the box in the entry hall of library. To read past suggestions and responses from the Library Director, Keith McCoy, please click here. 

One Book New Jersey brings people
together by encouraging them to read
the same book and participate in events about that book.

Free Ebooks Just a Click Away...

Choose from a collection of free ebooks from Project Gutenberg, the Digital Book Index, and The Online Books Page. Enjoy reading fiction and nonfiction from your computer from over 140,000 titles from these online resources..

Patrons now have access to digital audio books from Listen NJ. Use LMxAC Consortium Libraries as your linking library. For further instructions about downloading digital media please click here.

“The site is about WHAT we read, HOW
we read, and how we THINK about our
reading.” Molly Lundquist , LitLovers creator

               
  

Book Letter Daily Receive daily brief e-mails that include book reviews, author interviews, and bestseller excerpts.

                          
Sign up for Online Book Clubs and every day  you will be sent a 5-minute sample from a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. Have fun!
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