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Monday	9am-8pm
Tuesday	9am-8pm
Wednesday	9am-8pm
Thursday	9am-6pm
Friday	9am-6pm
Saturday	10-4pm
Sunday	Closed

Holiday Schedule

"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

The Library has a half-price sale of new copies of "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold and "When Washington Was in Vogue" by Edward C. Williams. Remember, Christmas is right around the corner, so just ask for a copy at the circulation desk. And, because the funds benefit the causes of the Friends of the Roselle Public Library, we thank you! Roselle Library to Add Public Service Hours... Beginning September 12, the Roselle Public Library will stay open until 8 pm on Fridays, rather than close at 6 pm . The Library's other evening hours are Monday through Wednesday until 8 pm , and Thursday until 6 pm. 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. Next Book Sale and Donations... The next book sale will be in May 2009. At the moment, we are not accepting donations, while we clean out the leftovers from the last sale. Check back here to fine when we start taking your used books again.	Roselle Library Offers Library Gift Certificates... Ever want to treat your spouse to some classic movies? Need to make sure that the money you give your children goes for printing a report, and not for a bag of chips? The Roselle Public Library has the answer for you. The Library is now offering gift certificates to its patrons. Essentially pre-paid cards, the gift certificates can be used to rent DVDs and videos, pay for computer print-outs, or redeem for fines. 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

The Garden State Legacy Magazine...

If you are interested in New Jersey history, visit the Garden State Legacy website. A free subscription to this online quarterly magazine "dedicated to sharing the rich heritage and history of our state with the world" can be setup. A link to a high resolution printable PDF or a low resolution PDF for viewing online will be sent to your email.

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 appointment. Read on for further instructions about proof of U.S. citizenship and identity, photos and fees. Print a passport application 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.

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!