Roxbury Library Association

The Roxbury Library Association (RLA) welcomes the public to the Saturday, July 2, 2022, RLA Silent Auction, to take place this year as an in-person fundraising event at the Roxbury Library. Featuring a diverse range of auction items, from antique and vintage collectibles to visual artworks and handcrafted quilts, handbags, and home accent pieces, as well as gift baskets and gift certificates from long- and newly established local businesses and eateries, the July 2022 RLA Silent Auction will begin at 9:30 a.m. on July 2nd. Following the silent auction registration and bidding period from 9:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m., the announcement of bidding results will occur at 2:00 p.m.  Winning bidders must pay for their items by cash or check on the day of the auction and must have available transport for the auction items won.

The RLA will offer a silent auction preview week on the following days and times: Saturday, June 25th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Monday, June 27th, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, June 29th, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; and Thursday, June 30th, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at the Roxbury Library. The RLA will offer transport of silent auction donations to the Roxbury Library on Saturday, June 18th, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please call the Roxbury Library at (607)-326-7901 to schedule this service.

For additional inquiries regarding this year’s RLA Silent Auction, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or the Roxbury Library Clerical Staff (Mary Jean Scudder or Elizabeth Frugina) at (607)-326-7901.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

The Roxbury Library will return to full operating hours starting Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Weekly hours for the Roxbury Library, the Irma Mae Griffin History Room, and the Roxbury Library Association (RLA) Thrift Shoppe will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; and Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., with 2022 RLA Quilt Raffle tickets available for purchase at the library’s circulation desk ($1.00 per ticket or $5.00 for 6 tickets). Beautifully handcrafted by the Roxbury Library Quilters, the two featured quilts for the RLA 2022 RLA Quilt Raffle are the queen-sized “Squares of Many Colors” Quilt and the lap-sized “Victorian Hearts and Flowers” Quilt, both on display at the Roxbury Library.

Notary Public Service is available Mondays, Wednesdays, and  Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Currently, the RLA does not require masks but recommends them for at-risk individuals and will provide curbside pickup service upon request.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

Please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or the Roxbury Library Clerical Staff (Mary Jean Scudder or Elizabeth Frugina) at (607)-326-7901 with inquiries about library hours, events, programs, and services and about RLA Thrift Shoppe donations.

The Roxbury Library will maintain its April hours of operation in May of  2022. Weekly hours for the Roxbury Library, the Irma Mae Griffin History Room, and the Roxbury Library Association (RLA) Thrift Shoppe will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., with 2022 RLA Quilt Raffle tickets available for purchase at the library’s circulation desk ($1.00 per ticket or $5.00 for 6 tickets). Beautifully handcrafted by the Roxbury Library Quilters, the two featured quilts for the RLA 2022 RLA Quilt Raffle are the queen-sized “Squares of Many Colors” Quilt and the lap-sized “Victorian Hearts and Flowers” Quilt, both on display at the Roxbury Library.

Notary Public Service is available Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Currently, the RLA does not require masks but recommends them for at-risk individuals and will provide curbside pickup service upon request.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

For information about Roxbury Library hours from May 2022 through December 2022, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or the Roxbury Library Clerical Staff (Mary Jean Scudder or Elizabeth Frugina) at (607)-326-7901.

Roxbury Library Association is pleased to announce the Delaware County Seed Swap!

Take some seeds! Leave some seeds!

April 4, 2022- June 4, 2022

Sponsored by Transition Catskills, Hobart, NY

The Roxbury Library will expand its hours of operation in April of 2022. Weekly hours for the Roxbury Library, the Irma Mae Griffin History Room, and the Roxbury Library Association (RLA) Thrift Shoppe will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., with 2022 RLA Quilt Raffle tickets available for purchase at the library’s circulation desk ($1.00 per ticket or $5.00 for 6 tickets). Beautifully handcrafted by the Roxbury Library Quilters, the two featured quilts for the RLA 2022 RLA Quilt Raffle are the queen-sized “Squares of Many Colors” Quilt and the lap-sized “Victorian Hearts and Flowers” Quilt, both on display at the Roxbury Library.

Notary Public Service is available Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Currently, the RLA does not require masks but recommends them for at-risk individuals and will provide curbside pickup service upon request.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

For information about Roxbury Library hours from May 2022 through December 2022, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seileror the Roxbury Library Clerical Staff (Mary Jean Scudder, Elizabeth Frugina, or Lois Brady) at (607)-326-7901.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays:
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Notary Public Service: Mondays & Wednesdays

Beginning on Monday, January 3, 2022, the Roxbury Library will reopen its doors to the public on a limited basis: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, with full services restored, including interlibrary loans, curbside pickup, and notary public service (notary public service provided on Mondays and Wednesdays only). All remaining holiday bazaar merchandise will be available for purchase at $3.00 or $5.00 per bag.

Masking and social distancing will be ongoing requirements for entry into the library, per state-mandated COVID protocols.

The Roxbury Library Association (RLA) Thrift Shoppe Staff will be accepting donations when the library is open but cordially requests that all donations be manageable in weight.

For further information, please contact the library’s circulation desk by telephone at (607)-326-7901 or by email at frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org (email address of Roxbury Library Clerks Helen Faraci and Mary Jean Scudder).

The Roxbury Library will close for the remainder of 2021 (12/15/2021 - 12/31/2021) due to health risks posed by the surge of COVID  cases within Delaware County, as reported by the Delaware County Department of Public Health, along with recently released state-mandated COVID precautions against newly emergent COVID variants. The Roxbury Library Association is currently suspending all library services, including interlibrary loan requests and curbside pickups, until further notice.

Please do not leave voicemail messages for library staff, for the library will remain vacant through the end of the year.

The Roxbury Library Association Board of Trustees and the Roxbury Library Staff regret any inconveniences caused by the Roxbury Library’s temporary closing.

An end-of-year press release will announce Roxbury Library hours for the first quarter of 2022.

From Monday, November 8, 2021, through Wednesday, December 29, 2021, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, the Roxbury Roxbury Library Association (RLA) will be offering its Annual Holiday Bazaar shopping festivities at the Roxbury Library. The RLA Annual Holiday Bazaar will offer holiday shoppers the opportunity to purchase quality RLA Thrift Shoppe merchandise, Irma Mae Griffin’s HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF ROXBURY, and 2021 RLA quilt raffle tickets for the queen-sized “Joyful Scrappy Triangles” Quilt and for the  twin-sized “Blue Hearts” Quilt,” at $1.00 per ticket or at $5.00 for 6 tickets.

On Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, Santa will visit the Roxbury Library with holiday candy and gifts for the children of Roxbury and neighboring communities.

The RLA quilt raffle drawing for the 2021 RLA “Joyful Scrappy Triangles” Quilt and for the 2021 RLA “Blue Hearts” Quilt, expertly handcrafted by the Roxbury Library Quilters, will take place on Saturday, December 4th, at 1:30 p.m., at the Roxbury Library.

Located at 53742 State Highway 30, the Roxbury Library is directly opposite the town’s United Methodist Church on Main Street.

For further information about the 2021 RLA Annual Holiday Bazaar shopping festivities, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler, Roxbury Library Clerk Mary Jean Scudder, or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

The RLA Thrift Shoppe Volunteer Staff and the Roxbury Library Staff welcome donations of new or gently used gift items to the 2021 RLA Annual Holiday Bazaar.

The RLA requires that all Roxbury Library holiday visitors observe state-recommended COVID-19 protocols, including the wearing of facial masks and the practicing of social distancing.

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The 2021 RLA Quilt Raffle to benefit the Roxbury Library Association

Quilts Crafted by the Roxbury Library Quilters

Drawing: Saturday, 12/04/2021, @ 1:30 p.m.

The Queen-Sized “Joyful Scrappy Triangles” Quilt

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The Twin-Sized “Blue Hearts” Quilt

2 Chances to Win!

You do not need to be present at the drawing to win.

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