Roxbury Library Association

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

and

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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*Click photos to view detailed full-size images.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to the RLA’s 5th Silent Auction fundraiser, held virtually this year to ensure the health and safety of all participants. Beginning on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 12:00 noon, and ending on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.(EDT), the RLA will conduct this year’s virtual silent auction through the Charity Auctions Today website.

To view the RLA’s many outstanding auction items, ranging from antique and vintage furniture and home decor, attractively framed artwork and prints, and all types of charming collectibles, to unique dinnerware, vintage watches and jewelry, and beautifully designed quilted throws and handbags, just use the Charity Auctions Today virtual auction website link for the RLA Silent Auction,

http://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/RLA-2021-Silent-Auction-22225

to establish an individual auction account, and bid on all desired items. All items will have a minimum starting bid.

Individuals not wishing to participate in the auction itself can still support this major RLA annual fundraising event by making a donation to the Roxbury Library. All RLA fundraisers enable the RLA to meet the high costs of the Roxbury Library’s operating expenses, including the newly incurred Four County Library System annual automation fees, now that the library is a 4CLS online library.

The Roxbury Library Association deeply appreciates the past generosity of all RLA Silent Auction participants and welcomes all supporters of the Roxbury Library to the RLA’s July 2021 Virtual Silent Auction. The RLA will require all winning bidders to purchase items with credit cards and to pick up purchased items at the Roxbury Library.

Please contact Dian Seiler, Roxbury Library Director, or Mary Jean Scudder, Roxbury Library Clerk, at (607)-326-7901, with questions regarding the 2021 RLA Virtual Silent Auction.

Starting on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, the Roxbury Library will expand its hours of operation and will also be offering curbside service, as requested by individual patrons.

Following state-mandated COVID-19 protocols, including the wearing of face masks and the practicing of social distancing, the Roxbury Library’s open hours, beginning Wednesday, June 2nd, will be as follows:

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. .

The Library Staff recommends calling (607)-326-7901 in advance of each visit to verify that the library, the thrift shoppe, and the history room are open and requests that individuals experiencing fever, cough, and other symptoms of illness refrain from visiting the library.

The Roxbury Library Association’s volunteer Thrift Shoppe Staff will only be accepting donations when the library is open.

Transition Catskills presents the 7th Annual Seed Swap. This countywide seed swap is on until June 1, 2021 at The Roxbury Library Association. Bring your extra seeds to the library and pick up something new to grow in your garden.

As a deterrent to the local spread of COVID-19, the Roxbury Library Association is restricting the Roxbury Library’s open hours to Mondays: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, for CURBSIDE PICKUP ONLY, during the month of February 2021. Please call (607)-326-7901 or email frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org to arrange for curbside pickup of books and audiovisual items.

During the month of February 2021, the RLA Thrift Shoppe will be open on Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, on a BY-APPOINTMENT-ONLY basis. Please call (607)-326-7901 to make a Wednesday morning appointment. To make an appointment on another day, please call (607)-326-7901 or email dian@roxburylibraryonline.org, and the library staff will arrange a mutually convenient time for a visit to the RLA Thrift Shoppe.

Please note that the Roxbury Library Association cannot accept donations of any kind during the month of February 2021.

The Roxbury Library Association regrets any inconvenience caused by the Roxbury Library’s limited COVID-19 hours.

Contact Person: Dian Seiler, Director
Roxbury Library Telephone and Fax: (607)-326-7901

As a preemptive measure to deter the local spread of COVID-19, the Roxbury Library Association (RLA) is restricting Roxbury Library services to curbside pickups only on Mondays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, throughout the month of January 2021. Please call (607)-326-7901 or email frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org to request curbside pickup of books, magazines, ACD’s, and DVD’s, as well as items ordered online through the Four County Library System interlibrary loan services to member libraries.

Beginning Monday, February 1, 2021, the Roxbury Library Association tentatively plans to restore RLA Thrift Shoppe visits on a by-appointment only-basis, through voicemail or email requests.

Please direct questions about the Roxbury Library’s COVID-19 closing to Dian Seiler, Director, Roxbury Library, or Mary Jean Scudder, Clerk, Roxbury Library, at (607)-326-7901. Please note that the RLA cannot accept donations of any kind during the library’s COVID-19 closing.

The Roxbury Library Association Board of Trustees and the Roxbury Library Staff appreciate the public’s patronage of the Roxbury Library and regret any inconvenience caused by the library’s COVID-19 closing.