Thanks to the generosity of our friends and family members and to a fundraiser on Facebook hosted by our very own Velga, we have been able to begin beefing up our collection.  Our good friend, Lori, is also a faithful donor of new books.   Below is a list of titles that are now available to our patrons.

Adult Fiction:

Guterson, David: Ed King

Guterson, David: The Final Case

Patterson, James:  Holmes, Marple & Poe

Van Pelt, Shelby:  Remarkably Bright Creatures

Oliveira, Robin: A Wild and Heavenly Place

Fredericks, Mariah: The Lindbergh Nanny

Doerr, Anthony:  About Grace

Michaelides, Alex: The Fury

Miller, CL:  The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder

Kelly, Julia:  The Lost English Girl

Hoag, Tami: The Boy

Hannah, Kristin: The Women

Robinson, Roxana: Leaving

Roberts, Tara Karr: Wild and Distant Seas

Graff, Andrew J.: True North

Baker, Ellen: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Irving, John: The Last Chairlift

Smiley, Jane:   A Dangerous Business

Genova, Lisa: Every Note Played

Makkai, Rebeca:  I Have Some Questions for You

Ward, Jesmyn:  Let Us Descend

Benton Frank, Victoria:  My Magnolia Summer

Walsh, Colin:  Kala

McMahon, Jennifer:  My Darling Girl

Mitchell Moore, Meg:  Summer Stage

Andrews, Mary Kay:  Bright Lights, Big Christmas

Shearer, Eleanor:  River Sing Me Home

Harvey, Kristy Woodson:  Christmas In Peachtree Bluff

Endo, Shusaku:  Deep River

Dark, Alice Elliott:  Fellowship Point

Harvey, Kristy Woodson:  Slightly South of Simple

Harvey, Kristy Woodson:  The Secret to Southern Charm

Harvey, Kristy Woodson:  The Southern Side of Paradise

Goodman, Allegra:  Sam, A Novel

Juvenile Fiction:

Pilkey, Dav: CatKid Comic Club Collaborations

Aguirre, Andelfinger:  Sweet Valley Twins:  Choosing Sides (Graphic Novel)

Adult Non-Fiction:

Maclean, Harry: Starkweather

Blankfield, Keren:  Lovers in Auschwitz

Reed, Shannon: Why We Read

Russell, Gareth:  The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court

The 2024 Quilt has arrived! The Roxbury Quilters have completed this lovely quilt, originally pieced by Joanne Capalbo-Flachs called “Joanne’s Log Cabins”. The quilt will fit a queen size bed and features soft pastel colors. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00.
Drawing will be Saturday, December 7, so you have plenty of time to get your tickets! Thank you for your continued support.

The Roxbury Times is available online at the website below.  Here’s your opportunity to learn the history of our town during the years 1895 - 1951.  After entering the website, click on Delaware County, and there will be a listing of available newspapers.  Enjoy!

The NYS Historic Newspapers

The Board of Trustees have approved a 2024 budget for the Roxbury Library.

The Roxbury Library is pleased to announce that our staff of dedicated volunteers have taken on a new project for themselves!  They are creating ten pillowcases in conjunction with Ryan’s Case for Smiles to Albany Medical Center pediatric patients.  Sewing began on January 3 and will continue until all pillowcases are completed.  Ryan’s Case for Smiles (formerly ConKerr Cancer) was founded in 2007 to bring comfort and support to young patients and their families in hospitals around the globe.  They started with a simple goal:  to create and distribute whimsical pillowcases that give children an emotional boost and remind them that they are not defined by their illness.  Today, Ryan’s Case for Smiles programs have expanded to include the children’s entire families so they can better navigate and cope with a very difficult experience and avoid long term emotional trauma.

Volunteers involved in this project were Sarah Porter - organizer, Maggie Pebler, Kathy Zummo, Roxanne Lindner, and Chris Durham (not pictured).

Bloom of Margaretville, owners Lori and Katie Rosa, will be distributing the completed pillowcases to Albany Medical Center.

For more information, consult https://caseforsmiles.org/miles-of-pillowcase-smiles-2023/

We’re in a clearing-out mood!  We’ve started with Adult Fiction, beginning with “A” authors.  Get ready for the winter by beefing up your reading material.  And what a bargain:  fill a bag for $1.00!!

Thank you for your support today and every day.

The Roxbury Library staff, volunteers, and Board members recently attended a meeting of the Roxbury Town Board and made the following presentation:

The support of the Town Board is vital to the day to day operations of the Library, and we could not function without these funds.  We are here tonight with our volunteers, staff, and Library Board members to ask that the  Town contribution to the Library be increased from the proposed $20,000, which would represent $8.90 per capita annually.  While we deeply appreciate the contribution, our operating costs have increased along with the cost of living.  The Town’s previous contribution has been $17,500 since 2019 with total tax income per capita chartered to serve at $7.79: at this rate, we rank #37 of the 42 libraries within the Four County Library System in terms of local government contribution.

The Roxbury Library is unusual in what we offer to our community at large.  In addition to the usual library services we offer free WiFi, four patron computers, printers and copiers including a wireless option, and a fax.  Many local residents who don’t have WiFi at home use ours for free and a large number of people come in to print various papers:  return shipping labels, DMV and DSS paperwork, etc.  We have a Notary Public on staff, services free of charge.  We now have a lighted front outdoor area for WiFi users as well, creating a safer space after dark.  We are the only source of public computers, printing, and WiFi in town.

During COVID we were open for abbreviated hours as well as for curb-side service, which we still offer.  This was extremely important during the pandemic:  when so many businesses in town were closed - we were available.  We’ve since reopened with expanded hours including an early start on weekdays of 8:30 which has been convenient for many of our patrons.  We’ve hosted Tuesday Forums throughout the year, a Summer Reading program in conjunction with RCS, a Saturday presentation for First Time Home Buyers, a Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group, school groups, a new Toddler reading group, a non-fiction reading group, and a poetry group is being organized by Writers in the Mountains.  We are also the major collection point for the local food pantry donations.

There are four major sources of income besides the Town contribution for the Library, including the Thrift Shoppe, Silent Auction, Holiday Bazaar, and the Annual Appeal letter is sent to all postal customers in the RCS district of Roxbury, Grand Gorge, Denver, Vega, and Halcottsville.  We watch every penny spent, and we are careful stewards of funds.

The Thrift Shoppe income is a crucial part of our financial picture and during 2022 provided approximately 25% of our total income.  The Thrift provides an invaluable service to the Roxbury community by offering low-priced quality items to all and also donating clothing to families in need and to school children at RCS.

We’ve recently been awarded two grants - one primarily to update a dangerous electrical situation and the latest one will provide us with six new computers.  But, without additional assistance for operating expenses:  heating oil, utilities, salaries, snow plowing, etc., new technology and safer electrics will not keep our doors open.

The Roxbury Library is the hub of our community: it’s the one place where all can gather - long term residents, new residents, visitors, and those passing through.  Thank you so much for your support.