Roxbury Library Association

NOVEMBER 2009 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM PROGRAM AT THE ROXBURY LIBRARY

On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., the Roxbury Library Association will host an RLA Tuesday Forum program focusing on speaker Olive Van Aken’s June 2008 trip to Russia. Ms. Aken will augment her program with a slide presentation.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following Ms. Van Aken’s presentation.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday Forum events, gatherings, and activities, which are free of charge.

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum programs and events, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci 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.

APRIL 2009 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM PROGRAM AT THE
ROXBURY LIBRARY

On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., the Roxbury Library
Association will offer a screening and a group discussion of the
documentary film MARVELOUS MARGARETVILLE, directed by Roxbury resident
Roger Bobley.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following
the film screening and discussion session.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday
Forum events, programs, and activities, which are free of charge.

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

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum events, programs, and
activities, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury
Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901 or via email at
dian@roxburylibraryonline.org (Dian Seiler) or at
frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org (Helen Faraci).

ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNNUAL AND REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETING

The Roxbury Library Association Board of Trustees welcomes the public to
attend the Roxbury Library Association Annual and Regular Board of
Trustees’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at 9:30 a.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.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler
Telephone: (607)-326-7901
Email: dian@roxburylibraryonline.org

Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci
Telephone: (607)-326-7901
Email: frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org

FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR BARBARA AND DAVID SCUDDER AT THE ROXBURY LIBRARY

On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., the Roxbury Library
Association will host a farewell reception for Barbara and David Scudder,
who will be relocating from Roxbury to a retirement community in Goshen,
Indiana, on November 5th. The Roxbury Library Association Board of
Trustees and the Roxbury Library Staff welcome the public to celebrate
Barbara’s and David’s many years of community service to Roxbury and to
extend best wishes to the Scudders as they begin a new chapter in their
lives.

Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler and Roxbury Library Clerk Helen
Faraci will provide refreshments for all reception attendees.

Please contact the Roxbury Library Staff at (607)-326-7901 for additional
information about the Scudder reception at the Roxbury Library.

The Roxbury Library Association will offer its October 2009 Tuesday Forum
program in recognition of National Cancer Awareness Month. On Tuesday,
October 13, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., Jeanne Darling, Executive Director of
Cornell Cooperative Extension, will offer a presentation on breast cancer
awareness, a program facilitated by Peter Molnar and John Riedl of the
Margaretville Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Wellness Committee.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following
Ms. Darling’s presentation.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday
Forum programs and activities, which are free of charge.

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

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum programs and activities,
please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury Library
Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

 MAY 2009 ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TUESDAY FORUM PROGRAM

On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., the Roxbury Library Association
will offer a screening and a group discussion of CATSKILL MOUNTAIN
LOCALS, directed by Margaretville resident Roger Bobley.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following
the film screening and discussion session.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday
Forum events, programs, and activities, which are free of charge.

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

For information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum events, programs, and
activities, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or
Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901 or via email at
dian@roxburylibraryonline.org (Dian Seiler) or at frontdesk@
roxburylibraryonline.org (Helen Faraci).

ROXBURY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RESCHEDULED ANNUAL AND REGULAR BOARD OF
TRUSTEES’ MEETING

The Roxbury Library Association Board of Trustees’ welcomes the public to
attend the Roxbury Library Association Annual and Regular Board of
Trustees’ Meeting on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., at the Roxbury
Library, following cancellation of the originally scheduled board meeting
on Tuesday, April 7th.

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

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler
Telephone: (607)-326-7901
Email: dian@roxburylibraryonline.org

Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci
Telephone: (607)-326-7901
Email: frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org

The Roxbury Library Association will offer a special RLA Thrift Shoppe
Sale on Memorial Day Weekend. On Saturday, May 23, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to
2:00 p.m., the RLA Thrift Shoppe will offer holiday weekend shoppers the
opportunity to purchase quality, individually priced RLA Thrift Shoppe
merchandise in the reception area of the library and to take advantage of
the RLA Thrift Shoppe’s ongoing bag sales ($2.00 for a small shopping bag;
$4.00 for a large shopping bag) in the RLA Thrift Shoppe proper. Items
available for purchase range from clothing and footwear for all age groups
to household and decorative items to books for adults, adolescents, and
children. In addition to the special RLA Thrift Shoppe sale, the RLA will
offer library patrons and visitors the opportunity to purchase Irma Mae
Griffin’s HISTORY OF THE TOWN of Roxbury ($16.50 for a new softcover copy;
$4.00 for a flood-damaged copy) and raffle tickets for the queen-sized
2009 RLA “Jean Porter Basket Quilt” at $1.00 per ticket or at $5.00 for
six tickets.

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

For further details about the Memorial Day Saturday and upcoming RLA Thrift
Shoppe special sales, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler
or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

The Roxbury Library Association will offer a special RLA Thrift Shoppe
Sale on Memorial Day Weekend. On Saturday, May 23, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to
2:00 p.m., the RLA Thrift Shoppe will offer holiday weekend shoppers the
opportunity to purchase quality, individually priced RLA Thrift Shoppe
merchandise in the reception area of the library and to take advantage of
the RLA Thrift Shoppe’s ongoing bag sales ($2.00 for a small shopping bag;
$4.00 for a large shopping bag) in the RLA Thrift Shoppe proper. Items
available for purchase range from clothing and footwear for all age groups
to household and decorative items to books for adults, adolescents, and
children. In addition to the special RLA Thrift Shoppe sale, the RLA will
offer library patrons and visitors the opportunity to purchase Irma Mae
Griffin’s HISTORY OF THE TOWN of Roxbury ($16.50 for a new softcover copy;
$4.00 for a flood-damaged copy) and raffle tickets for the queen-sized
2009 RLA “Jean Porter Basket Quilt” at $1.00 per ticket or at $5.00 for
six tickets.

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

For further details about the Memorial Day Saturday and upcoming RLA Thrift
Shoppe special sales, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler
or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901.

On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., art therapist and Roxbury resident Ellen Stewart will offer creative exercises to heal mind, body, and spirit.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following Ms. Stewart’s presentation.

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to all RLA Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings 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 information about upcoming RLA Tuesday Forum events, please contact Roxbury Library Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci at (607)-326-7901 or via email at dian@roxburylibraryonline.org (Dian) or at frontdesk@roxburylibraryonline.org (Helen).

January-July 2009 Adult Book Discussion Group at the Roxbury Library

The Roxbury Library Association welcomes the public to attend an adult
book discussion group, held at the Roxbury Library, from January
through July 2009, with most meetings on the last Monday of every
month, unless otherwise indicated. All adult book discussion group
meetings start at 12:00 noon and end at 2:00 p.m.. Meeting dates and
books under discussion are as follows:

Monday, January 26   THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama;
Monday, February 23  MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS by Tracy Kidder;
Monday, March 23     GIVE ME LIBERTY by Naomi Wolf;
Monday, April 27     THE PERIODIC TABLE by Primo Levi;
Monday, May 18       THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver
                      Pelin;
Monday, June 29      THE WORLD WITHOUT US by Alan Weisman; and
Monday, July 27      GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL by Jared Diamond.

The Roxbury Library Association offers the January-July 2009 adult
book discussion group to all participants free of charge.

Please contact Ellen Stewart, adult book discussion group facilitator,
at (607)-326-4340 or at peacebaby@catskill.net, to sign up as a
participant. Additional contact persons include Roxbury Library
Director Dian Seiler or Roxbury Library Clerk Helen Faraci 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.

On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., Roxbury resident Virginia Scheer will offer a presentation on the Catskill Folk Connection.

Regular RLA Tuesday Forum attendees will provide refreshments following Ms. Scheer’s presentation. The Roxbury Library Association Board of Trustees welcomes the public to all Tuesday Forum programs, activities, and gatherings at the Roxbury Library.