Week 4 Winners

It's the fourth week of our Adult Summer Reading Program and the winners are: Linda Waxman Emily Wien Maruerite Fasino Mary Ann Kramer Joan DiLorenzo Congratulations to our winners and thank you to the 37 people who entered.

Week 3 Winners

We're a bit late because of the power outage, but we did hold the drawing for the third week of our Adult Summer Reading Program. And the winners are: Karen Mehring King Gedicke Barbara Wolf Barbara Critelli Theresa Boattini Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the 44 people who participated this week.

Welcome back to another year of Adult Summer Reading!

This morning we held the first drawing of our Adult Summer Reading Program. And the winners are: Kristi Baker Kimberly Coe Nancy Gallo Antionette Sappio Ruth Kiesche Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the 65 people who participated this week. Our next drawing will be July 1.

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Friday marked the end of our Adult Summer Reading Program: Reading is Delicious.  At the wonderful concert by Aideen O'Donnell, we selected our grand prize winners. 

Raffaela Renzulli won a Starbucks Gift Cart donated by Judy Gazzoli.

Gerri Harrington won a Gift Card to Anthony & Sons Bakery provided by Anthony & Sons Bakery.

Danielle Shumaker won a  gift certificate to the Roxbury Diner donated by The Friends of the Roxbury Library.

Melissa Oefflein won a gift card to Outback Steakhouse provided by Outback Steakhouse.

Mabel Recchia won a picnic set. 

Thanks to everyone who participated in this years program.  We hope to see you next year!

Our Last Weekly Drawing of the Summer

This week's winners are:

Fran Day
Nancy Gallo
Maryanne Ritter
Cathy Bishop
Jeanne Maurella
Gene Kasper
Doris Tumminello
Carol Cullen
Jean Potters
Sherrie McDonald

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Adult Summer Reading Program.  We look forward to seeing you all at our End of Summer Bash on Friday, August 10 at 7PM.

And the winners are:

Dolores Gates
Amy Roth
Veronique Boudreau
Roseann Nicholson
Janet Reckenbiel
CR Delahanty

Congratulations to our winners and the 38 people who entered this week.

Remember, this week is your last chance to enter.  Our grand prize winners will be drawn from all of the entries we received this summer at our End of Summer Bash on Friday, August 10 at 7PM.  Come join us for food, music and some fabulous prizes!

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Week 6 Adult Summer Reading Winners

This week's winners are:

Michelina Podlaski
Wendy Walter
Mabel Recchia
Barbara Ernst
Nancy Fontana

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the 60 people who entered this week.  There are only two more weeks left. Be sure to bring your entries to the library.

New Service: Text a Librarian at the Roxbury Public Library

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Week 5 Winners

This week's winners are:

Kathy Keener
Carol Loomis
Jennifer Mehring
Charles Shumaker
Faye Herzich

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the 61 people who entered this week.

Our next drawing will be on July 23.

Week 4 Winners

This week's winners are:

Lois Dege
Babara Dziedzic
Rosemarie Sherman
Elaine Thomas
Diana Drew

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the 66 people who entered this week.

Our next drawing will be on July 16. 

Week 3 Winners!

This week's winners are:

Pat Zygmunt
April Van Ness
Ruth Morrow
Sherrie Winkworth
Winfield S. Bennett

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the 81 people who entered this week.

Our next drawing will be on July 9. 

Second Week Winners!

Today we held the second weekly drawing of our Adult Summer Reading Program and set a new record for entries with 82! 

This week's winners are:

Lil Nelson
Jeanne Moschella
Michele Pellechio
Georgianna Matusewicz
Barbara Wolf

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered.  Let's keep setting those records!

Week 1 Winners!

We held our drawing for the first week of our Adult Summer Reading Program and the winners are:

Emily Wien

Sydney Talley

Doreen Caputo

Jessica Driscoll

Raffaela Renzulli

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the record 77 people who entered this week.

Our next drawing will be held on Monday, June 25th.

Welcome!

The Adult Services Department is excited to announce the theme for our 7th Annual Adult Summer Reading Program: Reading is Delicious.

Sign up here. 

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

End of Summer Bash and Grand Prize Winners

Thanks to everyone who came to our End of Summer Bash on Friday night. And thanks again to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring our concerts this summer.

The winners of the Grand Prizes in this year's Adult Summer Reading Program were Barbara Dziedzic and Dolores Gates. Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Adult Summer Reading Program. We hope to see you next summer!

End of Summer Bash Friday, August 26 at the Roxbury Public Library

Join us for an evening of music featuring classical guitarist Bret Williams. We'll also hold the final prize drawing for our Adult Summer Reading Program. Refreshments will be served. Doors open at 6:30PM and the music starts at 7:00PM. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Roxbury Township Public Library.

Last Winners of the Summer

Today is the final drawing for our Adult Summer Reading Program. And the winners are:

Georgianna Matusewicsz

Nancy Gallo

Cathy Bishop

Wendy Walker

Patricia Daugherty

The answer to last week's Trivia Question: "What planet in the Manticore System do Treecats come from?" is "Sphinx."

The winner of the Trivia Contest is Kim Armstrong.

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this summer's contests. It's been a great success. But it's not over yet! On Friday August 26 at our End of Summer Bash, we will be holding our Grand Prize Drawings. Everyone who participated in our weekly contests will be eligible for our Grand Prizes.

The End of Summer Bash will also feature, food, fun, and a musical performance by classical guitarist Bret Williams. We hope you all attend.

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our Adult Summer Reading Program.

This Week's Trivia Question

This week's question is: "What planet in the Manticore System do Treecats come from?"

Submit your answer.

This Week's Winners

Our winners are:

Kristi Baker

Barbara Dziedzic

Lisa Quilty

Jean Potters

Marcea Scott

The answer to last week's trivia question: "Winterfell, Casterly Rock and Sunspear are located on what continent?" is "Westeros." Kristi Baker was very lucky this week since she also won the Trivia Contest.

This is your last week to enter our Adult Summer Reading Contests so bring in your slips!

This Week's Trivia Question

Winterfell, Casterly Rock and Sunspear are located on what continent?

Submit your answer.

Week 6 Winners!

The winners for the sixth week of our Adult Summer Reading Program are:

Carol Loomis

Kate Morgan

Faye Herzich

Mary Vavrek

Roseann Nicholson

The answer to our trivia question "What planet do the Fremen live on?" is "Arrakis." The winner was Mahua Banerjee.

Congratulations to all our winners.

This week's trivia question

This week's question is: "What planet do the Femen live on?"

Submit your answer here.