News & Announcements

• Seeing Eye Puppies – Meet and Greet – Tuesday, May 22 at 6:45 PM

  

  Back by popular demand! Meet the puppies in the 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Project!  Find out how they are socialized and trained by puppy raisers who are both children and adults. These puppies are so cute and represent many breeds including Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, and German Shepherds. If you love learning about dogs, especially the ones... More

• Libraries Rock! – 2018 Adult Summer Reading

  

  “Libraries Rock” is the theme of the Roxbury Public Library’s 2018 Adult Summer Reading Program. All participants are encouraged to enter our weekly drawings for gift cards. The first 100 participants to register will receive a treat!  Registration begins on May 29, 2018 and our first drawing will be on June 4, 2017. The program will run for ten weeks,... More

• Red Cross Blood Drive – Friday, June 1 from 2:00 – 7:00 PM

  

  The Roxbury Public Library will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive, June 1st from 2:00 – 7:00 PM. This is a way for our community to show its support by “paying it forward” for others in need. For more information, call the library at 973-584-2400 ext. 501 or e-mail comments@roxburylibrary.org.... More

• Mostly Motown Concert with Rhonda Denet and the Silver Fox Duo – Wednesday, June 6 at 7:00 PM

  

  Celebrate the kickoff to our Adult Summer Reading program for 2018 as we host Rhonda Denet with the Silver Fox duo to perform  a “ Mostly  Motown”  review.  “This programs offers an overview of classic rhythm and blues and soul of the 1960s and 70s. Featured songs were made famous by female artists Aretha Franklin, Martha & The Vandellas, Diana... More

• The World Changed, So Did the Music – The 1960s – Thursday, June 7 at 6:30 PM

  

  Did Prohibition change the music of the 1920s? And did the Cold War impact the music of the 1950s? Yes, music – concert and popular – music was influenced by the technological and political changes. From the late 1800s to today, the times have shaped what and how American hear and experience opera, concert works, musicals, jazz, country and folk music, and... More

• Love Songs from Opera to Broadway – Tuesday, June 12 at 6:30 PM

  

  In this lecture we will learn about some of the most famous love songs of all time. Listen to your favorite singers including Pavarotti, Maria Callas, and the music of Mozart, Puccini and Rossini, before we pivot to the Broadway musicals of the 1950s and 1960s. Enjoy a “Name that Tune” game as the golden era of Broadway is discussed. Registration Info Registration... More