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Library Hours

Mondays - Thursdays

9:00 am to 8:00 pm

Fridays

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Saturdays

Closed until September

These are our regular, and expected, hours of operation. In the event of a temporary change of hours, we will always post information in the building and online.

Curbside Service is available upon request.

Please call us at (586) 445-5407 for details.

Holiday Closings and Observations

All Ages

or sign up at the Library or at Rosefest

Summer is the perfect time for people of all ages to read, and for kids to keep working on their reading skills. When you take our Summer Reading Challenge, you can also win prizes. Register with the READSquared app or by visiting the library or joining us at Rosefest. Then read, attend library programs, and complete "missions" to earn points. Keep track in your paper reading log or the READSquared app. 1000 points gets you in the drawing for a Grand Prize! Prizes have yet to be announced.

Please note this program replaces the Teen Community Service program, which we can no longer offer NHS volunteer credit for.

Hike a path lined by pages of a book on the Library grounds. Participants of the Library's Summer Reading Challenge can earn points toward your summer reading goal.

Get creative this summer with tie dye. Bring along your own clean, white clothing item to tie dye with the library at Veteran's Memorial Park. We'll provide the dyes and supplies while you bring your own shirt (or bandana or even some socks). This is an all-ages program but children must be accompanied by an adult.

** This program will take place outdoors, weather permitting. If inclement weather occurs, program will be cancelled.**

Youth & Family

** This program will take place outdoors, weather permitting. If inclement weather occurs, program will be cancelled.**

Join Miss Amanda for stories, songs, and more in an exciting new setting! No registration is required. Macomb Mall is located at 32233 Gratiot Ave. Roseville, MI 48066.

Come have a playdate at the library! Join us for a drop-in social and play program for children 5 and under and their grown-ups. Children will get a chance to play and socialize with others their age, while the adults get to network and trade stories and tips. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, caregivers - all are welcome!

Bring a blanket or chair for comfy seating.

** This program will take place outdoors, weather permitting. If inclement weather occurs, program will be cancelled. **

Designed for children 12 and under, this exciting monthly program offers children the chance to unleash their imagination through various arts and crafts activities. Each session is designed to inspire creativity and develop artistic skills in a fun, supportive environment.

No registration is required.

Macomb Mall is located at 32233 Gratiot Ave. Roseville, MI 48066.

** This program will take place outdoors, weather permitting. If inclement weather occurs, program will be cancelled. **

Tween & Teen

Paintings have been stolen from museums across Michigan! The subjects of the paintings have come to life to leave you some clues to where they’ve been taken and who might have done it. Can you catch the thief? Teens are invited to participate in MiLibraryQuest beginning on June 16. Visit www.mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest to learn more!

Get ready to craft one of the most important tools for your upcoming summer reading adventure . . . A BOOKMARK! Start with a blank slate waiting for your creative mind to decorate however you wish. Will you sketch and color cool images, cut out and glue designs from patterned cardstock, or just leave it blank? The choice is yours to make.

Don’t just spill paint, pour it all over with pour painting! Let your creativity flow as you use a simple technique to create an amazing one of a kind painting. It’ll be messy, it’ll be colorful, it’ll be fun. This event is for teens ages 12 to 17.

Teen & Adult

Papotage & Cie is a program for French conversation practice with a French native speaker and librarian. The program is open to any teenager or adult who speaks some French and wants an informal and safe place to practice with others. Ages 11 and up.

Whether you're a grandmaster or just learning the game, we have a spot for you in our chess club. Join us once a month to meet new people, share strategies, and play that game in a casual setting. You are welcome to bring your own set or use one of ours.

All skill levels are welcome.

Adult

Join us every month to discuss a different book!

Coming Up

Thursday, July 10 - Readers Choice!

Thursday, August 14 - The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes

Thursday, September 4 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

We discuss crime novels every month.

Coming Up

Thursday, July 17 - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie

Thursday, August 21 - "His & Hers" by Alice Feeny

News from the Library

Library Commissioners

Charlene Van Marcke, Chair

Term expires 7/1/2030

Sandy Scott, Vice Chair

Term expires 7/1/2027

Nina Lineberger, Secretary

Term expires 7/1/2026

Laura Wurm, Trustee

Term expires 7/1/2029

Kim Bowman, Trustee

Term expires 7/1/2028

The Library Commission meets the second Monday

of each month, August through May.

Next Meeting

Monday, August 11

6:30 pm

Conference Room

Read the Minutes from Previous Meetings

Summer Reading & Rosefest

June is here, summer is around the corner and in the Library that means we are gearing up for our Summer Reading Challenge. If you’ve participated in Summer Reading before, you know the basics: Read books and participate in various activities to earn points. The points can be used to win prizes. This year, 1000 points will be enough to get you into the raffle for a Grand Prize. There will be a different Grand Prize for each age level and these are still yet to be determined. One way to earn points is by attending Library programs. Due to the renovation of our building this year, most of our programs will be held in new places: the City Hall lobby, the Library lawn, Veterans Memorial Park, Macomb Mall, and Roseville Senior Center.

As always, we will celebrate the start of summer with a Summer Reading Kickoff. This year, it will be held during Rosefest at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, June 14th beginning at 3:00 pm. If you’re heading to Rosefest, we hope you will stop at our tent to say "hi" and sign up. We will be giving out free popcorn while it lasts and balloon animals from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. You can also register online using the READSquared app, or in-person in the Pocket Library at any point during the summer. When you sign up, you will receive a reading bag and a log to keep track of your progress.

This year’s Summer Reading theme is “Color Our World”, which makes this #COWsummer. Keep an eye out for the new Library cow. She’ll be needing a name…

Video Games are expensive. Really expensive! We know you want to defeat Ganondorf and collect all those Pokémon as badly as the next person, but the biggest challenge just might be forking over the $60 or $70 to do it. Understandable. Fortunately, we have the perfect cheat code for you! Your Roseville Library card allows you to check out any of the video games in our collection for free. We have some of the most popular titles for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Playstation 5. All our video games can be borrowed for 7 days and can be renewed twice, as long as no one else has requested them, for a total of up to 21 days! If the game you want is checked out, you can place it on hold just like books and movies. Please check our catalog our speak to a Librarian to find out which titles we currently have available.

Have you been to the Pocket Library?

The Library renovation is moving forward and the majority of the building is closed, but we are still open! If you haven’t visited the “Roseville Pocket Library” (in Erin Meeting Room) yet, we hope you will soon. It’s admittedly small (we like the word cozy) but don’t let that fool you: we are still offering the majority of the services we always have. You can still access the internet from one of our two public computers, or connect to the Wi-Fi on your own device both in the building and from the parking lot. You can still print, scan, and fax. The friendly staff you know (and love?) are still here and ready to answer your questions or help you find what you are looking for. If you’re looking for books, movies, music, games, or kits, we’ve got those too. The collection has, of course, been paired down and mostly limited to the most recent and popular titles, but if you don’t see what you are looking for on our shelves, we are happy to request it for you.

Summer Raffles

June 1 - August 29

Visiting the Library just got even more fun! This summer, we will be holding weekly raffles for small prizes and everyone who visits the Library is eligible to win. Each time you visit the Library, you can stop at the Circulation Desk for a raffle ticket. Two winning names will be drawn each Friday. It's just our way of saying "thank you" for continuing to support us during the renovation. You never know when it might be your lucky day! We will contact the winners each Friday. Prizes must be picked up within one week.

News from the Friends

Friends of the Library Officers

2024 -2025

Patricia Kelly

President

Rose Coletti

Vice-President and Mailings

Kristin Sides

Treasurer

Teresa Huck

Secretary

Mary Gerstenberger

Trustee

Theresa Dearhamer

Trustee

Patricia Joseph

Trustee

Carol Huck

Ex-officio Trustee

The Friends of the Library meet quarterly

with occasional special meetings.

Next Friends Meeting

Wednesday, August 13

5:30 pm

Library Basement

The Friends would like to extend their thanks to everyone who visited and made a purchase at the Renovation Sale. As with all Friends programs, all money raised by the sale will be used to support the library. Thank you.

The Friends of the Library is a group of people who love their library. Most are Roseville residents or former residents. The group is overseen by a board of four officers who meet to discuss ways to support their library. If you want to volunteer for your public library, raise money for services, equipment, materials and programs not normally included in the annual budget and meet others who love their library, please consider joining the Friends. More information is available on the Friends page of the Library’s website or stop at the circulation desk in the Library.

Download Friends member application

Continuing Friends Fundraising Program

By shopping at Kroger, donations are sent to the Roseville Friends of the Library without adding a penny to your purchases. Please see the Friends page of the Library’s website or ask at the circulation desk in the Library for more information on registering for this great fund raiser.

Interested in making a donation to the Library?

There are a number of ways you can, including contributing to our endowment fund. You may also want to honor the life of a loved one with a Memorial book.

Please note: we cannot accept donations of used materials while the Library is under renovation.

More information about donations here.