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View Our Facility

The Roswell Convention and Civic Center can accommodate all varieties of events such as conventions, meetings, banquets, trade shows, festivals, weddings and much more.

RFD in the Community

Learn about how the Roswell Fire Department gets involved in the community.

Roswell Recreation & Aquatic Center Revised Rates

As of January 1, 2021 the Roswell Recreation & Aquatic Center will be operating under revised rates. Stop in today for safe and affordable fun for the whole family.

Follow Us on Facebook

Find our page on Facebook @RoswellParksandRec. Keep up with recent events, updates and everything going on with the department. Like and share our page.

Maintaining High Standards

• Code of Ethics (PDF)
• Canons of Police Ethics (PDF)

Zoo Memberships

Spring River Zoo memberships are now available. Visit our us at Roswell Connect to browse different membership options. 

New Facility Management Company

Spectra the new management company for the Roswell Convention Center is now hiring for an Event Manager and part-time positions.  Please contact Event Director Josea Wilcoxen at josea_wilcoxen@comcastspectacor.com 

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Be aware of threat of carbon monoxide

Every year nationwide, an average of 20,000 to 30,000 people are sickened by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning and approximately 500 people die from such poisoning, many in their own homes.

High concentrations of carbon monoxide can kill in less than fi...

Major project on North Atkinson Avenue

A major rehabilitation of a half-mile section of North Atkinson Avenue is taking place from Oct. 25 through April 2022 as the street pavement is replaced and repairs and improvements are made to sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and ADA ramps that serve disab...

Citizens can share concerns with city through online FixIT Form

Have you recently come across a significant pothole on a city street? Did a property overgrown with weeds catch your eye? Do you know of a vehicle that appears to have been abandoned and remains sitting on public property? The City of Roswell wants to kno...

Community Video Tour

Roswell is home to 48,754 people (as of 2015) and centrally located in the Pecos Valley, nestled below the most southern outskirts of the Rocky Mountains, and serves as the hub of Southeastern New Mexico. Watch the video tour and learn about Roswell.

City Performance Survey

This survey is an opportunity for Roswell residents and business owners to tell the city how it is doing in taking care of the needs of the community. All citizens are asked to contribute their thoughts by completing the survey.

Reindeer Run offers events for runners and walkers

Basketball Tryouts

Mark your calendars! Basketball tryouts for ages 9 to 12 have now been scheduled for December 4, 2021. Each draft will immediately follow the tryout for their age group. If you haven't registered those kiddos yet click here and ...

Give The Gift of Membership

This holiday season give the gift of membership to the Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center. We have everything you and your family need to maintain that active lifestyle. For more information on membership and benefits click here or call 575-624-6719.

Sports Night at the Indoor Pool

Don't put those swimsuits away just yet! Join us for Sports Night every Friday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center!  We've got water volleyball, paddleboarding, water polo, rock wall, water b...

Take care to keep this holiday season safe and secure

Many people will be enjoying Thanksgiving trips to see family and friends in other areas of the state or country. Additional travels may come up again as Christmas approaches soon after. Making plans to leave town should also include plans to protect your...

Neighborhood Watch available to Roswell residents

Uniting neighborhoods to “look out for each other” – by residents being alert to suspicious activity and reporting it to law enforcement so proper action can be taken to keep the neighborhood safe and secure – is th...

Taking precautions to protect financial-account information

The Roswell Police Department urges citizens to be aware of the threat of debit- and credit-card “skimming” and take precautions to prevent becoming a victim of these criminals who often use deceptive technology to steal card information in order to illeg...

Keeping you and your vehicle safe and secure

The Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigations Division would like to offer the public these vehicle security and safety tips:

Protecting yourself against scams

The Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigations Division would like to offer the public these tips regarding telephone and email scams:

• Entities providing services to you, such as government agencies, will never call or email you and request payment ...

Free service checks up on residents who live alone

The Good Morning Call program was instituted by the Roswell Police Department to provide a daily telephone call to individuals who live alone and want the reassurance of knowing they will be contacted each day to make sure they are okay. The service is fr...

Angel Program reaching out to those afflicted with drug addiction

The Roswell Police Department formally introduced the Roswell Angel Program in January 2018. 

WHAT: The Angel Program offers a means by which the Roswell Police Department and its partner agencies in this effort – the Chaves County Sheriff’s Offic...

RMAC Launches New Brand, Changes Name to the Roswell Museum

The Roswell Museum and Art Center (RMAC), southeast New Mexico’s leading cultural institution, is introducing a new identity and logo effective Nov. 16, 2021, as the Roswell Museum. The last significant change to the museum’s visual identity was in 2006.

T...

Museum E-Newsletters

Get information on current exhibitions, events and classes in our monthly e-newsletter. Visit our archive and sign up through the link below.

We're Looking for You!

Are you interested in working at the library on a part-time basis?  We're hiring!  Please click on the link or image, and fill out an application.  We're seeking to fill more than one position.  

Biling...

BookList offers NEW book review source

Booklist Reader is a sharable digital magazine featuring reader recommendations for all ages.  The lists showcase books of high-interest, and are themed throughout the year.  

This service is provided FREE to the patrons of Roswe...

Girls Who Code Rocked!

Select the link to check out just one of the projects that was created by a participant in our group.  Way to go Jolene on your first coding project in Scratch!       

Library Time

Library To Go Online!

Looking for something new or different to read?  Are you having trouble choosing from all of the fabulous choices in our catalog? Would you like to check out topics such as books made into movies, popular cookbooks, or teen fiction?  Not...

Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room

If you are interested in a particular region encompassing the geographic areas of the Caribbean, Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, then select one of the 36 guides offered through this incredibly diverse and well-researched Library of Congress website. ...

New Library Reading Program

The Roswell Public Library has a new reading program starting this week. The Ready to Read/Ready to Learn initiative aims to help children reach developmental milestones in their early years to better prepare them for school.

A parent is not only the most ...

Books Again

Operated by the Friends of the Roswell Public Library, Books Again, is a used bookstore that offers books for at least 75% off the original cover price. There are new sale items every month.

Give The Gift of Membership

If you're having trouble deciding on a gift this holiday season why not give the gift of experience to the Spring River Zoo?  Click here to browse the different levels of membership. For a limited time only, new members...