Richmond Readings

The RML Friends Used Book Sale, Summer edition, will be held Saturday, June 13 from 9 Am to 1 PM at the library, 15 School Drive, Marlborough, CT. Rain or shine! We will accept bulk donations beginning May 4. Please remember, items must be in saleable, good condition, no mold or mildew. We do not accept text books (no matter how much you paid for them when you were a poor college student) or Reader’s Digest Condensed Books.

Author Susan Campbell comes to Richmond. Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM. She’ll talk about her new book, Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism and the American Girl.

The RML Friends are asking for your help with our Sept. 20 book sale. Come help us sort before the sale, set up on Sept. 19 or be a seller on Sept. 20. Email nwood@richmondlibrary.info and let us know how you can help. Thanks!

Are you a book club member or thinking of joining one? Come to our open house for book clubs on February 26 at 7 PM. Learn about other clubs and how they are organized (or not), share books and refreshments too. NOTE – NEW DATE DUE TO WEATHER!

The Friends are participating in a special shopping night for area charities at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester. Buy your ticket for only $5.00 at the Richmond Memorial Library to gain admittance to the Sunday, November 18 Festival of Giving from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. With your ticket you get an evening of private shopping, special sales, free gift wrap, holiday music and entertainment. Plus, there will be special door prizes throughout the night. Best of all, 100% of your $5.00 ticket cost goes directly to support the library. Tickets are available at the library’s main circulation desk during regular hours.

The RML Friends are also hosting a local holiday shopping night at the Red Door Boutique at 73 North Main Street in East Hampton. The Friends will provide refreshments from 5:30 to 8 PM on Monday, December 3 and the Red Door will donate 10% of all sales that evening to support the library. Come join the fun and shop for a great local cause.

As always, many hands make light work and our recent book sale was proof. Many thanks to all who helped including: Dyanne Sullo, Mike Quincy, Mary-Ann Nichols, Mike Boscarino, Beth Michaels, Linda and Jim Cherry, Sue Trzcienski, Bob Allen, Nancy Grant, Lucille Sclafano, Sue Gallagher, Irene Klein, Elaine Castro, Susan and Mindi Hora, Linda Harmon, Rachael Kinsley, Jessica Walsh, Pam Frank-Hall, Appleton-Bolton Family and co-chairs Pat Cosgrove and Nancy Wood. We apologize to any helpers we forgot, but consider this a BIG thank you to all!

Harry Potter night was held at the library to celebrate the launch of the final book on July 21. A great time was had by all with lots of Harry Potter cake, Butterbeer, games and fun.
At the stroke of midnight, Miss Eileen began reading Chapter 1.
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