Book Sale: Sept 29 and 30 at 49 Whiting Street
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The Book Sale & Fundraiser will again be held at the Community Room at the DPW/Water Dept., 49 Whiting Street. With only a few exceptions, all books, cds, dvds and audiobooks will be sold for $1 or less. There is a bake sale on Friday and Saturday. There also will be items raffled off with tickets sold at the event. Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6 to 8 pm, is the Friends of Richards Memorial Library’s Book Sale, Members Night. You may join the Friends or renew your membership at the door. (Family memberships are $25 and Individual is $20.) The Sale is open to the public on Friday, Sept. 29, from 2 pm to 8 pm and Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9 am to 2 pm. We will be accepting donations of books in good condition (no textbooks or encyclopedias) until Sept. 22.
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Message from the Director: Bench
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Lucy "Bonnie" Richards Tweedy always had a soft spot for the library that her grandmother and great aunts and uncles gave to North Attleborough. She would visit when in the area for the Cranberry Association's meetings and would send a check to help support the library every year. When she died in the fall of 2015 she had made provisions in her will to leave the library a trust with an endowment of $100,000. The income from the trust can be spent at the discretion of the library trustees. The principal cannot be touched. To honor this bequest, the trustees had this memorial bench set up on the south side of the library in the shade of the big maple tree. Local firm Morse and Beggs is responsible for the work.
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Library Cards for Third Grade Tours
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In October the library will partner with the schools in town to introduce the students to the library. The children’s librarian, Miss Eunice, will conduct tours of the library and story time for all the town’s third graders, one class at a time. A letter will be sent to all the parents of third graders asking them to come in and apply for a library card for their child. This will allow the students a chance to take out a book on their new cards. Please look for the letter, distributed by the schools, shortly after school starts.
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We have had a wonderful summer building a better world in the Children's room. 142 North Attleboro kids read over 4500 books! We built bridges with Reed Brockman, heard great stories with Jackson Gilman, learned mime from Robert Rivest, did a little knitting, made jewelry, did a lot of hands-on-science, wrote a book, acted in a play, and built and built a great summer! The Friends of the library contribute immeasurably to all the wonders of summer at the library. Thank You! We are back to storytimes and fall excitement beginning September 11. Miss Sue will be here on Tuesday, September 19th for Talk Like a Pirate Day: 9:45 am for children 0 - 3 years old and 10:30 am for children 3 - 6 years old.
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Our September program is a craft workshop, Bead a Bracelet, on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 pm. This class will feature beads on memory wire and is taught by Marjorie Johnson. There are a few more slots left so call or email to reserve a space.
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Books in Bloom Coming in October & More
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We are still looking for some crafty people to create bouquets or floral displays to go with a book for our display in October. You can also start signing up for the programs. The Role of the Honeybee is on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 pm. Join Kenneth Warchol for this narrated visual presentation. You will travel right inside a beehive to better understand the mysterious social insect and the role that it plays in humanity’s survival on Earth. Learn about the challenges honeybees face in our environment and find out how we can help this insect that is essential to our own survival. Ken brings samples of a variety of honeys for everyone to taste. Edible Landscaping with Liz Barbour is on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6:30. Edible landscaping is the newest gardening trend that answers the old question of how to utilize your limited garden space so it can be productive and beautiful at the same time. Chef and gardener Liz Barbour has been including edible plants throughout her small cottage garden from the very beginning of its design. Join her for a slideshow tour through her edible gardens and learn how she has introduced vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, edible shrubs, and herbs to blend beautifully and deliciously throughout. Registration Required (we have to get her a guest count a week in advance.)
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Mass Humanities Discussion: School Equality--After Desegregation
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Join our community for a discussion of what school equality should look like for all children. A discussion leader will lead us in a look at the past (Boston Busing), the present and the future of providing education for all our children. Copies of the readings are available at the library or can be downloaded at Registration is requested so we can keep the discussion group manageable. The Harvest is a community engagement initiative examining the history and consequences of our nation’s failed effort to achieve racially integrated public schools. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Additional funding has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Adult Ongoing Programs
Friends Meeting: Wed. 9/6 at 7 pm Trustee's Meeting: Wed. 9/13 at 7 pm North Needlers: 7 pm on Tues. 9/12 and 9/26.
Children's Ongoing Programs
Time for Tales at 10 am for children 3 to 6: Tues, 9/12, 9/26 Toddlertime at 10 am for children 1-3: Mon. 9/11, 9/18, 9/25; Thurs. 9/21, 9/28.
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Many thanks to patron John Roessler for keeping the library in flowers this summer. Staff and patrons appreciated the beautiful arrangements.
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