New happenings at the Library! Welcome to Jeff Cheever, our newest Library Assistant and Wendy Hrubec, our newest member of the Library Board of Trustees! We are grateful to Garry Billingkoff for his many years of service. A big thank you to the Friends of Richards Memorial Library for purchasing new museum passes. In addition to the Capron Park Zoo, Museum of Fine Arts, New England Aquarium, and the Museum of Science, the Library now offers passes to the Boston Children’s Museum, the DCR Mass State Parks, and the Blithewold Museum and Gardens. Building refurbishments are coming along, but programs have been scaled back due to the work and space constraints. We appreciate your understanding! Debbie Clifton, Library Director
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Due to renovations, there will be no story times in the month of May. We hope to still see plenty of familiar faces in our play area. STEAM cart days: Drop in any time between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays for a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activity! There will be no STEAM cart on Saturday, May 25. Some of our activities include Snap Circuits (for children ages 5 and up with an adult), Magna Tiles, Keva Planks, Play-doh, Marble Run, Crafts, Pattern Play, and Legos! Find each day's activity on our website. Chess Club will meet on Thursday, May 2, and Thursday, May 16, from 6 to 7pm. Children ages 6+ and teens or families with a basic knowledge of the game are welcome to stop by the Children's Room and play. Join us for Lego building fun on Monday, May 20, from 4 to 6pm. Use our Legos to make a cool creation, and we will display it in the room for the month. The Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a group of teen volunteers that has met monthly to help with program and book suggestions and library tasks, will celebrate with an end-of-the-year ice cream party on May 8 at 6pm. Please note that this is a closed session for members of YAC only. We appreciate all of their help during the past school year.
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The Adult Book Group will meet on Tuesday, May 14 at 1:30 to discuss: How high we go in the darkby Sequoia NagamatsuBeginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic Plague will reshape life on earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy.
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May Book Displays May Day, May Day! Mother, May I?
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Friends of Richards Memorial Library News The Friends of Richards Memorial Library are holding their Annual Meeting May 1. The public is welcome to attend. If you would like to see what goes on behind the scenes of what we do to help support our Library, this is a good opportunity. We look forward to seeing you there. Cyd Lefebvre, President, FRML friendsofrml118@gmail.com
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Cultural Education Event On Saturday, May 18 from 4 - 7pm, the Community Center of North Attleboro will host a program on Indian culture through art, music and food. The Library will have a display of books on Indian cookery and novels by Indian authors. The Community Center is right next door to the Library -- check it out!
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