This Month @ The Library
March 2023
Message from the Director
The renovation plans for the Library continue to move along. The architects are working on construction documents and it’s hoped that construction can begin in the Fall.The architects, Owner’s Project Manager, are meeting jointly with the Historical Commission, Municipal Building Committee, and the
Board of Library Trustees this week. More to follow as progress continues.
Young Adult & Children's Programs   
The library has teamed up with Neighborhood Forest to provide 100 free tree saplings to local children for Earth Day! Register your child at https://www.rmlonline.org/free-trees-kids. Registration ends March 10, and the trees will be ready for pickup at the library around April 20. We will email you when the trees are here. You can also scan the following QR code to register.
 
We will kick off March with a month-long scavenger hunt. We have hidden pictures of bears all over the library. Find them all and get a small prize. We are really good at hiding. Are you good at finding? Starts March 1 and ends March 25.
 
Hear stories, sing songs, and get up and move with our story times on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 am. Story time is geared towards children ages 1-5 and their caregiver but is open to all who are interested. We end each program with a craft.
 
Make an art poster for St. Patrick's Day Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15, from 10 am to 4 pm. This is a drop-in program set up in the children's room.
 
Chess Club returns March 2 and March 23 at 6 pm. Chess Club meets bi-monthly on Thursdays and is open to kids ages 8 and up, teens, and families! All experience levels are welcome and we have teen volunteers to assist, but please note that there is no instructor.
 
The Youth Advisory Council will be hosting a Teen Trivia Night on Wednesday, March 29, at 6:30 pm! Come test your knowledge! Register alone or with a friend for some friendly competition. Ages 12-18. Register by calling 508-699-0122 or asking at the Children's desk.
 
The STEAM cart will come out each Tuesday from 11 am to 6 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm with a different activity. Some of our activities include Snap Circuits, KEVA Planks, crafts, Marble Run, robots, and Play-Doh. Check our website for each day's planned activity.
Adult Programs
Thank you to all who participated in the February 25 Craft Swap.
We received many lovely donations. Everyone on both sides of the
swap enjoyed it.
 
Jackie Christopher will be returning on Thursday, March 23
at 1:30 for another fun session of card making. Everyone enjoys her classes. This time she will show you how to make two lovely cards for Easter and Spring.
Class size is limited to 10 adults, ages 18+. Register at the Reference Desk or call 508-699-0122.
 
Join the crafting group on Wednesday, March 8 at 1:30 to create a shamrock wreath for a St. Patrick's Day decoration. Another craft using Dollar Tree items!
The class is limited to 10 adults,
ages 18+. Please register at
the Reference Desk or call 508-699-0122.
 
The next book discussion will be held on the second Tuesday,
March 14 at 1:30. We will be discussing The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict. A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle daCosta Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation. The story of a woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and the lengths she must go to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.
 
Our book displays this month are
The Eyes of March and Irish Eyes are Smiling.
 
The Friends of Richards Memorial Library would like to thank Judith Friend and Marilyn McDeed for their many years of volunteer service to our organization. Fundraising takes many hours of strategies, planning, planning again, and expediting, along with managing whatever changes are needed at the last minute. Both of these remarkable women spent many hours in whatever capacity was needed to promote visibility for the Friends to the public.  For just one example: the hours spent collecting books, sorting and packing, setting up, working, and breaking down our Annual Book Sale. Judy would run the delicious Baked Goods table at the sale and Marilyn would be at the checkout table, tallying up the costs of your purchases. They both brought so much experience and knowledge to the group.  We will miss their input and gracious smiles very much. Thanks to both of you again for your years of service.

There are four display boards in our downstairs Art Gallery just waiting for your art work! If you are interested in exhibiting please contact Marjorie Johnson, Adult Services Librarian at mjohnson@sailsinc.org
 
Table of Contents
Message from the Director
Young Adult & Children's Programs
Adult Programs
Links

 
Links
  • Plan your museum visits.  
  • Place holds on upcoming bestsellers. 
  • Place holds on upcoming and recent DVDs.
  • Download eBooks, audiobooks and music. 
  •  
Richards Memorial Library
118 N. Washington St.
N. Attleboro, Massachusetts 02760
508-699-0122
www.RMLonline.org