Friends of Richards Memorial Library

For all the Lego fans.

Become a member of The Friends Of The Richards Memorial Library to play along in our Downtown Book Scavenger Hunt! To be eligible, patrons must pay their membership dues, complete the scavenger hunt, and return the completed form of locations and book titles by June 12.
See the attached flyer for information on dues and prizes.

This beautiful drawing of the library from Amvet School 3rd grader Aarohi Sakalkar is featured in the North Attleborough Electric Department calendar and newsletter for March.

The library is giving away free trees for kids for Earth Day!
Register your child using the QR code or going to the library's website: https://www.rmlonline.org/free-trees-kids
Trees will be delivered to the library around April 20.

The Moby-Dick Marathon is happening this weekend- online and in person at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. It's the 27th anniversary of the annual readathon of America's most Iconic novel, Moby-Dick.

Moby-Dick Marathon 2023 - New Bedford Whaling Museum One of the world’s best known live readings of Herman Melville’s iconic American novel Moby-Dick takes place every January at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The Moby-Dick Marathon draws readers and enthusiasts from around the globe to the Museum’s campus and to the reading online.

Yesterday, the Friends hosted Jim Parks of Wingmasters for The World of Owls. Families met and learned about owls, hawks, and falcons.

Trace Your Ancestry Program at Richards Memorial Library.
Thursdays, October 13 and 27 and November 10 at 7pm.
Expert genealogist Seema Kenney will get you started on the path to discovering your family history. Join her for one or all three one-hour sessions.
October 13: Focusing your research; October 27: DNA results for research; November 10: Overview of immigration up to 1945.
All presentations include handouts and time for questions.
https://www.rmlonline.org/

Make A Shoebox Haunted House At The Richards Memorial Library
Ages 9 And Up
Monday, October 17 @ 6 pm
Use supplied items or your own to make a shoebox haunted house! Snacks and Halloween trivia too! Registration required by calling 508-699-0122.

Wingmasters: The World of Owls
The Richards Memorial Library
Saturday, October 15, at 2 pm.
Ages 6-14 plus one adult

Learn how owls use their specialized powers of sight, hearing, and flight to survive and thrive in this hour-long program by Wingmasters. A variety of live North American owls provides the focus of this presentation.

**Due to the nature of this program, children must be ages 6+ to attend and registration is required. Space is limited to 32 participants. We ask that you limit to one adult and 3 children ages 6+ per family so we can fit the most patrons.

Call 508-699-0122 to register.

https://www.rmlonline.org/events/2022/09/07/wingmasters-world-owls-ages-6-14

Did you know that the Richards Memorial Library offers free passes for North Attleboro residents to the Capron Park Zoo? Each pass admits 2 adults and up to 4 children in the household for FREE. You will be required to show your library pass and your ID with a North Attleboro address at the gate. Call the library at 508-699-0122 or go to https://www.rmlonline.org/museum-passes to request your dated pass.

It is time for children to redeem their library summer reading logs at The Richards Memorial Library!
Children ages 3-9 who complete and return their logs will receive a new book, a keychain, and three keychain tags. They will also receive a raffle entry to try to win a Funko Pop, a craft, or an Altitude jump pass. Children ages 10-13 will receive a raffle entry to try to win a Kindle Fire, a Harry Potter Minalima edition book, a Treetop Adventures pass, a pair of Showcase movie tickets, or a Foldscope microscope. Logs must be returned by August 27.

*Children must have already signed up for the library's summer reading program before August in order to participate.

Calling all cosmic chefs! Alec Carvlin will be reading his debut picture book, How to Bake a Universe, at the Richards Memorial Library on August 22nd at 11am! Kids will love decorating their own cosmic sunglasses, hearing the book read aloud by the author, and asking questions about the fun and funky science at the end. So come on down and bring nothing! Just make sure you have enough. Suggested ages 4-8. No registration.

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The library still has openings for tomorrow's Decorate Your Own Tote Bag program at 2 pm. Call 508-699-0122 to register your child.

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Shoebox Haunted Houses at the library last night.

The library has space available in the following adult program this Wednesday. Call 508-699-0122 to register.

Wreck of the Palatine: An Evening With Jill Farinelli
October 20th @ 7 PM
Join us for an exciting presentation by historian Jill Farinelli. Hear the true story of the 1738 voyage and wreck of an immigrant ship on Block Island. From this incident sprang one of New England's most chilling maritime mysteries.

*Make sure to follow the town's official page (https://www.facebook.com/nattleboro) to learn about all of the library's events.

Learn The Sounds Of Fire Safety From a Firefighter!
Richards Memorial Library
Saturday, October 23 at 10 AM
Do you know the difference between a chirping smoke detector and a beeping one? Would you and your children know how to react?
Come learn all about the sounds of fire safety from a North Attleboro firefighter.
This program is excellent for both children and adults.
Masks are required during the program.