The Richards Free Library is hiring a high-school aged teen for a Library Page position. Our Pages work 9-12 hours a week during the school year and 15-19 hours a week during the summer. Their main responsibility is to shelve books, but they also help with numerous projects around the library. This position pays $9.75… Read more We’re hiring!
Summer 2023 Community Read: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
To prepare for Chris Bohjalian’s arrival in Newport in September for the Hale Award, we’re reading his novel Midwives! Stop by the library to check out one of our 25 copies of the book and join us for a book discussion! We have three discussions on the calendar and you’re welcome to pick one or… Read more Summer 2023 Community Read: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
July Movie Nights
Join us for an all-ages movie night on Wednesday July 19th to watch Disney’s Coco. Teens ages 11-18 are welcome to join us on Friday July 21st to watch Shrek! Richards Free Library programs are free and open to the public.
Family Movie Night June 21st
Join us on June 21st for a movie night in the ballroom! We’ll be showing Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse at 5pm. Popcorn will also be available! As always, our programs are free and open to the public.
A Special Summer Book Club
Have you heard about Young @ Heart? It’s a special book club that will run May through September for adults who enjoy reading young adult novels. Our first meeting will be Wednesday May 24th at 6pm and we will discuss The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther. The group will meet on the library’s… Read more A Special Summer Book Club
