Next time you visit the library, be sure to check out our sale section. We’ve always had books for sale in this spot, but we’ve added greeting cards, postcards, and our brand new library tote bag! All profits benefit the Richards Free Library and help support the growth of our collections and programs.
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Thank you, Janice! Happy National Library Outreach Day!
We are so thankful for our amazing Outreach Coordinator, Janice. Did you know she delivers books and other library materials to patrons who can’t come to the library? You can e-mail her at outreach@newport.lib.nh.us to be added to her route or to ask any questions. She makes deliveries and pickups on Fridays! Thank you, Janice,… Read more Thank you, Janice! Happy National Library Outreach Day!
The RFL Needs Help with the Roof!
Dear Patrons, Supporters and Friends, Can you imagine a worse place for a water leak than a library full of books and an art gallery full of photos and paintings? For several years the Richards Free Library and the Library Arts Center have been battling leaks with repeated repairs that didn’t solve the long term… Read more The RFL Needs Help with the Roof!
Sarah Hale on Thanksgiving
In her 1827 novel Northwood, Sarah Hale explains that the first Thanksgiving was to celebrate the arrival of a ship from England laden with provisions at a time when the early settlers of Boston were nearly out of food. Read more Sarah Hale on Thanksgiving
Sarah Josepha Hale 1788-1879
Gentle Crusader: New Hampshire’s Sarah Josepha Hale by Judith Freeman Clark Throughout the 19th century, most Americans viewed proponents of equal opportunity for women as lunatics or anarchists bent on destroying polite society. In such a society women were generally tied to domestic responsibilities, and their educational and professional choices were severely limited by virtue… Read more Sarah Josepha Hale 1788-1879
