Join us for a virtual evening with bestselling authors Nancy Bush and Lisa Jackson. The event is scheduled for August 28nd at 7pm on zoom. We’ll email the zoom link to you the day before the event. Please register below.
Adult Programs
Zoom Event with FBI Agent Julia Cowley- August 22nd
Join us for a virtual evening with FBI Special Agent Julia Cowley, lead profiler on the Golden State Killer case. The event is scheduled for August 22nd at 7pm on zoom. We’ll email the zoom link to you the day before the event. Please register below.
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 join us for all 3.
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.
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 front porch the 4th Wednesday of each month. We hope you’ll join us!
