Hello friends! We are still kicking off our summer reading program today! Sign-ups will start at 10:30, and the animal program “No Two Tails Alike” will start at 11:00am. We might have a few rain sprinkles, but we do have a great big tent set up on our side lawn to help keep everyone dry.… Read more Squam Lakes Animal Program Kickoff is a Go!
Events
Annual Friends of the Richards Library Festival Canceled
We sincerely regret to announce that the Friends of the Richards Library Annual Library Festival has been canceled this year due to concerns regarding the COVID pandemic. Hopefully next year things will be back to normal and we can pack our book tents elbow to elbow with our faithful buyers! However, along with the annual… Read more Annual Friends of the Richards Library Festival Canceled
The Library is Open!
If you’ve been waiting to come back to the library, wait no longer!
Richards Free Library Digital Collection: 1921 Images of Newport, Goshen and Croydon
The Reverend David Lewis Yale came to Newport in 1918 during the influenza epidemic. Because there was only one other minister in town, he also served the neighboring communities of Goshen and Croydon. Rev. Yale remained in Newport until 1923 but returned in 1937 with a valuable gift: the photographs he took while a resident.… Read more Richards Free Library Digital Collection: 1921 Images of Newport, Goshen and Croydon
