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The library will be closing early today, Tuesday, January 9th at 5pm rather than our usual 8pm to ensure the safety our staff during the expected snowstorm. Thank you for understanding.

New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell will be presented by Pam Weeks on Thursday, February 15th, at 4:30, in the Ballroom of the library. 

Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles – quilting is NOT just an American art. Pam Weeks weaves world history, women’s history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in.

This program is free and open to the public. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing. There will be light refreshments.

New Hampshire Humanities nurtures the joy of learning and inspires community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire. They connect people with ideas. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.

For more information, contact Alison Wood at 603-863-3430 or email at awood@newport.lib.nh.us.

This event will be at the library on Thursday, February 1st @ 1PM

The library is throwing a Vision Board Party!

Join us on January 5th at 5pm to make your own vision board for 2024!

Vision boards are a collection of images or objects arranged in a way to inspire you as you try to achieve your goals. They’re perfect for helping you envision your dream life!

“Vision boards are highly versatile. You can use them to manifest your personal goals or create a visual representation of a personal vision statement. But you can also use a vision board to outline your professional goals.” (https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-create-vision-board)

We’ll provide the snacks, materials, and good vibes to help you create the inspiration for your best year yet!

The Richards Free Library will be closed Saturday December 23rd and Monday December 25th for the Christmas holiday. We will reopen our normal hours on Tuesday December 26th.

For New Years we will be closed Saturday December 30th and Monday January 1st.

January 2nd and 3rd we will be closed for building maintenance. We have plumbing work being done which requires the water to be shut off in the building. Once this work is done, we will reopen normal hours on Thursday January 4th.

If you have any questions, please contact the Library Director, Justine Fafara, at jfafara@newport.lib.nh.us

Happy Holidays!