• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Richards Free Library

Engage, Enrich, Entertain

  • Library Catalog: Account Login
  • Event Calendar
  • New York Times Access
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About
    • Hours
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Sarah Josepha Hale Award
    • Our Building and Grounds
      • The Sarah Josepha Hale Memorial Park
      • Building History
        • History of the RFL Building
        • History of the RFL Building Interior
    • Friends of the Richards Free Library
      • Books & Brews!
      • Friends of the RFL – Policies and Bylaws
    • Trustees
      • Meeting Minutes
    • Policies
      • Privacy Policy
    • Strategic Plan
  • Programs
    • Event Calendar
    • Youth Programs
      • Children’s Services
      • Teen Services
    • Book Groups
    • Adult Programs
    • Summer Reading 2026
  • Services
    • Cubby Pickup
    • Digital Library Materials
    • Forms
    • Gaming Collection
    • Interlibrary Loan
    • Museum Passes
    • NoveList
    • Room Reservations
    • 3D Printer
    • Educate Station
  • Local History
    • Digital Archive
    • Genealogy
    • Godey's Magazine
    • Historic Newspaper
    • NH Town Reports
  • Library News
  • Community Resources
    • Driving Tests and Vehicle Resources
    • Health
    • New Hampshire Legal Assistance
    • Newport Times
  • Tutorials
  • Search the Catalog
  • Donate Now!

Library Service

March 13, 2020

Our Commitment to Keeping You Safe

The Richards Free Library in an effort to mitigate the spread and transfer of viruses and bacteria has made the following adjustments:

  • Increased the availability and visibility of our disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer. 
  • Increased disinfecting schedule in public areas. 
  • Removed all soft toys from the Children’s Room, and continue to regularly disinfect play space. 
  • Returned materials will be disinfected.

We will continue to monitor updates along with the Town Health Officer and remain committed to keeping our community happy and healthy, maintaining a safe space for all. 

But we need your help!

When visiting the library, please use the hand sanitizer available at service desks and throughout the library. 

Please remember to wash your hands!
20 seconds at least is the rule. Soap up well and rinse well. Keeping your hands clean means helping to keep library spaces and materials clean and safe for all to use.

If you have library materials and are not feeling well, please give us a call, we are happy to extend your due dates when possible!


At this time the library is not planning to cancel any programs, but we will do our best to keep our website and social media updated if there are any changes. 

Filed Under: Events

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to the newsletter

* indicates required

Archives

Categories

Tags

afterschool programs Announcement author event Book Club Book Group book sale Calendar children's programing Children's programming Closed Closure Computers d&d Dartmouth College dungeons and dragons editor events Hale Award History Hours Local History Monica Wood movie night Newport NH NH Humanities Opening Prices Printing programs Public Sarah Josepha Hale Services Snow Staff Story Time Summer Reading teen teenagers teen programs teens teen services Thanksgiving Town Common video games Zoom program

Hours

Monday
1:00 to 6:00
Tuesday
10:00 to 6:00
Wednesday
10:00 to 6:00
Thursday
10:00 to 8:00
Friday
10:00 to 6:00
Saturday
10:00 to 2:00

You are more than welcome to make an appointment for cubby pickup!

Our Virtual Services are available 24/7!

Contact Information

58 N. Main Street
Newport, NH 03773

Phone Number: (603) 863-3430

rfl@newport.lib.nh.us

Subscribe to the newsletter

* indicates required

Copyright © 2025 Richards Free Library