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Saturday August 28th- A Day Full of Fun!

August 24, 2021

We have SO MUCH happening on August 28th, even with a reduced Apple Pie Crafts Fair & Book Sale.

Join the Library Board of Trustees on our beautiful new porch for cookies, lemonade and coffee. They’ll start serving at 9am and continue until they run out of refreshments.

Ms. Mo will be on the library front lawn with bubbles and a paper bag puppet craft from 9am until supplies are gone.

The Friends of the Richards Free Library will also be on the front lawn. Rather than the usual, large book sale, the Friends will have 3 smaller tents full of free books. Swing by and grab a book, or two, or ten!

Beginning at 9am, you’ll find Justine on the common with author Melanie Kirkpatrick. We’ll have Melanie’s new biography of Sarah Hale for sale, and Melanie will be signing copies! There will also be a Hale impersonator, perfect for some photos.

At 2pm, join us on the Library side lawn under the white tent for a lecture and Q&A with Melanie Kirkpatrick. Learn about Sarah Hale, Melanie’s writing, this new biography, and much more!

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