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Colin Calloway receives 2022 Hale Award

June 1, 2022

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 Sarah Josepha Hale Award is Colin Calloway. Calloway has been a professor at Dartmouth College since 1995 and has served 5 terms as chair of the Native American Studies Program. He has published 14 titles in the field of Native American and Indigenous and has edited 10 collections of essays and documents. He has received awards from the Missiquoi Nation of Abenakis and the Native American Students at Dartmouth. He was also selected for the American Indian History Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. His book, The Indian World of George Washington, was a National Book Award finalist in 2018, received the Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in American History Book Award, the Journal of the American Revolution Book of the Year Award, the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia Book Award, and the George Washington Prize in 2019.

The Richards Free Library Board of Trustees and Sarah Josepha Hale Award Board of Judges are pleased to host Mr. Calloway on Saturday September 24th. Tickets for a dinner at the Opera House will be available for sale at the library beginning August 29, 2022. Following the dinner will be a free event, open to the public at the Newport Opera House at 7pm which will include the award presentation and speech by Calloway. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

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Children’s Programs for June

May 31, 2022

Children's Corner

This June we are incredibly excited to welcome Molly Dipadova to the youth services staff as our Teen Librarian! You probably already know Molly, since she is a Newport local who’s worked at the front desk with us before. Now Molly is working towards her Master of Library and Information Science, and will be helping with the YA collection and with teen programming.

June is one of the busiest times of year for so many of our library-loving families, so we are focused on providing a chill, relaxing month here in the children’s rooms as we lead up to our summer reading program!

Storytimes:

Family Storytimes on Wednesdays at 11:00 will move outside to our big side yard unless it’s wet! This traditional family storytime features 3 picturebooks with songs and rhymes. 

~On Wednesday, June 15th we’ll read books that celebrate Pride Month! 

~There will be no storytime on June 22nd as Ms Mo will be away. 

Farmers Market Storytimes are held every (dry!) Friday at 4:00 at the Farmer’s Market on the Common. We start reading at 4:00 and usually read until at least 4:30. 

~On Friday the 17th we’ll have Rainbow Bubbles at storytime to celebrate Pride month!

Programs:

June 6th: 3:30 – 4 Afterschool Bingo for Books! Play bingo and win free books. Parents and little siblings are welcome! We have gently used books for children of all ages available as prizes, and we’ll play until everyone wins.

June 9th, 12-8pm: Drop in Activity: Black Out Poetry. Start with a photocopy of a book page, and then use a marker to black out all the words you don’t want in your poem.

June 14th 12-6pm Drop in Teen Craft: Pride Paper Hearts. Make a rainbow paper heart to decorate the library or your room!

June 28th: Summer Book Walk Launch! Come read it any time, night or day!

June 30th 1pm SUMMER READING KICK OFF! 
Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) will visit and bring some scaly reptile friends to meet and learn about! This is the first day that the summer reading program will be open for registration. Come pickup your reading chart, bookmark, and brag tag and start earning beads and books for all your summer reading!

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National Library Week April 3rd-9th

March 25, 2022

Come to the library during National Library Week to enjoy all of the fun things we’re offering this Spring:

Everyone who visits the library between Monday April 4th and Saturday April 9th will be offered an “I Love My Library” sticker!

Join the new staff for coffee and a chat Monday April 4th at 1pm, Wednesday April 6th at 7pm and Friday April 8th at 10am.

Take a walk around the library building and enjoy this month’s StoryWalk featuring the picture book, Homer the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh.

Keep an eye out on NCTV for an interview with Alison Wood, discussing all of the great services we offer at the library.

Newport students will contribute to a display expressing their love for the library.

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Yes, We Are Open!

February 1, 2022

The RFL is pleased to announce that we will now be open to public browsing once again! Browsing and computer use will no longer be by appointment only, and materials can be checked out at the front desk.


Masks continue to be required, and we ask patrons to limit their time in the building to 30 minutes at a time.


We will also be limiting computer users to 2 at a time, and the children’s section to 2 family groups at a time.


We are excited to see our patrons again and to continue to provide services to our community in this capacity once more!


Want to be sure you get the most up to date info about the library’s hours and services? Join our email list by signing up on our website, https://newport.lib.nh.us/

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Computers & Printing at the Library

January 26, 2022

Some of the many services provided by the library are computer use and printing. We have 4 desktop computers available to anyone, not just card holders! Both grayscale and color printing are available at a competitive fee.

There are 4 computers available for public use.
Library cards are not required to use a computer!
Grayscale 10¢/page
Color 25¢/page
A copy machine is available, grayscale only

Even during this transitional time, where the number of patrons allowed in to the library has been limited for safety, feel free to make an appointment (by giving us a call at 603) 863-3430, or following this handy link) for computer or printing services!

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Upcoming Events

  • Bubble Abundance
    Tuesday July 5, 2022
  • Family Story Time
    Wednesday July 6, 2022
  • Pirate Storytime and the Search for the Jewels of the Sea activity
    Wednesday July 6, 2022
  • D&D First Timers Lesson Session 5:00
    Wednesday July 6, 2022
  • Farmer's Market Story Time
    Friday July 8, 2022
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