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Celebrating Barrington Public Library: A Beacon of Community and Learning
Where is a special place where stories come alive, imaginations soar, and community bonds are nurtured?
Our Library Website: Free Access to the Digital Frontier
Get Ready to Say "WOW" In the digital age, a library’s website is more than just a portal to its catalog. It’s a map to the world—a tool...
Library Love: The Heart of our Barrington Community
We've heard countless heartfelt stories from community members about their love for our Barrington Public Library. These reflections reveal the deep connection individuals have with our library
Art is the Thread That Weaves a Community Together
Celebrating Creativity Across Generations At 94 years old, Renee Lipson continues to demonstrate how art has the power to draw people...
Behind the Stacks: Kristen Chin, Barrington Public Library’s Visionary Director
The library is the heart and soul of a community’s intellectual and cultural life, serving as much more than a building filled with...
That’s What Friends Are For
A Library Beyond Books The Barrington Library is more than just a building filled with books; it is a dynamic community hub that empowers...
WOW, WHAT A SUMMER BOOK SALE!
Entering the doors of the Barrington Library is like receiving a “magic pass to another world. Our library is a caring environment...
HOW I FOUND BELONGING IN MY NEW COMMUNITY
The universe is conspiring in my favor…always. Serendipity brought my family to Barrington. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines...
FASHION DESIGN 101 WORKSHOP
Fashion Design 101 was a six-week workshop held from January 29th through March 11th in the Barrington Public Library’s Makerspace Studio...
A THANK YOU NOTE TO THE FRIENDS OF THE BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Following my previous article, ‘Where Unwanted Books Find Second Life,’ featured in the August issue of Greet Barrington, I embarked on a...
PROJECT TAROT: MAKING A TEEN TAROT DECK
By Tanya Paglia, Young Adult Librarian Last fall, I stumbled across a 2021 video of a Christian Dior fashion show inspired by a tarot...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
By Chuck Van Sluyter, President, Friends of the Barrington Public Library As our new nation slowly emerged from the American...
The Barrington Public Library -What’s Not to Love?
BY MERLE “MAGI” GREEN, RESIDENT Where do we—the lovers of the Barrington Public Library—begin? February was Library Lovers Month and in a...
Observations from the Second Floor
BY MERLE ANN GREEN Friends of the Library Annual Sales Bring Together All Walks of Life Curiosity filled the second floor of our library...
The Veterans Writing Group
BY LISA VIALL, VICE PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF THE BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Inspired to honor her father’s military service in the Korean...
Local Book Donations Benefit Readers Across the Globe
BY PRIMA HOWER AND TAYLOR SCOTT, FRIENDS BOARD MEMBERS Every day in a remote village in the Philippines, a group of indigenous children...
Even the Tooth Fairy Shops the Daily Book Sale
BY LISA VIALL, VICE PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF THE BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY My daughter had a history of bad timing when it came to losing...
A Community Partnership: “Many hands make light work.”
BY CHUCK VAN SLUYTER, PRESIDENT, AND CINDY PIERCE, SECRETARY Have you ever wondered how over 7,000 books miraculously appear on tables in...
Community Volunteer Leadership at the Library
BY CHUCK VAN SLUYTER, RESIDENT, INTERIM PRESIDENT Barrington is one of the most coveted places to live in Rhode Island but not only...