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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...