Author: richlibrarian

April is fast approaching, what is going on at the library?

April 1st is Library Giving Day

Library Giving Day is quick approaching and this year there’s an exciting new matching feature:
Up to $500 of fund donated through the link below (online donations) can be matched! Want to find out more? Check out the link below!

April 4th is adult craft day, they will be making washcloth bunnies at 1:00 PM

April 6th – 12th is National Library week, this is always celebrated with an “Open House” at the library. This year’s open house will be on Tuesday, April 8th from 12:00 – 2:00 PM. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

April 11th is National Pet Day. The kids will be making dog and cat toys after school for their pets.

April 14th the kids are invited after school to come and make peep houses

Thursday, April 17th is Brunch & Books the library book club. Book club starts at 11:00 AM we will be discussing “The Secret Garden”.

April 18th we will be having and Easter treasure hunt for the library kids at around 4:15 PM.

April 25th the adult craft club will meet at 1:00 PM. We will be making flowers from bottle caps.

As always, Story time is Wednesday’s at 10:00 AM.…

March is almost here, do we have anything planned at the library? yes we do.

As usual story time is Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM

The adult craft club is making Suet feeders on March 7th at 1:00 PM. Our second craft will be March 21st and we will be painting flower pots.

 

The kids will make Mardi Gras mask on March 4th after school.

During spring break we will have Potato chip day on March 14th @b 4:00 PM.

Edible Leprechaun hats at 3:00 PM on March 17th  and Paper Ninja Stars on March 20th at 3:00 PM

Books club will meet on Thursday, March 20th at 11:00 AM

 

 

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We have a few thing planned for February, here is a list.

Adult crafts:

We made hand towel Teddy Bears on February 7th and will make Mardi  Gras mask on February 21 @ 1:00

Story time is Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM

Kids after school crafts:

We made edible ground hogs on February 3rd.

We are making Valentines boxes on February 14th.

Book Club will be Thursday, February 20th @ 11:00 AM

This month book club is reading any non-fiction book…

RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024

Below is a list of items we track for the State Library report:
Library Stats:

Registered Library card holders- 268
Library visitors– 4,162
Reference transactions– 927
Books added– 367
Movies & TV shows added– 91
Computer Users– 1,372
Wireless Users– 583
Inter-library Loans- 1,792
Inter-library Borrowed– 654

Total Library Programing:

Kids under 5
43- programs
335- attendance

Kids 6-11
27-Programs
557 -attendance

Teens
17- Programs
85- attendance

Adults
27- Programs
104- attendance

Program for Everyone
6- programs
115- attendance

Summer Reading Programs:
Kids 5 & under
6- Program
54- attendance

Kids 6-11
8- programs
111 – attendance

Teens
6- Programs
34-attendance

Adults
6- Programs
29- attendance

Everyone
3- programs
40- attendance

The library has programing year round for all ages. We try to plan something for everyone. We have story time for the little ones [Wednesday @ 10 AM] Craft Club for the adults Friday @ 1:00 PM, twice a month. Books & Brunch our book club meets the 3rd Thursday @ 11:00 AM Crafts on most holidays for the kids, and any time we find something for them to make. Summer reading for everyone.
We have 6 computers for public use and 1 laptop for adult use. We offer fax and printing for a small fee.

We are a Fine Free library. We do not charge late fees. Patrons are only charged if they damage or lose library items.

At the end of 2024 the library owned;
We have over 1,750 DVD’s and over 350 TV shows and 35 Blu-ray movies
17- Audio books
4,702  books [regular print and large print]
This library also has 21 Halloween Masks that can be checked out. No other library has that.

Hoopla is also Free with a Library Card

Keep an eye on the library Facebook page for up and coming events.

$350.00 was donated in summer reading supplies in 2024

We were able to have a few fundraisers this year, they did pretty good also, they help keep the library doors open.

2025 we plan on looking and filing for more grants.
Having our Spring & Christmas basket raffles. Taco dinner also in the spring.
Working the Fair stand and helping with supplies, for our share of the profits. Maybe a rummage sale in the fall and a dinner with the Christmas raffle.…

The library has a frozen sewer pipe, it has been frozen for a week now. We have been trying to get it thawed, but it is winter and we have had some really cold days.

Please be aware, especially if you send you kids to the library, the bathroom does NOT work.

The bathroom issue has been fixed!…