Category: Summer Reading

On Thursday, July 26th the kids were invited to the library to make window stickers or paint stained glass window ornaments.

When more than 15 kids show up in this small library to do a craft you have to offer more than one craft. This time the kids got to either paint a stained glass window ornament or make a window sticker.

The kids here in Richmond seem to really enjoy doing crafts. So this library has done most of it’s summer reading programs this way the past couple of years. It seems to work for us.…

The new Harry Potter movie is out! The last Harry Potter book is done!!

In honor of Harry Potter the library had a craft day. On Monday, July 23rd kids were invited for a craft day. The kids made Wizards and Glasses. When the kids were done with their crafts they were given a surprise drink. Butterbeer.

If you to make butterbeer here is the recipe

8 oz of Cream Soda or Ginger Ale [we used Cream Soda]

2-3 Tablespoons of Butterscotch syrup

Mix in a glass with ice

The kids and their parents or grandparents said this was good stuff.…

Richmond Public Library had a float in the Richmond Fair Parade again this year. The theme for the parade this year was “Salute America”. The library chose “Richmond Library Salutes America’s Armed Forces” as the title of it’s float.

The Float featured a plane for the Air Force, a tank for the Army, a ship for the Navy and guns for the Marines. Our float won 1st place. Riding our float were area library children and Tina Harkins and Jacob Akes who both served time in Iraq and Kuwait.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 @ 6:30 P.M. The Rosey girls of Ottawa Music and a few friends came to the Richmond Community Building to sing and play for the people.

Robin 17, Kelley 14, Leah 11, Carly 10 1/2 and their father Calvin played instruments and sang songs to entertain the people. They played violin, cello and trombone.

Olivia Stockard 7yrs and her teacher Elizabeth Rhodes performed a violin piece. Elizabeth and her mother also performed a musical number.

Carly read a patriotic poem that she won a award for.

The evening was ended by a sing-a-long. The library wished to thank the Rosey family and their friends for the wonderful program.

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June 25th Teens only. Teens were invited to paint ceramic masks. The teens came in and painted masks. Each teens mask was of course as different as they are.

The library will try to have at least one craft or event that is for teens only each month this summer

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