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Upcoming Events

Next Meeting: March

Stone Soup: January 25, 2025 12-2 PM

Food Drive for St. Peter’s By-The-Sea Community Market: January 25 – March 1, 2025

To be held on Saturday, January 25 from 12-2. In keeping with the Stone Soup tradition, Narragansett Fire Chief Scott Partington will read “Stone Soup”, the timeless allegory regarding the strength of community, just before soup and bread will be served in the Library. The soup, bread and supplies are generously donated by many local restaurants and businesses. The event will kick-off a Food Drive at the Library for the Community Market at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea continuing to March 1. We still need a few more individuals to help set up on Friday, January 24 from 3-5. Please contact Gina at gcollopy1@gmail.com or Mary Ann Grintchenko at mag13@cox.net if you can help make this event a huge success! Last year we served soup to over 100 people and collected almost 800 pounds of food and over $700 in donations for St. Peter’s Community Market!

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We’d like to thank all that came out to our fundraiser on October 15th at Celeste Restaurant.  Many friends and family enjoyed laughs, each other’s company and a meal at Celeste – some for the first time.  All were so generous in buying chances to win one of three cash prizes ($75, $50 and $25).  Even folks who were dining at Celeste without any prior knowledge of the fundraiser, happily bought raffle tickets because it was such a great cause. Let’s not forget our friends at Celeste who donated 10% of their net proceeds from the sale of food and drink on that evening.
Events like these help the Friends of the Library to continue programming like 

• The Children Summer Book Club including all the affiliated activities
• Author events for all ages
• Special informational speakers for all ages
• Tradition Children’s Costume Parade in town
• Annual Stone Soup and Food Drive Event that serves warm soup to the public and raises several hundreds of dollars for the St. Peters by the Sea Food Pantry

Winners of the cash prizes were:  Mary Colman, Mr. Oliverio and Becky Durkin

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The Friends Eleventh Annual Costume Parade was a total success!

The day was perfect – sunny and beautiful. While waiting for the parade to start many of the families had their pictures taken in front of the Halloween blowups. The parade was led by Narragansett Police and Debbie Kane played the bag pipe. They walked to the South Beach parking lot. The Town of Narragansett organized a Trunk a Treat activity where over 20 cars open their trunks with treats for all the children. It was so much fun. Then the Parade walked to the Pier Market Place and many of the businesses handed out treats.   Last the children entered the Library greeted by the Friends volunteers who passed out cookies, drinks and a pumpkin for each family. Pumpkins were donated by Belmont Market Place. The children had the opportunity to decorate masks and socialize. It was a fun day had by all.

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The Friends would like to welcome the new officers.

President- Gina O’ Connell

Vice President- Jane Williams

Co-Recording Secretary- Maureen Barney & Madge McCarthy

Corresponding Secretary- Linda Hines

Database Manager- Tracy Kubricky

Building Treasurer- Mary Nadeau

General Treasurer- Martha Shults

Please consider volunteering for the Friends.

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New Library Fundraising

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