The Friends of RPL is a 501(c)(3) voluntary organization whose mission is to raise funds to sponsor programs and special events for the library and the community. If you are interested in joining, please pick up an application at the library or call (860) 875-5892 x1, and request that an application is mailed to you. You may also “sample” a Friends meeting and see if you would like to join. Meetin
gs take place the first Thursday of most months from September through May at 12 noon in the Community Room on the main level of the library. Meetings and program notices are sent out by email blast to members, and are advertised in the JI, and on Patch.com. Projects in which the Friends take part include:
Homebound book delivery
Supporting children’s and adult programming
Annual Holiday Cookie Sale in December
Purchasing museum passes for library cardholders
Purchasing subscription to monthly “Booklist Reader”
With funds raised this year through continuing to ask our community to donate either receipts or money from bottle returns, dropped off or mailed to the library identifying Friends on the envelope, we have been able to continue to provide museum passes to our library card holders as well as provide the gift cards for the library’s summer reading program readers. Most museum passes can be obtained on the library website under Collections and the few that can’t, can be obtained at the circulation desk. The Friends also provide the monthly Booklist Reader which can be found at the circulation desk.
