Events

Join us on Monday, July 7 at 6:30 pm and Wednesday, July 9 at 9:30 am to discuss James by Percival Everett. 

Genre: Historical/ Satire   320 pages

"When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. 

Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature." 

The only requirement to attend is to read the book! 

Copies will be available to borrow at the library one month prior to discussion. It is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby. 

Are you a relative, nanny or friend in charge of a baby, toddler or preschooler? 

Join us for Play Café to relax, laugh, and support each other! 
We expect to have a few fun visitors as well, including the

Fire Department on 10/16/24 

Tilly the Library Card Dog on 9/18/24 AND 3/5/2025!

Free Coffee Provided! 

For Ages 0 - 5 

Come dressed in your favorite color and join us for crafts, songs, and stories all about colors! 

Register Here

Fun Sculpture: Roll up your sleeves and stick your hands into the bucket of plaster! We need to mix
out the air bubbles before we pour it into a milk carton to set. Later we’ll
use knives and nutpicks to carve. Bendable wire can be twisted into figural
shapes, pieces of wood can be glued together and painted. How about
using plaster-coated strips to make a cast of your foot or hand.
There are all kinds of ways to make three-dimensional art objects. We’re
going to explore several in this sometimes-messy hands on workshop.

This workshop is sponsored by GoArt but will be held at the Richmond Memorial Library! 

585-343-9550 Please call to register.

The Friends of the Richmond Memorial Library are pleased to continue to hold their monthly book sales! The sale is held the first Thursday of each month. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library in support of Richmond Memorial Library.

The sale is located downstairs in the Wilber-Fox room.  An elevator is available.

The use of price-scanning devices and software or using mobile devices to price check for resale is only permitted during the hours of 4:00-6:30 pm at regular Friends of the Library monthly sales. The use of price-scanning devices and software or utilizing mobile devices to price check for resale is not permitted at any time during quarterly members-only sales.

2025 Sale Dates:

Thursday, January 9 (second Thursday due to holiday)
Thursday, February 6
Thursday, March 6
Thursday, April 3
Thursday, May 1
Thursday, June 5
Thursday July 10 (second Thursday due to holiday)
Thursday, August 7
Thursday, September 4
Thursday, October 2
Thursday, November 6
Thursday, December 4

2025 Quarterly Members' Only Sales:
The Friends host quarterly preview sales for members of the Friends of the Library! Visit the Friends of the Library page at batavialibary.org/about for more info on how to join the Friends. Memberships start at just $5 per year!
Wednesday, March 5  5 pm - 7 pm
Wednesday, June 4  5 pm - 7 pm
Wednesday, September 3   5 pm - 7 pm
Wednesday, December 3   5 pm - 7 pm

Take a deep breath and dive into the most mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, eye-popping island ever! You and a STEAM Team of friends will take on unbelievable engineering challenges inspired by zany, wacky, wild, 100% True facts! From amazing animals to extreme sports; from epic earthquakes to outer space; from breathtaking rescues to crazy competitions - Believe It or Not Island is sure to be an all-time record breaker!

Week Two July 10 @ 2:00-3:00 Wild and Crazy Great Cheese Chase Check out this unbelievable STEAM experience that has kids building Plinko games together to reenact a real-life annual Cheese Chase extravaganza in Gloucester. England.

Artist Mandy returns this summer to conduct art projects with kids! 

Each session requires a new sign up, 

Click here to register for July 10th 

Click here to register for July 24th 
 

Click here to register for August 14th

Join us on the second Thursday of every month to watch a film in the Gallery Room! Information for each month's film will be available in the library closer to the screening. This program is meant for adults, but depending on movie ratings supervised children are welcome. If a film is rated R, please understand that unsupervised children will not be permitted to stay. 

Join us for bedtime stories and sensory fun.
Feel free to wear PJ's!

All ages are welcome

Time: 6:00 pm

Join us for a Story & Craft with Ms. Crystal on Friday mornings at 10:00.