Woonsocket Radio News Room

 

 

Children's and Teens Booksale

When: Monday September 11th to Saturday September 16th

Time: During open hours of the library except 12-2pm

Location: Children's Program Room

 

What's for sale. There will be picture books, board books for babies, fiction and non-fiction books and lots and lots of chapter books. There will be books for middle and high school level readers.

 

All books are $0.25 

 

Proceeds from the booksale go to the Friends fo the Woonsocket Harris Public Library which is a fund raising and volunteer support group for the library. Money raised by the Friends is distributed to the library to support programs both for adults and children, projects, and museum passes that might not otherwise be funded. Want to become a Friend?  Visit the library and ask about how you can volunteer and become a friend and help out with future events. 

 

 

Chris Wallace Goldstein
Children's Librarian
Woonsocket Harris Public Library
www.woonsocketlibrary.org
401-769-9044 ext 2 for children's services

 

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