Friends of Library Hold “A Taste of Spring” Raffle

Friends of the East Providence Public Library will hold a “Taste of Spring” raffle at the Spring Book Sale at Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, from April 25 to 28. More than $450 in prizes will be offered. Included are two tickets to Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant, four tickets for a guided tour of the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park on the Explorer riverboat, two round-trip tickets for the Block Island Ferry, two tickets to Barker Playhouse and two tickets to Avon Cinema, Prizes also include gift certificates to MidiCi Italian Kitchen, Miller’s Roast Beef, East Bay Oyster Bar, Town Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and can be purchased prior to the book sale during library hours at Riverside Library or at the Spring Book Sale Members Only Preview at Weaver Library April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. and from April 26 to 28 at the book sale at Weaver. Proceeds will benefit special programs and concerts and will help to provide museum passes for library patrons. The drawing will be held at the close of the book sale on April 28. You do not have to be present to win.