News & Notes from the Blanding Library

BOOK SALE OCT. 11-13
It’s almost time for the Blanding Library’s annual used book sale, which will be held Oct. 11-13. The event will open on Friday Oct. 11 with a special preview sale from 5 to 7 pm, for members of the Friends of the Blanding Library only. If you are not already a member, you may join the Friends at that time to get first chance at the sale books. The general sale continues on Saturday Oct. 12 from 10 to 3. Sunday the sale hours are noon to 3, and it will be “fill a bag” day with all books going for $10 a bag. We will have bags available or you may bring your own.

Raffle tickets will be sold that weekend until 2 pm on Sunday, with the winners picked before 3. Stop by the raffle table to see the many great prizes available. Special thanks to all the individuals and local businesses who generously donated the raffle prizes.

Seeking Volunteers
This annual book sale is the main fundraiser for the Friends of the Blanding Library each year. The Friends are looking for someone interested in helping sell some of our special and rare books online. We also need volunteers to help box up the leftover books on Oct. 15 after the book sale.  If you would like help out with either of these activities, please contact Hollis Burkhart at 774-991-0758 or email  hollisburkhart@gmail.com.

Book Groups
If you are looking for a book group to join, the Blanding offers three different sessions and times. There's the Blanding Book Club led by Susan Robert which meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. Desire Palmer, a former librarian at the Blanding, leads two other book clubs supported by the library. The Afternoon Book Club meets at the library on the second Wednesday of the month at 3 pm.  On the first Thursday of the month, the Council on Aging Book Club meets at 10 am. For more information on book groups, call the library at 508-252-4236.

Library Card Sign-Up
“Libraries – More Than Meets the Eye”. September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. We are encouraging Rehoboth library patrons (including children 5 or older) who do not yet have a library card to visit the Blanding Library and apply for their card FREE!  Find out what your library has to offer, along with some fun, too!

Ongoing children’s programs at the Blanding include two story hour sessions each week., One is for baby and toddlers and their caregivers on Tuesday mornings from 10:30 to 11. Story and Craft Hours for preschoolers ages 3 and up meets on Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30. Siblings are welcome at both sessions. Drop-ins welcome. No registration necessary. The next Legos at the Library will be from 11 to 2 on Saturdays Sept. 7 and Oct. 5. For all ages.

The Blanding Public Library, 124 Bay State Rd. Rehoboth, is open Monday through Thursday from 10 to 8, and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 to 4. Closed Sundays and holidays, including Mon. Oct. 14. Phone: 508-252-4236. Information on Blanding events can be found under Blanding Public Library Programs and Events on https://rehobothantiquarian.org/