Friends Of Library Hold “A Taste of Spring” Raffle

The 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 27 to 30, 2023. More than $500 in prizes include two tickets to Theatre By the Sea, two tickets on the Block Island Ferry and four tickets on the Blackstone Valley Explorer Nature and Heritage Tour. Prizes also feature gift cards to Honeybird Kitchen & Cocktails, Black Duck Tavern, Krazy Korner Bagel & Deli and Tropical Smoothie Café, as well as a hand-crafted reversible quilted spring table runner and placemats by Sharon DuBois and a 16-quart Igloo Playmate Cooler.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and are available now during library hours at Weaver or Riverside Library or they can be purchased at the Members Only Preview Book Sale at Weaver Library April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m., on April 28 and 29 during library hours at the book sale at Weaver, and on April 30 at Weaver from 1 to 3 PM. Proceeds will benefit special programs and concerts and will help to provide museum passes for library patrons. The drawing will be held at the book sale at 3 PM on April 13. You do not have to be present to win.