Using Native Plants in your yard..
                                     
They're perfect to attract birds and other wildlife!  Join us on Tuesday May 29 at 7:00 in front of the fireplace where Joyce Leppard will be presenting. Call us at 629-9085 to reserve your spot.
 
The Barn Lady is coming!
 
Jan Corey Arnett, also known as the Barn Lady, will be discussing heritage barns and many aspects of their presrvation.  Join us on Tuesday June 5 at 7:00 in front of the fireplace. Call 629-9085 to reserve your spot!
 
 
The Richland Community Library Book Discussion Group
Our book group meets at 7:00 p.m on the 2nd Thursday of the month. If you want to receive an occasional e-mail about upcoming book discussions and other adult programs, click here and select Sue Parker-Carter, Adult Programming and she'll contact you.
..........Upcoming Book Discussions.......
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
- Thursday August 9....7:00
Strangers at the Feast by Jennifer Vanderbes
- Thursday September 13 .....7:00
A History of the world in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
- Thursday October 11.....7:00
Inheritance by lan Samantha Chang
- Thursday November 8....7:00

How can you get the book without buying it? You may use our statewide Interlibrary Loan System to borrow from another library. Have your home library card i n hand and click onto this web site: MeLCat - the Michigan eLibrary. Your selection will be delivered to your home library (only residents of Richland Township/Village or Paid Members may select Richland Community Library through MeL).
We have a Genealogy Group that meets every month!

Mark your calendars for the 3rd Thursday of the month and join Ken, Janine and friends for an hour of exploring family history. This "roundtable discussion group" meets at 10:00 a.m. down in the Local History room and is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, May 17th. There's no registration; come join us!
PLUS Lee Griffin , local freelance author and photographer , will be the featured speaker for the May meeting: How to conduct an oral history interview. All are welcome!
 

Book Club in a Bag!

Want to start your own book club on your own terms? We've put together 7 "Book Club in a Bag" kits. There are 6 books in the kit and can be checked out for 6 weeks. Discussion questions are included as well as other suggested reading. Kits may be reserved but not renewed.
  • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
  • The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  • The Poisonwood Bible; a novel by Barbara Kingsolver
  • The Pact: a love story by Jodi Picoult
  • Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
  • The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Ask at the upper level circulation desk for more information.

Adult Programming

We want to know what kinds of programs YOU would like to participate in at our library. Click here to send an e-mail to our Adult Programmer Sue Parker- Carter or call us at 629-9085 and give us your suggestions.