The dates for the 2025 Author Reveal and Author Luncheon have been announced! The 2025 Reveal will be held on Tuesday, March 25 @ 2:00 PM and the Author Luncheon will be held on June 5, 2025. In-person tickets sales are set to start on April 2, 2025, with mail-in order forms available on March […]
We’ve simplified the Winter Reading program for you by making it easier to be entered for the raffle prizes. Simply fill out and submit a raffle slip, online or on paper at the library, for every item you read or listen to. Every item counts as an entry. People who wish to complete the program […]
THE FRIENDS OF THE BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY Annual Holiday Mini-Sale The Friends of the Bristol Public Library will hold a Holiday Mini-Sale throughout the month of December in the lobby of the Bristol Public Library, 5 High Street, and the Manross Memorial Library, 260 Central Street. Items will be available for purchase (cash only) whenever […]
Thanks to the generosity of the Bristol community, our storage space for donations is full! The Friends of the Bristol Public Library is temporarily unable to accept donations of books and other items, at Bristol Public Library and Manross Memorial Library, from October 15, 2024 until March 17, 2025. Our patrons are asked to hold […]
The Friends Author Luncheon has gained a reputation as the literary event of the year in Bristol. The 2024 event, featuring Ann Napolitano, added to that reputation. The 2024 Luncheon, which sold out all 300 tickets in three days, had a festive vibe from the beginning. Guest author Ann Napolitano gave an inspiring account of […]
The Friends of the Library have released a statement announcing the details of the upcoming 2024 Winter Book Sale: The Friends of the Bristol Public Library will hold its annual Winter Used Book Sale from Wednesday, February 28 to Sunday, March 3 in the meeting rooms in the lower level of the Bristol Library, 5 […]
NY Times Best-Selling author Lisa Scottoline gave a high-energy, humorous, and insightful presentation to the three hundred guests who attended the Friends’ Author Luncheon on Thursday! Lisa spoke about her background, career as a writer, the importance of libraries, her lastest novel, Loyalty, and her philosophy as a writer. The presentation was followed by Q […]
The Friends of the Bristol Public Library are nearly out of donation space, and we’re about to reach the annual pause in acceptance. From 10/25/23 to 3/4/24, the Friends will not take donations. The Friends Bookstore and lobby sale will continue, and the huge Winter Used Book Sale will run from 2/28/24 to 3/3/24!
Tickets for the 2023 Friends Author Luncheon with Lisa Scottoline are sold out as of August 8, 2023. The library is still taking a waitlist in case there are spots that become available in the future. o’Nan, The Author Luncheon is an annual event presented by The Friends of the Bristol Public Library. Previous authors […]
The Friends of the Bristol Public Library will hold its annual Winter Used Book Sale from Wednesday, March 1 to Sunday, March 5 in the meeting rooms in the lower level of the Bristol Library, 5 High Street, Bristol. The sale includes more than eight thousand gently used hardcover and softcover books, DVDs, audio books […]