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 […]
December 2022 The Friends of the Bristol Public Library are holding a Holiday Mini-Sale throughout the month of December. The Holiday Mini-Sale is located in the lobbies of the Bristol Public Library and Manross Memorial Library. Items are available for purchase whenever the libraries are open. As always, the sale features nearly-new, gift-quality books for […]
Don’t miss these holiday bargains! The Friends work hard to make sure there is always a fresh selection of high quality items for your holiday shopping and prices are unbeatable. All proceeds help the Friends support library needs and programming not otherwise possible to serve our community! Details below:
