The 2026 Friends Author Luncheon will be held on Thursday, June 11th. The name of the guest author will be announced at Author Reveal 2026, on March 24 @ 2:00 PM. On June 11th, doors open for the Luncheon @ 11:30 AM. Location: DoubleTree by Hilton in Bristol. Stay tuned for further details on the […]
The Friends Bookstore is expanding it’s hours again! Starting 11.06.25 the store is open Thursday evenings 5:00 PM –7:00 PM. The new hours add an evening time slot for the convenience of our patrons. Congratulations to the Friends for continuing to expand the hours the bookstore is available to the public! The full bookstore schedule […]
Congratulations to the Friends of the Bristol Public Library on being chosen for the 2025 Community Service Award presented annually by the Bristol Historical Society! The Friends support the library’s mission through the volunteer work, fundraising, maintaining the library cafe, support of library programs and so much more! Bristol’s libraries are fortunate to have such […]
The Friends of the Bristol Public Library are once again accepting donations of books and other items (see below). The Friends had paused on accepting donations until after the Winter Book Sale due to lack of space to store donated items. The Friends rely on the sale of donated books as their primary source of income […]
The Friends’ 2025 Author Luncheon tickets have sold out, but the Friends continue to take a waiting list. Tickets typically become available as we get closer to the event and ticket holders’ plans change. To be placed on the waiting list, please contact Rose Ann Chatfield at 860.378.7769. Please do not send ticket orders by […]
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 […]