The Friends of Richards Memorial Library’s 2023 fundraising Membership Drive/Scavenger Hunt is complete and have awarded the following prizes to those who participated. Many thanks to the 20 local downtown businesses playing the game, allowing the placement of a library book specifically chosen to match the business on the premises. Some of those businesses donated a prize used in the scavenger hunt.
Angle Tree Brewery—$50 Gift Card
Book: The greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer-Dave Barry 2001
Big Red Pizza
Book: The Pizza Mystery-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1993
The Black Opal Florist
Book: The Secret Garden-Frances Hodgson Burnett 1909
The Dancers Drawer—$10 Gift Bag
Book: Giant Dance Party-Betsy Bird 2013
2 Fruits Wellness
Book: The Healing Garden: Herbs for Health and Wellness-Deb Soule 2021
The Finer Collection—$22 Designer Bag
Book: The Finer Edge: Crocheted Trims, Motifs & Borders-Kristin Omdahl
Home of Greek Yogurt—3 $10 Gift Cards
Book: Unicorn Food: Rainbow Treats & Colorful Creations to Enjoy & Admire-Cayla Gallagher
Jay’s Indian Kitchen—$25 Gift Card
Book: 660 Curries-Raghavan Iyer 2008
J.D.’s Restaurant
Book: Big, Bad Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day-John Currence 2016
The Laughing Shield Comic Shop
Book: Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays-Eric Lane 2007
Los Antojitos Restaurant & Bar
Book: Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist-Tim Federle-2013
Mad Moose Saloon—$25 Gift Card
Book: The Chocolate Moose Motive-Joanna Carl 2012
Mackie’s Family Restaurant
Book: The Dancing Pancake-Eileen Spinelli
THE MEAT BAR—$25 Gift Card/book
Book: I Love Going to the Butcher -Lee Seelig
The Preservation Framer
Book: Bluebeard: a novel-Kurt Vonnegut 1987
Stitch New England—$20 Gift Card/embroidery kit
Book: Cross-Stitch Before Dying-Amanda Lee 2013
Unique Steps Dance Academy—Book written by Melissa Medeiros
Book: Bee Dance-Rick Chrustowski 2015
Vilorio’s Italian Bistro
Book: Osteria: Hearty Italian Fare from Rick Tramonto’s Kitchen-Rick Tramonto 2008
Vilorio’s Italian Bistro—$20 Gift Card
Book: Sauces & Shapes: pasta the Italian Way-Zanini De Vita, Oretta
Whisk & Paddle—$10 Gift Card
Book: Or Paddle, Said the Swan-Gloria Kamen 1989
Interested in serving upon the board of the Friends? Please contact friendsofrml118@gmail.com for further information.
