Friends of the Library

Friends of the Library are just that - friends we get to know on a personal basis, who love books and libraries and who wish to become more involved with our libraries and with the services they provide.

Benefits of Being a Friend

Receive a special borrower's card.
Receive invitations to Friends of the Library Programs, Special Events, Exhibits and Receptions.
Receive notices to upcoming University events.

How to Join

Call 401-254-3031 for further information or fill out the Membership Form and mail it to the Roger Williams University Main Library, One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809 (attn: FOL)

Friends' Events

Past Events

Adam Braver, Professor of Creative Writing, Introducing the "Graphic Novel", the arrangement of words and images to narrate a story
Panel Discussion by Adam Braver, Stephen Church, and Ted Delaney on "Book Publishing."
"Common Ground: Kaleidoscope of Race" presented by LIVING LITERATURE sponsored by the RI Council for the Humanities.
Lecture by Qussay Al-Attabi, a Special Fello of RWU, "A Scholarly Journey: Recollections from a childhood in Iraq's intellectual community to life and study in America."
Field trips to Newport, Providence, New Bedford and Boston to see special libraries

Members of Steering Committee

Elizabeth W. Arnold, Chair	Larry Lavers
Alys MacLeod	Edith B. Mack
Robert Arruda	Dr. Judson Taylor
Susan Rood	Jack Reinholt
John and Gunilla da Ponte	Elizabeth Peck Learned

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