What do we love most? Helping to find ways to connect our community to the library. For the third year we are happy to present grade 5 “graduation” gifts to the students at Clark Rutherford Elementary and Champlain Elementary. These students start at AWEC next year which is a hop, skip, and jump from our Annapolis Royal branch. We hope they will be inspired to learn, listen, connect & grow at our library. Thanks to our partners Annapolis Valley Regional Library for bundling some promo materials with our free books and Bainton's Tannery Outlet / Mad Hatter Bookstore for helping with the order.

Community Hub Signage

The Friends of the Annapolis Royal Library purchased a Community Hub Sign that will help our residents, community members and tourists find and use the services located inside the Community Hub. Inside you'll find a community workspace with a comfortable conversation area, free wifi, clean washrooms, cafe, Innovation Lab, food bank, rentable private work or performance space and, of course, our modern library.
We gratefully acknowledge the contribution from the Town of Annapolis Royal and the participation of Ken Knox and the town's Public Works team aiding us in the installation of the sign.
Sign by Digby Signs | Grey Owl Graphics

AED Purchase for Community Hub 

This AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) was purchased by the FoL for your safety. The funds were raised at the 2022 Giant Used Book Sale and we thank the public for their purchases and donations to this sale.
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Thank you also to the Town of Annapolis Royal  for the installation and upkeep of this unit.

Melanson Collection Presentation

Representatives from the FoL and the AVRL welcomed local resident Marilyn Hunt to the branch. In honour of Marilyn's late husband Wayne Melanson, purchases were made to enrich the library's selection of Acadian and Indigenous resources. Selections were made in consultation with the Grand Pre National Historic Site as well as some faculty from Université Ste. Anne. Please come visit - something for all ages.