As of May 8, 2013, the Redwood has reached 86% of its 2012-2013 Annual Fund goal of $265,000. This goal honors the philanthropic vision of Abraham Redwood and the Library's original founders, who chartered the Redwood over 265 year ago with the purpose of "having nothing in view but the good of Mankind." Every donation is greatly appreciated, and each donation allows us to preserve and share the countless treasures entrusted to us.

Please join us on Saturday,  June 1 for a special event featuring a terrific panel of experts and lively discussion on Rhode Island's founder, Roger Williams. Author Rockwell Stensrud will present a talk titled "The English Puritan Movement of the 16th and 17th Centuries: How Williams' Separatism Helped Shape Rhode Island." Stephen Clark, President of the Salem Athenaeum, will discuss colonial Salem, which Williams preferred over John Winthrop's Bay Colony.

Use the coupon code MOMDAD15 on your order of digital images or prints of artwork and maps from our eStore, and receive 15% off your order through June!  What a terrific Mother's Day, Father's Day, new graduate or wedding gift...a superb, high-resolution print of one of the Redwood's wonderful treasures! See the selection online at www.redwoodlibrarystore.org.