Community Briefs

Spring sale: The United Methodist Women of Shepherd of the Valley Church will hold their annual spring rummage sale today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and tomorrow from 8 to 11 a.m. at the church, 604 Seven Mile Rd. The Saturday sale will feature a fill a brown bag for $2 sale. For more information, call (401) 821-8217.

Lawn sale: Friends of the Scituate Shelter, Hands that Heal, will host a lawn sale tomorrow and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 103 Peeptoad Rd., to raise money for two organizations. Donations of new or used items are appreciated. For more information, call (401) 647-1488.

Library Programs

Hope Library, 374 North Rd., will host Natalie Babbitt author of Tuck Everlasting, Kneeknock Rise and Jack Plank Tells Tales, April 29 at 6:30 p.m.

A create-a-book workshop will be held April 30 at 5 p.m. Learn to make a book using chipboard, cover papers, and book cloth. Class fee is $20 and includes materials.

The library will host a book sale May 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Books, magazines, children’s books, videos, and audio books will be available. A spring fling craft and yard sale will also be held May 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Table rentals are available for $25.

The library’s annual association meeting will be held May 13 at 7 p.m. Phillip Contic, costume designer/senior lecturer at Brown University, will give a brief talk about using art books as a research source for theater design. The library will also officially open the Phillip Contic Arts and Fashion Book Collection, featuring art/fashion/theater books donated to the library. The public is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call (401) 821-7910.

Club Note

Gentian Garden Club will meet May 20 at the Foster Country Club, 66 Johnston Rd. Cocktails and reception will start at 6 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m. Guests are invited. Reservations must be made and paid for by May 5. The cost is $30 payable to Gentian Garden Club. For more information, call Barbara Colvin, (401) 821-6620.

A trip to Longwood and Chanticleer Gardens and Winterthur estate in Wilmington, Del., is scheduled for June 20 to 22. A side trip is available to go to the Brandywine River Museum, home to artwork of three generations of Wyeths. The cost is $239 and includes transportation, hotel, garden entrance fees and taxes. Reservations must be made by early June. For more information, call Jean Marie (401) 934-0488 or e-mail ladhartley@cox.net.