The Friends of the Moores Memorial Library will hold their annual Mother's Day plant sale and chicken barbecue on Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lions Community Park, 325 N. Bridge St., Christiana.

The plant sale will feature a large assortment of hanging baskets, premade planters and geraniums. All plants will be on display in the pavilion at the park. In the case of rain, plants will be available in the Lions Community Building at the park. No bedding plants or herbs will be sold.

"We will pick up all the plants on Friday, and the Lions Club allows us to store them overnight in their building," noted Friends president Joan Esworthy. "We get there early Saturday morning to set up. We will use all the picnic tables to (display) the plants."

She said that the hanging baskets are a big seller each year. "We will probably bring at least 20 to 30 hanging baskets," Esworthy said. "It's Mother's Day weekend, and a lot of people like to give them to mom or grandmom."

Chicken barbecue meals will be available beginning at 10 a.m. The cost of a meal includes a half-chicken, a bottle of water and a bag of chips. Randy Yoder will prepare the chickens on-site.

All proceeds from the plant sale and chicken barbecue, as well as the Friends' annual golf tournament and book sales, benefit the many activities offered by the library, including the Summer Reading Program. "Twice a year, we combine the monies from fundraisers and make (a donation) to the library," said Esworthy. "Everything is for the library."

The Friends also operate the Read Moore Book Store, which is located in the lower level of the library. The bookstore offers new and gently used books for sale, as well as a children's corner and a section for young adults. The bookstore will be open on May 13 from 8 a.m. to noon. More information about the bookstore is available at http://www.facebook.com/ReadMooreBookStore.

Those interested in supporting the library and joining the Friends are invited to attend a meeting of the group. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at the library at 2 p.m. More information about the group is available at http://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheMooresMemorialLibrary.

Moores Memorial Library is located at 9 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana. The library is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit http://www.christianalibrary.org or http://www.facebook.com/MooresMemorialLibrary.