Learn easy and practical tips to create butterfly habitat in your landscape, which will bring it to life with activity in addition to helping pollinate your favorite plants. The class includes information about how to select the right plants as host species for caterpillars and the best native and adapted flowers that provide long-lasting blooms as nectar sources. 

Wanting to clean out old books, CDs, DVDs and record albums? Consider donating them to the next FOL Book Sale (taking place Oct. 1-3). Friends of the Richardson Public Library (FOL), a 501( c)(3), uses the proceeds of its biannual book sales to support Richardson Public Library services and programs such as lectures, workshops, children’s activities, and Little Free Library kits for the community. 

Network of Community Ministries is inviting the community to a celebration at its new headquarters at 1500 International Pkwy. Ste 300 from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19.

The Richardson Interfaith Alliance, in partnership with Compassionate DFW and the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), is hosting the 6th Annual Feeding Children Everywhere (US Hunger) Compassion Event Sunday, Sept. 19, from noon-5 p.m. at EPIC, 4700 14th St. in Plano. 

The Richardson Police Department (RPD) is hosting its annual “Can Do” Food Drive this Saturday, Sept. 18, from 8 a.m.-noon in front of police headquarters, 200 N. Greenville Ave. Simply drive up, and officers will be standing by to unload your donations. Food collected will benefit the clients of Network of Community Ministries. 

The City’s Richardson Reads One Book (RROB) program hosted bestselling author William Kent Krueger this week at First United Methodist Church Richardson for the annual RROB author lecture.