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| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Storytime |  |
 | Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 1st are Double Take! and Big Bear, Small Mouse. |
| Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | STE(A)M Thursday: Marble Run | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Come help us build (and use) the most epic marble run we can! This activity is open to all ages. |
| Friday, February 3, 2023 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Kid's Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome. |
| Monday, February 6, 2023 |
| 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM | TAC(oS) meeting | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Teens (and those 18 to 21 who are still in high school) who want a say in what the library does for them (plus a chance to make new friends, decorate things, and eat snacks) are welcome! We'll be transforming positive thoughts into Valentine's Day decorations at this meeting! |
| Tuesday, February 7, 2023 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 7th are Hair Love and Cool Cuts. |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| 6:30 PM - | Decoding the Mysteries of Cats (Zoom Event) | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Learn about:
Click here to register! |
| Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 8th are Hair Love and Cool Cuts. |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Book Buddies | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Come read to Jack! Jack is a registered therapy dog and will be coming to the children's room (with his handler) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Reading to Jack is a great way for struggling and reluctant readers to build confidence and for shy kids to talk in a non-judgmental space. |
| Friday, February 10, 2023 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Kid's Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome. |
| Monday, February 13, 2023 |
| 10:00 AM - | Grab & Go Memory Care Craft - Paint Swatch Flowers | |
 | Location: Lobby Contact: Description: For the month of February, the craft will be paint swatch flowers. Create a beautiful flower using paint swatches. These crafts will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis and can be picked up in the lobby. |
| 7:00 PM - | The Wagner Group: Putin's Secret Mercenary Army | |
| Location: Contact: Description: This illustrated public talk will present information about Putin’s Wagner Group and its current leader Yvegeny Prigozhin’s deep connections to wars and military in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine. Putin’s semi-secret mercenary group is supplied with gold and diamonds from Africa to support regional autocrats and even to disinformation campaigns in American elections. Dr. Lobban is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College where he taught for about thirty-five years. He has also taught at the American and African Universities. |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 14th are Nobody Hugs a Cactus and How Do You Hug a Porcupine?. |
| 5:00 PM - | Pokémon TCG Group | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Pokémon TCG Group is open to kids and teens and alternates meeting in the downstain lobby and at Game's Ahoy! Whether you(r child) already knows how to play the trading card game or just collects the cards, they're welcome. The group is happy to teach new players and the library can supply up to three playable decks. |
| 5:00 PM - | Pokémon TCG Group | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Pokémon TCG Group is open to kids and teens and alternates meeting in the downstain lobby and at Game's Ahoy! Whether you(r child) already knows how to play the trading card game or just collects the cards, they're welcome. The group is happy to teach new players and the library can supply up to three playable decks. |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 15th are Nobody Hugs a Cactus and How Do You Hug a Porcupine?. |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Kid's Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome. |
| Monday, February 20, 2023 |
| 10:00 AM - | Library Closed - Presidents' Day | |
 | Location: Contact: Description: The library will be closed in honor of Presidents' Day. |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 21st are I am Rosa Parks and I am Harriet Tubman. |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| 6:30 PM - | Author Talk: This Land of Snow with Anders Morley | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Every journey begins with a single step, or in Anders Morley’s case, the shush of cross-country skis. For as long as he could remember, Morley dreamed of taking a very long walk. In his thirties, happily married and living in a faraway country but pining for the silent and snowy winters of his New Hampshire home, he decided to unite his old dream with his equally long-standing love of winter. Fourteen months later, just as the snow was starting to fall, he set off alone to spend the four coldest months of the year traveling on skis across the half-wild country of northwestern Canada. This Land of Snow, winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award, tells the story of that journey and of a man who must come to terms with the consequences of living by nostalgia. It is an honest, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous reckoning of an adventure filled with adrenaline and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Both a celebration of a season and a portrait of a place, the book affords readers fascinating and insightful glimpses into life at the edge of the great northern wilderness, the history of cold-weather exploration and Nordic skiing, the right-to-roam movement, winter ecology, and more. Throughout, Morley’s clear, subtle, and self-deprecating voice speaks to a backwoods-genteel aesthetic that explores the territory between wildness and refinement, language and personal story, journey and home. |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 22nd are I am Rosa Parks and I am Harriet Tubman. |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Book Buddies | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Come read to Jack! Jack is a registered therapy dog and will be coming to the children's room (with his handler) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Reading to Jack is a great way for struggling and reluctant readers to build confidence and for shy kids to talk in a non-judgmental space. |
| 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM | Teens After Dark: Glow Party | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for an evening of dancing and glow games (games with glowsticks and flashlights). Snacks provided! |
| Friday, February 24, 2023 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Life Sized Angry Birds | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Kids ages 9+ can join us to construct a box fort and then play life sized, live action Angry Birds! |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Kid's Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome. |
| Monday, February 27, 2023 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Crazy 8s Mini Math Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3! Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun! |
| 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Pajama Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Can't make it to storytime on Tuesday or Wednesday? Does your child feel too old for regular storytime? Join us for Pajama Storytime at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month! There will be two books, some stretching, and a craft to bring home. And of course, coming in PJs is welcome. The books for February 27th are Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library and Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book. |
| Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Crazy 8s Mini Math Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3! Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun! |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for February 28th are On My Skis and Bunny Slopes. |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Storytime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity The books for March 1st are On My Skis and Bunny Slopes. |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Crazy 8s Mini Math Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3! Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun! |
| 5:30 PM - 7:45 PM | Teen Movie Night | |
| Location: Contact: Description: A movie night just for teens! Join us from 5:30 to 7:45 to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (rated PG-13). We'll have some snacks, but please feel free bring your own too! |
| Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | STE(A)M Thursday: Glow in the Dark Geometry | |
| Location: Contact: Description: How many shapes can you make from a glow sticks? What about patterns? This activity is open to all ages. |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM | TAC(oS) meeting | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Teens (and those 18 to 21 who are still in high school) who want a say in what the library does for them (plus a chance to make new friends, decorate things, and eat snacks) are welcome! |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| Friday, March 17, 2023 |
| 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Leprechaun Ooze/Shamrock Slime | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Everybody loves slime (until it gets on the carpet)! Kids ages 9+ can join us to make a festive version for St. Patrick's Day! |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2023 |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
| 6:00 PM - | Chess Club | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information. |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 1st are Double Take! and Big Bear, Small Mouse.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
STE(A)M Thursday: Marble Run
Location:
Contact:
Description: Come help us build (and use) the most epic marble run we can!
This activity is open to all ages.
Friday, February 3, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 6, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
TAC(oS) meeting
Location:
Contact:
Description: Teens (and those 18 to 21 who are still in high school) who want a say in what the library does for them (plus a chance to make new friends, decorate things, and eat snacks) are welcome!
We'll be transforming positive thoughts into Valentine's Day decorations at this meeting!
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 7th are Hair Love and Cool Cuts.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
6:30 PM -
Decoding the Mysteries of Cats (Zoom Event)
Location:
Contact:
Description: Learn about:
Click here to register!
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 8th are Hair Love and Cool Cuts.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Book Buddies
Location:
Contact:
Description: Come read to Jack! Jack is a registered therapy dog and will be coming to the children's room (with his handler) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Reading to Jack is a great way for struggling and reluctant readers to build confidence and for shy kids to talk in a non-judgmental space.
Friday, February 10, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 13, 2023
10:00 AM -
Grab & Go Memory Care Craft - Paint Swatch Flowers
Location: Lobby
Contact:
Description: For the month of February, the craft will be paint swatch flowers. Create a beautiful flower using paint swatches. These crafts will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis and can be picked up in the lobby.
7:00 PM -
The Wagner Group: Putin's Secret Mercenary Army
Location:
Contact:
Description: This illustrated public talk will present information about Putin’s Wagner Group and its current leader Yvegeny Prigozhin’s deep connections to wars and military in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine. Putin’s semi-secret mercenary group is supplied with gold and diamonds from Africa to support regional autocrats and even to disinformation campaigns in American elections.
Dr. Lobban is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College where he taught for about thirty-five years. He has also taught at the American and African Universities.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 14th are Nobody Hugs a Cactus and How Do You Hug a Porcupine?.
5:00 PM -
Pokémon TCG Group
Location:
Contact:
Description: Pokémon TCG Group is open to kids and teens and alternates meeting in the downstain lobby and at Game's Ahoy!
Whether you(r child) already knows how to play the trading card game or just collects the cards, they're welcome. The group is happy to teach new players and the library can supply up to three playable decks.
5:00 PM -
Pokémon TCG Group
Location:
Contact:
Description: Pokémon TCG Group is open to kids and teens and alternates meeting in the downstain lobby and at Game's Ahoy!
Whether you(r child) already knows how to play the trading card game or just collects the cards, they're welcome. The group is happy to teach new players and the library can supply up to three playable decks.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 15th are Nobody Hugs a Cactus and How Do You Hug a Porcupine?.
Friday, February 17, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 20, 2023
10:00 AM -
Library Closed - Presidents' Day
Location:
Contact:
Description: The library will be closed in honor of Presidents' Day.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 21st are I am Rosa Parks and I am Harriet Tubman.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
6:30 PM -
Author Talk: This Land of Snow with Anders Morley
Location:
Contact:
Description: Every journey begins with a single step, or in Anders Morley’s case, the shush of cross-country skis. For as long as he could remember, Morley dreamed of taking a very long walk. In his thirties, happily married and living in a faraway country but pining for the silent and snowy winters of his New Hampshire home, he decided to unite his old dream with his equally long-standing love of winter. Fourteen months later, just as the snow was starting to fall, he set off alone to spend the four coldest months of the year traveling on skis across the half-wild country of northwestern Canada.
This Land of Snow, winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award, tells the story of that journey and of a man who must come to terms with the consequences of living by nostalgia. It is an honest, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous reckoning of an adventure filled with adrenaline and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Both a celebration of a season and a portrait of a place, the book affords readers fascinating and insightful glimpses into life at the edge of the great northern wilderness, the history of cold-weather exploration and Nordic skiing, the right-to-roam movement, winter ecology, and more. Throughout, Morley’s clear, subtle, and self-deprecating voice speaks to a backwoods-genteel aesthetic that explores the territory between wildness and refinement, language and personal story, journey and home.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 22nd are I am Rosa Parks and I am Harriet Tubman.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Book Buddies
Location:
Contact:
Description: Come read to Jack! Jack is a registered therapy dog and will be coming to the children's room (with his handler) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Reading to Jack is a great way for struggling and reluctant readers to build confidence and for shy kids to talk in a non-judgmental space.
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Teens After Dark: Glow Party
Location:
Contact:
Description: Join us for an evening of dancing and glow games (games with glowsticks and flashlights).
Snacks provided!
Friday, February 24, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Life Sized Angry Birds
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kids ages 9+ can join us to construct a box fort and then play life sized, live action Angry Birds!
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 27, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crazy 8s Mini Math Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3!
Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Pajama Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Can't make it to storytime on Tuesday or Wednesday? Does your child feel too old for regular storytime?
Join us for Pajama Storytime at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month!
There will be two books, some stretching, and a craft to bring home. And of course, coming in PJs is welcome.
The books for February 27th are Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library and Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crazy 8s Mini Math Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3!
Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun!
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 28th are On My Skis and Bunny Slopes.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for March 1st are On My Skis and Bunny Slopes.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crazy 8s Mini Math Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3!
Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun!
5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Teen Movie Night
Location:
Contact:
Description: A movie night just for teens!
Join us from 5:30 to 7:45 to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (rated PG-13). We'll have some snacks, but please feel free bring your own too!
Thursday, March 2, 2023
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
STE(A)M Thursday: Glow in the Dark Geometry
Location:
Contact:
Description: How many shapes can you make from a glow sticks? What about patterns?
This activity is open to all ages.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Monday, March 13, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
TAC(oS) meeting
Location:
Contact:
Description: Teens (and those 18 to 21 who are still in high school) who want a say in what the library does for them (plus a chance to make new friends, decorate things, and eat snacks) are welcome!
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Friday, March 17, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Leprechaun Ooze/Shamrock Slime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Everybody loves slime (until it gets on the carpet)!
Kids ages 9+ can join us to make a festive version for St. Patrick's Day!
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 1st are Double Take! and Big Bear, Small Mouse.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
STE(A)M Thursday: Marble Run
Location:
Contact:
Description: Come help us build (and use) the most epic marble run we can!
This activity is open to all ages.
Friday, February 3, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 6, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
TAC(oS) meeting
Location:
Contact:
Description: Teens (and those 18 to 21 who are still in high school) who want a say in what the library does for them (plus a chance to make new friends, decorate things, and eat snacks) are welcome!
We'll be transforming positive thoughts into Valentine's Day decorations at this meeting!
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 7th are Hair Love and Cool Cuts.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
6:30 PM -
Decoding the Mysteries of Cats (Zoom Event)
Location:
Contact:
Description: Learn about:
- Cats' relationship to hunting and resting through the Cycle of Predation
- Their sense of identity in being a predator or being prey on the Confidence Scale
- Their relationship with us as influenced by the Mother/Kitten Relationship that they experienced with their mother cat
- The relationship between Hunger, Appetite, Metabolism, and Exercise to all the above!
Click here to register!
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
Location:
Contact:
Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 8th are Hair Love and Cool Cuts.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Book Buddies
Location:
Contact:
Description: Come read to Jack! Jack is a registered therapy dog and will be coming to the children's room (with his handler) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Reading to Jack is a great way for struggling and reluctant readers to build confidence and for shy kids to talk in a non-judgmental space.
Friday, February 10, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
Location:
Contact:
Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 13, 2023
10:00 AM -
Grab & Go Memory Care Craft - Paint Swatch Flowers
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Description: For the month of February, the craft will be paint swatch flowers. Create a beautiful flower using paint swatches. These crafts will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis and can be picked up in the lobby.
7:00 PM -
The Wagner Group: Putin's Secret Mercenary Army
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Description: This illustrated public talk will present information about Putin’s Wagner Group and its current leader Yvegeny Prigozhin’s deep connections to wars and military in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine. Putin’s semi-secret mercenary group is supplied with gold and diamonds from Africa to support regional autocrats and even to disinformation campaigns in American elections.
Dr. Lobban is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College where he taught for about thirty-five years. He has also taught at the American and African Universities.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
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Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 14th are Nobody Hugs a Cactus and How Do You Hug a Porcupine?.
5:00 PM -
Pokémon TCG Group
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Description: Pokémon TCG Group is open to kids and teens and alternates meeting in the downstain lobby and at Game's Ahoy!
Whether you(r child) already knows how to play the trading card game or just collects the cards, they're welcome. The group is happy to teach new players and the library can supply up to three playable decks.
5:00 PM -
Pokémon TCG Group
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Description: Pokémon TCG Group is open to kids and teens and alternates meeting in the downstain lobby and at Game's Ahoy!
Whether you(r child) already knows how to play the trading card game or just collects the cards, they're welcome. The group is happy to teach new players and the library can supply up to three playable decks.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
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Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 15th are Nobody Hugs a Cactus and How Do You Hug a Porcupine?.
Friday, February 17, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
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Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 20, 2023
10:00 AM -
Library Closed - Presidents' Day
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Description: The library will be closed in honor of Presidents' Day.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
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Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 21st are I am Rosa Parks and I am Harriet Tubman.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
6:30 PM -
Author Talk: This Land of Snow with Anders Morley
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Description: Every journey begins with a single step, or in Anders Morley’s case, the shush of cross-country skis. For as long as he could remember, Morley dreamed of taking a very long walk. In his thirties, happily married and living in a faraway country but pining for the silent and snowy winters of his New Hampshire home, he decided to unite his old dream with his equally long-standing love of winter. Fourteen months later, just as the snow was starting to fall, he set off alone to spend the four coldest months of the year traveling on skis across the half-wild country of northwestern Canada.
This Land of Snow, winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award, tells the story of that journey and of a man who must come to terms with the consequences of living by nostalgia. It is an honest, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous reckoning of an adventure filled with adrenaline and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Both a celebration of a season and a portrait of a place, the book affords readers fascinating and insightful glimpses into life at the edge of the great northern wilderness, the history of cold-weather exploration and Nordic skiing, the right-to-roam movement, winter ecology, and more. Throughout, Morley’s clear, subtle, and self-deprecating voice speaks to a backwoods-genteel aesthetic that explores the territory between wildness and refinement, language and personal story, journey and home.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
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Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 22nd are I am Rosa Parks and I am Harriet Tubman.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Book Buddies
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Description: Come read to Jack! Jack is a registered therapy dog and will be coming to the children's room (with his handler) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Reading to Jack is a great way for struggling and reluctant readers to build confidence and for shy kids to talk in a non-judgmental space.
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Teens After Dark: Glow Party
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Description: Join us for an evening of dancing and glow games (games with glowsticks and flashlights).
Snacks provided!
Friday, February 24, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Life Sized Angry Birds
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Description: Kids ages 9+ can join us to construct a box fort and then play life sized, live action Angry Birds!
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Kid's Chess Club
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Description: Kid's Chess Club is back!. Drop in between 3 and 4:30 p.m. every Friday to play chess and/or Go (Weiqi) in the children's room. All experience levels wlecome.
Monday, February 27, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crazy 8s Mini Math Club
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Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3!
Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Pajama Storytime
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Description: Can't make it to storytime on Tuesday or Wednesday? Does your child feel too old for regular storytime?
Join us for Pajama Storytime at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month!
There will be two books, some stretching, and a craft to bring home. And of course, coming in PJs is welcome.
The books for February 27th are Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library and Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crazy 8s Mini Math Club
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Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3!
Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun!
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Storytime
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Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for February 28th are On My Skis and Bunny Slopes.
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Storytime
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Description: Children and their adults can join Youth Services Librarian Nicole for stories, songs or rhymes, and a movement activity
The books for March 1st are On My Skis and Bunny Slopes.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crazy 8s Mini Math Club
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Description: Was your child too young for Math Club in Summer 2022? Never Fear, Math Club is back during winter break, and this time it's for kids in grades 1 to 3!
Join us for Thursday STE(A)M from 10:45 to 12 on March 2nd for more math fun!
5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Teen Movie Night
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Description: A movie night just for teens!
Join us from 5:30 to 7:45 to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (rated PG-13). We'll have some snacks, but please feel free bring your own too!
Thursday, March 2, 2023
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
STE(A)M Thursday: Glow in the Dark Geometry
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Description: How many shapes can you make from a glow sticks? What about patterns?
This activity is open to all ages.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Monday, March 13, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
TAC(oS) meeting
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Description: Teens (and those 18 to 21 who are still in high school) who want a say in what the library does for them (plus a chance to make new friends, decorate things, and eat snacks) are welcome!
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Friday, March 17, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Leprechaun Ooze/Shamrock Slime
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Description: Everybody loves slime (until it gets on the carpet)!
Kids ages 9+ can join us to make a festive version for St. Patrick's Day!
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
6:00 PM -
Chess Club
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Description: Chess Club meets in our downstairs lobby from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM every Tuesday. Contact the library for more information.