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The library is closed Monday, October 12th for Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples Day.

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5th Annual Fall Fest & Pumpkin Stroll

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Westerly Library and Wilcox Park is a private non-profit owned and operated by the Memorial and Library Association. The Association was established in 1892 to commemorate the volunteer soldiers and sailors who fought in the Civil War.

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Myths & Legends Month

Sep 29, 2026

Myths and Legends Day is observed every year on October 11 to celebrate global storytelling traditions, ancient folklore, and mythological figures passed down through generations.

Westerly Sun Column | These Authors Left Their Mark on the Punctuation Debate

Sep 22, 2026

Punctuation is powerful. The inclusion of one tiny mark in a sentence can completely change the meaning. One too many exclamation points in an email can quickly make you appear deranged. I’ve seen marriages end over the Oxford comma.

Westerly Sun Column | Fall is Officially Taking Over New England

Sep 15, 2026

The first signs of fall have arrived, and I’m not referring to the slight chill in the morning air. You can always tell that autumn is around the corner when the candy corn, Mallomars, and pumpkin-flavored everything hits the shelves.

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#BannedBooksWeek

Book Cover:Young woman standing in a ring of fire with a stormy background
Book Cover:bright green cover with three figures in the style of a bathroom sign: two men leaning to the left and one woman on her side on the right
Book Cover:Gay Pride Flag with title in large white lettering aligned to the right
Book Cover:a graphic of a marigold on a navy-blue background
Book Cover:Two figurines, one a cowboy and one a Native American in an outdated style
Book Cover:black person with a flower crown looking to side with pink and blue gradient background
Book Cover:a large graphic of a tree in the center with an orange background with a boy on the ladder trimming it
Book Cover:black, orange and gray rectangles and circle cover art
Book Cover:mint green background with title in the center and small cartoon diverse teens hanging out around the boarder
Book Cover:gray background with a black drawing of a mythical creature with an arrow through it, title in red text over the entire front
Book Cover:A cartoon boy standing in flames with a stoic expression and three fingers raised
Book Cover:spiral of smoke on a black background
Book Cover:white crystal-like substance on a black background
Book Cover:bright green cover with a black and white photo of a man's legs in the top right corner
Book Cover:a young person looking at their reflection in a lake, white text of Gender Queer across top center

Databases

A to Z Database
Academic Search Elite
America’s News
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Ancestry Library
Auto Repair Source: DIY Auto Repair
Biography Reference Center
Comics Plus
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Reports
Directory of Open Access Journals
DMV Practice Test-Rhode Island
EmployRI
ERIC
Explora
Federal Depository Library Program: Basic Collection
Flipster
GCF Learn Free
GreenFILE
History Reference Center
hoopla
Kanopy
Khan Academy
Learning Express
Life in Colonial America
LISTA
Literary Reference Center
Mango Languages
MasterFILE Premier: Popular Magazines
Medline Plus
New York Times (All Access)
New York Times (Library Access)
NoveList Plus
Points of View
Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries
The Providence Journal Collection: 1981 to Current
The Wall Street Journal
The Westerly Sun
TOPICsearch
Tutor.com
Udemy
United States Code
Volcano World
World Book

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Closed for Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day

OCT 12, 2026/09:00 AM–08:00 PM

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Tween D&D - Homeschool Group

OCT 13, 2026/02:00 PM–03:30 PM

Join the D&D group geared towards our homeschool families! We have plenty of dice to borrow and newcomers are always welcome, so drop by and see what we're about…

A leather bag full of various multicolored polyhedral dice

Adventurer's Guild - Tween and Teen D&D

OCT 13, 2026/04:00 PM–05:30 PM

Come try out one of our Dungeons and Dragons groups run by our wonderful Game Masters! All experience levels welcome.

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