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Events Listing
June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018
3:30pm - 4:30pm
There will be time to read and write original poems at this program in the auditorium. Snacks, snaps, and prompts all around. Please bring some of your favorite poems and prompts to the group!
Audience: Teen
June 21, 2018
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Thursday , June 21st at 6PM
Savoy Bookshop & Cafe and Westerly Library present an author talk and book siging with James Warren for his book God, War, and Providence. This event is free and open to the public.
About the Book
The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
June 21, 2018
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Whether it be something as simple as typing a letter, or as complex as writing a novel, everyone needs to make use of a word processing program at some point. For people who don't use one regularly, the sheer variety of options and commands that are offered can be completely overwhelming,... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 21, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
June 21, 2018
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Please spend the Summer Solstice with Jennifer Maccione and Community Speaks Out (www.communityspeaksout.org)
Love n Light
A Community Candle Light Vigil In honor of all lost to addiction.
Their Lives Mattered! The future of our loved ones’... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Help us shape the future of the Teen Space! Pitch new program ideas, suggest new additions to our collection, and earn volunteer hours while you do so. Snacks will be provided.
Audience: Teen
June 23, 2018
9:00am - 12:00pm
Ask a Master Gardener and get a free soil test!
Bring your garden questions, insects, damaged leaves, etc.! Get research-based answers to all your gardening questions. Have your soil tested and get advice on how to improve it! URI Master Gardeners will be on the Esplanade outside the Library (... Read more
Audience: Adult
9:00am - 1:00pm
Come meet the Master Gardeners at Wilcox Park. Visit the Esplanade Gardens in bloom. Learn about native plants and pollinators. Take a self-guided walk around the Park to meet the Champion Trees and see the Rain Garden.
Audience:
June 23, 2018
10:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Writers Workshop will meet every Saturday in June. Share work, discuss readings, and write in response to prompts in this group-led prose writing workshop. All experience levels and genre interests welcome. Please contact Erik at ... Read more
Audience: Adult
10:00am - 12:00pm
LEARN TO PERFORM INFANT MASSAGE
Taught by Karin Wuenscher Licensed Massage Therapist
WHO: Parents with an infant(s) under the age of 12 months. Limited to 8-10 families
WHEN: 5 consecutive Sat.’s starting June 9th from 10-12am
WHERE: Westerly Public Library-3rd floor
WHAT: Parents are asked to... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids
June 23, 2018
June 23, 2018
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Celebrate National Bike Month with Westerly Library and Wilcox Park! Bring your bike to the library. A weathered mechanic will teach you how to fix it up yourself. The first hour will cover basic maintenance and mechanics of the bike in a show-and-tell format. The second hour will be an open... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
June 23, 2018
June 26, 2018
10:00am - 11:00am
Our Tuesday 10 am Family Storytime and Craft with Miss Sandy will continue through June, 2018. Join us for wonderful read-alouds, songs and other storytime activities
Audience: Kids
June 26, 2018
3:00pm - 4:30pm
We all have data that we need to think about, organize, and draw useful conclusions from. Whether it be a personal or household budget, something for work, or planning for holidays, spreadsheets are often the most useful ways to look at and organize any amount of data quickly.
In this class, we'll... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 26, 2018
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Join us to discuss Brazen: rebel ladies who rocked the world by Pénélope Bagieu. It is a graphic novel and you can read the whole thing, or just some of the profiles. Find it on the catalog here. This is our... Read more
Audience: Teen
June 26, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Come to the library for our friendly knitting, crochet, needlework, and yarn craft club.
Bring your project, share your techniques or learn a new skill as you social with other crafters.
Join us on the second floor in the Reference Department any time between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm every Tuesday.
... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 26, 2018
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Whether you're an amatuer quilter looking for advice, or an experienced one with throws on every piece of furniture in your home, you're welcome to join this casual club at the library. Bring questions, ideas, and projects to work on while you socialize with the other quilters.
Meets every... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 26, 2018
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Renaissance Toastmasters of Westerly, gathers twice a month (2nd & 4th Tuesdays) to share stories and get comfortable... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 27, 2018
10:00am - 11:00am
Help us kick off our Summer Reading Program with The Hampstead Stage Company's Treasure Island!
Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island is a fantastical tale of pirates, adventure, and buried treasure! It tells the story of young Jim Hawkins and his perilous search for the buried... Read more
Audience: Kids
June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018
3:00pm - 4:30pm
We all have data that we need to think about, organize, and draw useful conclusions from. Whether it be a personal or household budget, something for work, or planning for holidays, spreadsheets are often the most useful ways to look at and organize any amount of data quickly.
In this class, we'll... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 28, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
6:00pm - 7:30pm
From June 28 to August 2, for six Thursday evenings this summer retired Naval Academy professor Bob Madison will offer a course in Literature of the Sea at the Westerly Public Library. Madison, who taught at Annapolis for over twenty-five years, has edited over a dozen volumes of sea literature and... Read more
Audience: Adult
June 29, 2018
3:00pm - 5:30pm
Come kick off Summer with a surprise (music-themed) movie in the Teen Space!
Audience: Teen
June 30, 2018
10:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Writers Workshop will meet every Saturday in June. Share work, discuss readings, and write in response to prompts in this group-led prose writing workshop. All experience levels and genre interests welcome. Please contact Erik at ... Read more
Audience: Adult
10:00am - 12:00pm
LEARN TO PERFORM INFANT MASSAGE
Taught by Karin Wuenscher Licensed Massage Therapist
WHO: Parents with an infant(s) under the age of 12 months. Limited to 8-10 families
WHEN: 5 consecutive Sat.’s starting June 9th from 10-12am
WHERE: Westerly Public Library-3rd floor
WHAT: Parents are asked to... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids
June 30, 2018
8:00pm - 10:00pm
The United Theatre in partnership with The Westerly Library & Wilcox Park presents
Movies in the Park 2018
Saturday, June 30... Read more
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