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Events Listing
September 16, 2019
2:00pm - 2:30pm
This afternoon storytime is for all ages! Join us for wonderful read-alouds, songs and games with Miss Meagan!
Audience: Kids
September 16, 2019
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Diggin’ Your Roots: Genealogy Workshop
This workshop is now full, but we are adding people to the waiting list.
Description: What is genealogy? How do you start to build your own family tree? This workshop will cover... Read more
Audience: Adult
September 16, 2019
6:00pm - 7:30pm
If you're a fan of books and food, this club is for you!
Once a month, the Cookbook Club meets in the 3rd floor Terrace Room. Each month we focus on a different cookbook: we choose recipes to prepare and share with the group, and discuss the cookbook over a delicious meal! This month, we'll be... Read more
Audience: Adult
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County offers a
free conversation classes for English language learners looking to
improve their conversation skills and make new friends.
Every Monday evening at 5:30 pm in the Roberts Room.
Classes are also offered on ... Read more
Audience: Adult
September 17, 2019
10:00am - 10:45am
Our Tuesday 10 am Family Storytime and Craft with Miss Sandy for all ages! Join us for wonderful read-alouds, songs and other storytime activities
Audience: Kids
September 17, 2019
5:30pm - 6:30pm
What's the deal with CBD? Cannabidiol (CBD) is a hemp-derived nutrient that has been receiving a lot of attention for its benefits in health and well-being. It's likely that you've heard from someone who is using it to control their stress or pain. Despite its popularity, there is a lot of... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
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
September 17, 2019
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join Chris Liguori, a Davidji certified meditation teacher to practice awareness and discuss mindful living. Explore the body, breath, & mind connection as you discover the secrets of meditation. Everyone is welcome.
Audience:
September 17, 2019
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Amatuer or experienced sewers are welcome to come by. Sit down and talk with others while working on your project of choice.
Meets every tuesday except the second in each month, in the library's Makerspace, The Boiler Room, from 6 to 7:45pm.
Audience: Adult
September 17, 2019
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Test your knowledge of banned books and censored literature.
Guess the title of these classic & contemporary challenged books with just their catalog subject headings.
Checkout this quiz from The Lit Hub and practice!... Read more
Audience: Teen
September 18, 2019
10:00am - 10:45am
Join us as we venture through song and story each week in our 1-3 Year Old Storytime.
It's the perfect time to spend with your little one!
Audience: Kids
September 18, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meet fellow seniors and talk about your technology problems! Learn new skills! Protect yourself online! Master tech lingo and impress your grand kids!
Computers have become a fact of life whether we like it or not. This is an opportunity to talk with our technology staff and like minded... Read more
Audience: Adult
September 18, 2019
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Join the Swampabots, a First Lego League Robotics team, for 9 to 12 year old kids, as they practice building and coding with lego robots.
Audience: Kids
4:00pm - 7:45pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library twice a week. Activities include designing robots, building them, programming them, driving them, strategizing, keeping records, and 3D design. If you are interested in STEM, or want to build a robot,... Read more
Audience: Teen
September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County offers a
free conversation classes for English language learners looking to
improve their conversation skills and make new friends.
Every Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm in the Roberts Room.
Classes are also offered on ... Read more
Audience:
September 19, 2019
10:00am - 10:45am
Hop, skip, jump and wiggle your way to 3-5 Year Old Storytime!
This storytime is jam packed with stories, songs, play and crafting!
Audience: Kids
September 19, 2019
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Come have some screen free fun with the famiily! Each week there will be different board games provided from 3-6pm, for families to come and enjoy. Games are geared towards ages 7 and up, but all are welcome
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
September 19, 2019
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Westerly Library will be participating in “Peace,
Remembrance, Hope” with two movie nights, Thursday,
September 5th, at 6:00 PM showing The Ghost Army, and
Thursday, September 19th, at 6:00 PM showing The Boy in
the Striped Pajamas. Both films will be followed by a
discussion led by John O’... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
September 19, 2019
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
September 19, 2019
6:00pm - 7:30pm
This July, our Irish Games Night as Gaeilge
( in IRISH ) is planned for the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:00 - 7:30 pm on the Second Floor Westerly Library Roberts ... Read more
Audience: Adult
September 20, 2019
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Please join us for this month's Community Spotlight on Stand Up for Animals! The event will be held at the shelter, 33 Hirsch Lane, Westerly, RI 02891. There will be a presentation complete with dog trainers and tips, and tours of... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
September 20, 2019
2:30pm - 4:30pm
An exclusive event & writing workshop with authors Alexandra Villasante and Rory Power to discuss their debut YA novels, respectively, The Grief... Read more
Audience: Teen
September 20, 2019
3:30pm - 4:30pm
We get it. Writing 5 paragraph essays isn't always a delight. But writing can still be really fun! Do you miss writing stories, poems, or just having fun and being creative for an hour of your busy day? Come join our writing circle for prompts, journaling, and snacks. Bring in any stories you're... Read more
Audience: Teen
4:00pm - 5:45pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library twice a week. Activities include designing robots, building them, programming them, driving them, strategizing, keeping records, and 3D design. If you are interested in STEM, or want to build a robot,... Read more
Audience: Teen
September 20, 2019
6:30pm - 10:00pm
NEW DATE: SEPTEMBER 20TH
All other details remain the same.
Friday, September 20th for There's Nothing Trivial About Westerly!
This... Read more
Audience: Adult
September 21, 2019
11:00am - 3:30pm
It's BACK!!! Weather permitting (we need sun!)
Come hunt down the Camera Obscura in the park, and get a chance to experience this really cool, naturally occuring, optical phenomenon that you won't believe until you see it!
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
September 21, 2019
10:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Writers Workshop will meet every Saturday. Share work, discuss readings, and write in response to prompts in this group-led writing workshop. All experience levels and genre interests welcome. Please contact Marilyn at mrusso@westerlylibrary.org... Read more
Audience: Adult
September 21, 2019
10:00am - 2:00pm
Drop-In between 10am - 2pm to make your creation!
Audience: Kids