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Events Listing
November 17, 2018
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 Erik at ... Read more
Audience: Adult
November 17, 2018
10:00am - 2:00pm
Drop-In between 10am - 2pm to make your creation!
Audience: Kids
November 17, 2018
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us to play dungeons and dragons! We will explain all the rules and play through a long-running adventure story. All game pieces will be included; all you need to bring is a willingness to learn and play!
Spots are Limited.
Event Category: Teen
Event Locations: Teen Room, Makerspace
Some... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 19, 2018
10:00am - 3:00pm
Open to all Rhode Islanders who have may have experienced a recent life change and are in need of health insurance for 2018.
Audience:
November 19, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Welcoming new and old players alike.
If you've ever been interested in Magic: The Gathering, feel free to stop by the library and either learn to play or just have a friendly match.
Bring your own decks, or borrow some provided by the library for your game.
Contact Tim @... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
November 19, 2018
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Monthly Quiet Reading Hours
Come read in the teen space. Teens can read off their Westerly fines by reading for a half hour or more within the Teen Space. We will also provide a quiet space to do homework and offer homework help, catering to ESOL students, during this time.
Origami supplies will... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 19, 2018
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
Audience:
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're using... Read more
Audience: Adult
November 20, 2018
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
November 20, 2018
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Join us to discuss our next radical read, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME, to half hour earlier!
“I can't change where I come from or what I've been through, so why should I be ashamed of... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 20, 2018
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Westerly Library & Wilcox Park and the Westerly Historical Society invite you to celebrate the launch of their new book.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the Hoxie Gallery.
Light refreshments will be served.
Copies will be available for purchase for $15 each.
Audience: Adult
November 20, 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
November 20, 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
November 20, 2018
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meditation group--all ages and experience levels are welcome!
Join us in the Auditorium of the Westerly Library on Tuesday evening from 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
Audience: Adult, Teen
6:00pm - 7:45pm
In the final of three Google Photos sessions, you will learn how to edit and share photos in your Google Photos library.
Specifically, we will show you how to enhance your photos and create animations and albums. Then you will learn how easy it is to share some or all of your photos with family... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
November 21, 2018
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
November 21, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Drop in to the space for time, help, and idea sharing writing for National Novel Writing Month! The first hour will be dedicated to talking through issues, sharing tips & resources, and looking at some great examples of solid writing. The second hour will be where we sit down and write! Feel... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 21, 2018
5:00pm - 8:00pm
The library will close at 5 pm for Thanksgiving.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
November 22, 2018
November 23, 2018
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens and Young Adults! Duke it out between eachother playing video games in a battle royale tournament. Compete for a prize to be determined... maybe pocky!
You will battle it out in Streetfighter on the PS4.
Audience: Teen
November 23, 2018
4:00pm - 5:45pm
Come join us at robotics practice! We are a group of 7th-12th graders who meet at the library once or 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... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 24, 2018
10:00am - 2:00pm
Come and make a wreath or arrangement for the holiday season! Greens and wreath forms will be provided, but participants may wish to bring their own clippers, embellishments, or decorative containers.
We ask that participants do not take extra greens home with them. We want to make sure that we... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
November 24, 2018
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 Erik at ... Read more
Audience: Adult
November 24, 2018
10:00am - 2:00pm
Drop-In between 10am - 2pm to make your creation!
Audience: Kids
10:00am - 3:00pm
Take some time out from the library's holiday festivities to make your own christmas tree ornamanets.
Ornament creation is available for all ages - Adults and Teens are welcome to visit the Makerspace and create personalized pieces, while younger children are welcome to assemble premade ornaments... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
November 24, 2018
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us to play dungeons and dragons! We will explain all the rules and play through a long-running adventure story. All game pieces will be included; all you need to bring is a willingness to learn and play!
Spots are Limited.
Event Category: Teen
Event Locations: Teen Room, Makerspace
Some... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 24, 2018
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Join us for a magical kick-off to the holidays! Leading up to the lighting, Mark Sullivan will read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and start us off singing some classic carols with the Chorus of Westerly.
Make sure to come by the library earlier in the day as we will have lots of festive... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
November 26, 2018
10:00am - 10:45am
A fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children who are Autistic and /or have Sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and free play, in a safe and supportive environment
Audience: Kids
November 26, 2018
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Monthly Quiet Reading Hours
Come read in the teen space. Teens can read off their Westerly fines by reading for a half hour or more within the Teen Space. We will also provide a quiet space to do homework and offer homework help, catering to ESOL students, during this time.
Origami supplies will... Read more
Audience: Teen
November 26, 2018
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
Audience: