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Here are our programs for this month!See all programs on our online calendar HERE See larger versions of our calendar images HERE Want a paper version? Pick one up at any of our branches! |
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Peace Dale Library 1057 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield 789-1555 After our winter closure for renovations, Peace Dale reopened to the public on Monday April 13th! We are so happy to be back! However, the Library remains an active construction site. There may be noise, dust, limited services, & some areas will be unavailable. Kingston & Hale will be returning to their regular winter hours on the 13th, with one exception. Peace Dale will not be open on Saturdays, Hale will remain open on Saturdays 9am-5pm **ROOF REPLACEMENT** Please be aware that the Peace Dale Library roof is being replaced beginning April 28th. The Main Entrance will be accessible as normal. DROP IN TECH HELP THURSDAY MAY 21ST 3-5PM Not sure why your phone is doing that thing? Can’t figure out how to get your tablet to do what you want? Stop by Peace Dale library for tech help. No registration required. ~~~ Robert Beverly Hale Library 2601 Commodore Perry Highway, South Kingstown 783-5386 EVENING KNITTERS & CROCHETERS GROUP TUESDAYS 6-8PM Bring your projects to work on with a community of fellow knitters & crocheters. All skill levels welcome! No registration; any questions call 401-783-5386. BOOKMARKS BOOK DISCUSSION THURSDAY MAY 28TH 7PM Bookmarks, the discussion group at the Hale Library, meets the last Thursday of the month, September through May. New members always welcome and books available at Hale. Tonight's book is The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. ~~~ Community Event REPAIR FAIR SATURDAY MAY 9TH 9AM-12PM South Kingstown Recreation Center, 30 St Dominic Rd Hosted by South Kingstown Public Library and the Recycling Coordinator. Give your broken or damaged items new life and keep them out of the landfill by bringing them to be fixed by skilled volunteers. Items can be electronics, jewelry, bikes, small appliances, furniture, clothing, and more. Sign up for a time slot by visiting https://tinyurl.com/SKrepairfair or calling 401-783-8254 x4303. |
Kingston Free Library 2605 Kingstown Rd, Kingston 783-8254 MODEL BUILDING CLUB THURSDAYS 5:30-7:30PM Relax, Bring a project you are working on, whether it's a plastic model, a diorama, miniature figures, LEGOs, or anything else. All ages welcome, little builders need an adult. Bring your own tools. RHODE ISLAND RENUNCIATION DAY CELEBRATION MONDAY MAY 4TH 3-4:30PM Along with the USA, the Kingston Free Library building also celebrates its 250th birthday this year! Join us for two events: at 3 PM, explore the history of the Kingston Free Library building during the Revolutionary era, followed at 4 PM by a historic ringing of the library's bell for the first time in decades - possibly centuries! Along with bells in East Greenwich, Bristol, Providence, and Newport, the bell will ring for one minute to commemorate the 250th anniversary of RI's Renunciation Act, which on May 4, 1776 declared RI's independence from King George III. Free to all, no registration. INTERDIMENSIONAL: CONSCIOUSNESS, CRYPTIDS, AND THE HIDDEN ARCHITECTURE OF REALITY WEDNESDAY MAY 13th 6-7:30PM Join Ronny LeBlanc, best known from Discovery’s "Expedition Bigfoot" and Travel Channel’s "Paranormal Caught on Camera," to explore the growing evidence that many of the phenomena we label as UFOs, UAPs, and cryptids — especially Bigfoot — may not be purely physical beings, but visitors accessing our reality from other dimensions. Book signing, Q&A follow. Free, no registration. Info: Robin at 789-1555, ext. 4110 or rflynn@southkingstownri.gov. SPRING BOOK SALE SATURDAY MAY 16TH 9AM-2PM Join the Friends of the Kingston Free Library for their annual SPRING BOOK SALE during Kingston Fair Day. The sale will take place on the library lawn (weather permitting) from 9am to 2pm. So many good books will be for sale at great prices so bring a bag or two! Cash or check only. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library. If you'd like to volunteer to help, please email skkref@southkingstownri.gov your details. No donations are being accepted for this sale. A MAP FOR A RHODE ISLAND REVOLUTION WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH 6PM Cartographer Andrew Middleton explores a 1777 map of RI used by the British Navy during the occupation of Newport. Learn how to read a map like a cartographer and see the impact of this map. |
Peace Dale Library 1057 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield 789-1555 After our winter closure for renovations, Peace Dale reopened to the public on Monday April 13th! We are so happy to be back! However, the Library remains an active construction site. There may be noise, dust, limited services, & some areas will be unavailable. **ROOF REPLACEMENT** Please be aware that the Peace Dale Library roof is being replaced beginning April 28th. The Main Entrance will be accessible as normal. SCAVENGER HUNT MAY 1 - MAY 15 Join us for the first two weeks of each month for a new scavenger hunt! Search the children's room, find the clues, solve the riddle! WEEKLY KIDS DROP IN DIY ACTIVITIES Join us each week in the children's room for a new craft or activity! Geared for ages 5 and up, activity available all week, while supplies last. 5/4-Paper Spring Flowers 5/11-Tangram Shape Designs 5/18-Recycled CD Spiral Yarn Art 5/26-Straw Rockets ~~~ Robert Beverly Hale Library 2601 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown 783-5386 SENSORY STORYTIME MONDAYS AT 10:30AM *NO STORYTIME 5/25* Come join all of our storytime friends for stories, songs, and sensory play! Geared for ages 18 months through 4 years but all are welcome. Play and crafts may be messy. LEGO TUESDAYS TUESDAYS 1PM-7:30PM Stop by the Children's Room to build with the library's Lego collection! |
Kingston Free Library 2605 Kingstown Rd, Kingston 783-8254 BILINGUAL STORYTIME TUESDAYS APRIL 28TH & MAY 26TH at 10:30AM Join Senora Sole for a fun morning of Spanish rhymes, songs, and movement. Geared for preschool through early elementary. KIDS ART SPOT FRIDAYS 10:30AM Join us for a process art activity where we focus on the joy of creating, not the finished product. Afterward, children can enjoy free-play fun with the library's toy collection. All ages. NURSERY RHYME TIME TUESDAYS MAY 5TH, 12TH, & 19TH AT 10:30AM Join us for nursery rhymes, fingerplays, stories, songs, and movement activities. Geared for ages birth - 3 but all are welcome. SPRING STORY YOGA SATURDAY MAY 2ND 10:30AM Join certified “ChildLight Yoga and Mindfulness for Children” instructor, Miss Sharon, for Spring stories, yoga poses, activities, and fun! Geared for ages 3 – 8 but all are welcome. MEET A BALLERINA WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH 10:30AM Enjoy live excerpts from BalletRI’s Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood production, see and touch tutus and pointe shoes, and experience an interactive movement/dance session with the dancers. AGES 4 - 10 with a caregiver. Registration required and begins on May 6. Register online here: https://skpl.libcal.com/event/16739420 ~~~ Community Event PECKHAM FARM STORY TIME WEDNESDAY MAY 13TH 10:30AM Baa, baa! Oink, oink! Meet at Peckham Farm on Route 138 in Kingston for stories, songs, and a visit with the animals! All ages, no registration needed. |
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