Civil Rights & Human Rights Conversation
Steve Brown from the RI ACLU will be speaking about civil and human rights. This event is open to the public and discussion is encouraged.
Steve Brown from the RI ACLU will be speaking about civil and human rights. This event is open to the public and discussion is encouraged.
An uncle is obliged to return home to care for his nephew after his brother dies. Unknowing he is to be the guardian and struggles with the decision. Throughout the movie he recounts past memories that caused him to leave Manchester and distance himself from his past.
Carol Newman Cronin is an award-winning writer and editor and the author of three novels. A 2004 Olympian in sailing, she continues to compete at an international level in the double-handed Snipe class.
The Conanicut Art Assoication Presents: Speaker Daniel Forster, Of Daniel Forster Photography
Wednesday, March 8th at 6:00 p.m.
Don't miss a stunning slide presentation by globe-trotting yachting photojournalist Daniel Forster, who has covered the world's greatest sailing events for nearly half a century. The Swiss sailing legend will be freshly back from the Sydney-Hobart Race with yarns to spin in five languages.
Board meeting
Shamus Flaherty will be joined by arborist Matt “Twig” Largess
to discuss Flaherty’s most recent novel, Treehugger.
Treehugger is a work of fiction based on the real life heroics of
Largess, who left behind a life of debauchery and apathy to
become one of the leading preservationists of old growth
forests in America.
Topics of discussion will also include writing, the environment,
recovery and life.
Presented by the Friends of the Library
Watch an Animal World Experiences performance and stay to sign up for the Summer Reading Program (grab your BINGO card).
From lizard lounges to millipede mansions, learn about a variety of different shelters animals build and use. During this exciting program, you will begin to understand the many ways in which they are similar to as well as differrent than our own homes. Kids will also learn a new respect for nature when they realize how hard animals work on these basic shelters, just so they can survive in the wild.
Did you know February is American Heart Month? The American Heart Associate recommends staying active to fight obesity and heart disease, as well as to live a healthy life.
Dr. Joseph Weiss will be speaking on the benefits of exercise to keep your heart healthy. Dr. Weiss is a cardiologist at Newport Hospital, specializing in adults with congenital heart disease. This program is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library.
Join us for Lego Club every Thursday from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Each week, we build according to a theme (ie. robots, Star Wars, buildings).
Children aged 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult.