September 2022

 

September is National Library Card Month. Your pass to adventure awaits! Visit us and signup for a library card today! 

 

The Woonsocket Harris Public Library now has a Pinterest page with lists of newly cataloged items and more to be added soon. Find it herehttps://www.pinterest.com/WoonsocketHarrisPublicLibrary/

 

Tots are shaking it up at the library! Join our family music program, Anne-Marie Forer's Tunes n Tales
on selected Fridays from 11-11:45 a.m. 
Oct. 7 & 21
Nov. 4 & 18
Dec. 2 & 16
Call (401) 769-9044 x2 to register
or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dungeons and Dragons for Teens    Tuesdays 3:00-4:30 pm

Anyone in Middle School or High School under the age of 18 is invited to join the weekly Dungeons and Dragons game. It’s an ongoing storytelling based adventure with the focus on fun and excitement rather than rules. From the darkened canals of Verenzia to the dinosaur filled jungles of Srathus, an entire world of role playing adventure awaits.
Led by Teen Librarian, Ed. Join us in the Children’s Programming room. 
Sign up by calling 401-769-9044 x3 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

TEEN TIME HANGOUT ON FRIDAYS AFTER SCHOOL
From 3-4:30 pm in the Main Program Room

Ed, our Young Adult Librarian, hosts games and snacks for teens in middle and high school. Drop-in and try out our PS4 VR system, play classic Wii games, or just hang with your friends. For more information, call Ed at 401-769-9044 x3 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 

The Israeli military has launched a retaliatory strike against Iran. U.S. officials confirm missiles have struck a number of locations inside Iran, with no word yet on whether there were any casualties. This all comes after Israel vowed to respond to Iran's missile and drone attack earlier this week.        Donald Trump is set to appear in court today after 12 jurors were selected for his hush money criminal trial in New York City. The judge in the case announced Thursday, "We have our jury." Now six alternates must be selected       The FAA is investigating after a Southwest flight and a JetBlue plane nearly collided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington, DC. It happened Thursday morning when a plane crossed the runway as another was starting its take off.        Taylor Swift's new album has finally dropped. The first single off the "The Tortured Poets Department" is called "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone. The album is getting praise from critics, who are calling it "wildly unguarded," a "cathartic confession" and "unapologetically dramatic."        Less than one in ten young Americans think the United States is headed in the right direction. That's according to a new poll from Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. It says that just nine-percent of voters between 18-and-29 say the nation is generally going in the right direction. Meanwhile, 58-percent of respondents said the country is going the wrong way.        Prince William is returning to public duties for the first time since his wife's cancer diagnosis. William has been absent from official engagements ever since Kate Middleton revealed last month that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified type of cancer.