Sylvia Brown will speak about her book Grappling With Legacy: Rhode Island’s Brown Family and the American Philanthropic Impulse. Come learn about the critical role that the Brown family played in the history of Rhode Island. “A splendid work of history—an honest, clearly written, and solidly based account of the private and public lives through four centuries of one of America’s most important and fascinating families.”– Gordon Wood; Pulitzer Prize for History, Alva O. Way University Professor, and Professor of History Emeritus Brown University.  

Friday, August 25th at 5:30 pm

Come visit our table to see what books and treasures you can take home! 

Saturday, August 12th, 9 am-12 noon on the Village Green. 

Please join us for a very special story hour when Bill Harley comes to the library to make us laugh with his hilarious stories and songs! "Bill Harley has the uncanny ability to reaffirm life for listeners, be they five or fifty. Humor, empathy, intelligence and reality all radiate from his work and from him." - Penguin Books. 

Tuesday, August 8th, 4:30 pm at the Library

Great news! As our front room renovation project nears completion, we are thrilled that our our loyal (and patient!) patrons can come by and check out the new improvements. In addition to a bright and open new space, there are many other upgrades to lighting, computers and technology, furnishings and displays throughout the library. We can't wait to show it off, so please stop by soon! 

Please join us as we discuss the following titles on the second Thursday of each month. There should be copies available at the library. All are welcome!

7 pm at the library. 

August 10: A Stranger In The Forest: On Foot Across Borneo by Eric Hansen

September 14: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

October 12: Goodnight Beautiful Women by Anna Noyes

November 9: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers