AUGUST 2019
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HOURS:
Monday-Thursday
9:30am-8:30pm
Friday
9:30am-5pm
Saturday
9:30 am-2pm

Closed Victory Day
August 12

Sunday Closed










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Contact info:
phone: 401-789-9507
email: narlib@narlib.org



CASEY FARM THRU TIME: WAVES OF BLUE, WAVES OF GREEN 
Wed, Aug. 7th at 6:30 pm


Casey Farm stretches from the blue waters of Narragansett Bay to the Narrow River. The talk traces centuries of changes to the green landscape, now conserved by Historic New England. The farm's mission of historic preservation, producing local food, and innovative educational programs comes through when following the seasonal rhythms of the farms in pictures and stories. Registrants preferred.

Click here to register for any of the programs requiring pre-registration
SOUNDS OF SUMMER--
MUSICAL DOCUMENTARIES SERIES.



TROUBADOURS: RISE OF THE SINGER /SONGWRITER

NR, 2011, 132 minutes
Thurs, Aug 8 at 6pm

In the wake of the turbulent 1960s, a new style of song and songwriter came to the fore -- a style marked by vulnerable introspection and raw, naked emotion. Backed by little more than a lone acoustic guitar or simple piano, these exciting voices descended upon Los Angeles, the emerging epicenter of the American music scene, and the Troubadour, the famed West Hollywood club that nurtured this community of gifted young artists -- and blossoming critical, commercial sensations. TROUBADOURS is a first-hand account of the genesis of the singer-songwriter movement, centering on the historic collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor, as well as on Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, the Eagles, Elton John, and many others.

At Our Library 
SCHEDULE:

PAJU -- THE INNER DIVISION
Susanne Mi-Son Quester--Thursday, August 8th at 11:30 am
Germany | 2018 | 78min | Documentary
The film takes us on a journey to Paju, a town on the border between North and South Korea. There we follow the German-Korean filmmaker, whose family once fled from North Korea to the South, as she encounters the inhabitants of Paju.

GOING ATTRACTIONS: The Definitive Story Of The Movie Palace
Thursday, August 8th at 1:30 pm
United States | 2018 | 90min | Documentary | World Premier
In other countries they built palaces for royalty or religion - in the United States, we built them to see movies.


HAVANA, FROM ON HIGH
Pedro Ruiz Saturday, August 10th at 11:30 am.
Canada | 2018 | 80min | Documentary
Nestled above a decaying district of Havana is a secret village, hidden from the clamour of the streets below. From their perch atop the city, these residents bear witness to a society that is in the process of a major historical transformation after more than 58 years of revolutionary government.
LIBR ARY STREAMING 
SERVICE DEMO


Have you heard that the library allows you to check out one-week access to A
corn TV, IndieFlix, and Qello Concerts? Or that we check out Rokus with almost 200 movies and TV series? Join us for a demonstration. Please register.
INTERESTED IN SAVING MONEY ON YOUR CABLE BILL?
August 14 5:30pm or August 15 12:30pm
Are you paying too much for cable? Come learn about how you can cut the cord and still get video entertainment online. This program will go over the basics of what you need and what services you can get to stream video over the internet.  Please register.


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Monthly Meetings:
 
KNIT ONE, PURL TWO
 Join our fun, sociable group of knitters every week on Thursday from 1 pm to 3 pm.  All welcome.
Genealogy Club
 August 19  at 6:30 pm
Topic: Land Records
Gather with others interested in genealogy to trade tips, sources and successes!
Click here to register for the Genealogy Club and recieve updates about meetings.
 
 
SCRABBLE SCRAMBLES at 1PM
 on Fridays 
 Jo in us for a fun relaxing game in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

  

AUGUST BOOK CLUBS:


 
  


 
 Afternoon Book Club meets at 1pm on Wed, Aug. 14th to discuss

The  Evening Book Club meets at 6:30pm on Wed, Aug 28th  to discuss Widows of Malabar Hill.
 
MONDAY MORNING BOOKTALK: Want to talk about books? Want to hear what everyone else has been reading? Like coffee? The last one is optional. Join us for Monday Morning Book Talks at 10:30 am on Aug 5th  and 19th.   Copies of the books for book clubs are available at the Circulation Desk. For more information, call Marilyn Sherman at 789-9507 ext 4.

  FRIENDS OF THE NARRAGANSETT LIBRARY
ANNUAL BOOKSALE
5-8PM THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 FRIENDS ONLY
10-3PM FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 ALL WELCOME
10-4PM SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 ALL WELCOME

The Library will begin accepting books on Aug. 14,
We request, if possible, that large donations be held
until Sept. 1 due to storage constraints.
Thanks in advance for your generosity and patience!

Please no textbooks, VHS tapes or encyclopedia sets.
AUGUST FREE MOVIES

THE BEST OF ENEMIES 
Tuesday, Aug 6 at 2 & 6 pm
PG-13, 2019, 133 minutes
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley
A civil rights activist and Ku Klux Klan leader come together to tackle racial segregation of schools in 1971 Durham, North Carolina.



DUMBO
Tuesday, Aug 13 at 2 & 6 pm
10:30 am Kids' Showing
PG, 2019,115 minutes
 Starring:Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Danny Devito, Michael Keaton, Alan Arkin
Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets.



THE PUBLIC
Tuesday, Aug 20 at 2 & 6 pm
PG-13, 2019, 120 minutes
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Richard T. Jones, Susanna Thompson, Jacob Vargas, Ki Hong Lee, Spencer Garrett An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.



SHAZAM!
Tuesday, Aug 27 at 2 & 6 pm
PG-13, 2019, 132 minutes
Synopsis: We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's (Angel) case, by shouting out one word-SHAZAM!-this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart-inside a ripped, godlike body-Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them!


AUGUST CHILDREN'S EVENTS


Drop In Board Games-- Saturdays, 11am to 1pm 
Starting 6/29 till August. 
The whole family is welcome to drop in any saturday during the summer to play board games in our air-conditioned program space! Play with our board games or bring one to share.
No need to register, just drop in!


MAKER MONDAYS:
Come in every Monday in August and tackle a new project.




FRIDAY PLAY DATES AT THE LIBRARY

Birth-5 years: 8/2 & 8/9

 
SPECIAL AUGUST 
KIDS' EVENTS!


Rainbow Beard Show and Block Party on 8/2 at 2 pm






Blades the Bruins Mascot  visits on  8/7







DUMBO
Tuesday, Aug 13 at 2 & 6 pm
10:30 am Kids' Showing


Annual Scavenger Hunt around Town on 8/15 at 6pm 






Mindful Meditation 8/9 at 11 am.
 

 
Wednesday Ezone Drop-in 
1pm- 3pm 

e-books
Come in for some one- on-one help with downloading an e-book or audiobook to your laptop, e-reader, iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows 7 phone or mp3 player. Be sure to bring your devices and cords, library card number and your Apple, Barnes and Noble and Amazon account passwords.