“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
― Robert Frost
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The library will be closed on Monday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th.
Don’t forget, you can access materials on the Ocean State Libraries eZone anytime!
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This pass will allow a library patron FREE admission for 2 adults and any accompanying youth (aged 3-17). Please check the library's website for updates, so that you can reserve the pass once it has been received by the library.
Click the button below to reserve this and any of our other passes.
We recommend you confirm the museum’s hours by contacting the place you want to visit, as special events might impact availability.
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Union Public Library Association Book, Bake, and Yard Sale
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Saturday, July 16th, 9:00am-5:00pm, Chace-Cory House, 3908 Main Road
Rain date: Sunday, July 17th.
Questions? Call 624-2280 or 624-7830.
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Camp iRead: Read Beyond the Beaten Path - The Adult Summer Library Experience |
June 27-August 20, 2022
Read, watch, participate, and explore with the Tiverton Public Library this summer and enter to win great prizes!
Anyone aged 18 and older is eligible to participate in the adult summer library experience. Complete as many activity tracking sheets as you like for chances to win one of four great prize packs!
Printed tracking sheets are available at the Tiverton Libraries, OR you can download and print your own tracking sheet by clicking the button below.
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The statewide Rhode Island Summer Reading Program is supported by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
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Tuesday afternoons, 12:30-2:30pm, Community Room
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, our Weekly Watercolors program provides space for you to work on your own paintings, socialize with fellow watercolor enthusiasts, and receive tips and advice from local artist Madeleine Diogenes. Must bring your own equipment and supplies.
This program is currently at capacity. Please click below if you would like to be added to the waitlist. The library will contact you as soon as a spot becomes available.
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Wednesday, July 6th, 6:00-8:00pm, Community Room
Knitters, quilters, and crafters: come craft with us in the Community Room on the first Wednesday of every month!
Socialize with fellow crafters, get project ideas, ask questions, and share tips and advice.
Must bring your own equipment and supplies.
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Movie Night: The Hunt for Planet B
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Wednesday, July 13th, 6:00-7:30pm, Community Room
Join us for a free movie, popcorn, and drinks every month. This month, we will watch The Hunt for Planet B (2021; NR; 93m), a documentary capturing the human drama behind NASA’s high-stakes Webb Space Telescope.
The Hunt for Planet B follows a pioneering group of scientists—many of them women—on their quest to find another Earth among the stars.
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Wednesday, July 20th, 6:30-7:30pm, Learning Center
Join us on the third Wednesday of every month to practice American Sign Language (ASL).
Learn about ASL resources, learn new signs, and practice what you've learned with adults of all abilities! Please join us!
Attendees are asked to come with a conversation starter to get the practice going.
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CreaTIV Craft: Nature Mandalas |
Friday, July 29th, 2:30-4:30pm, Community Room
Join us every month for some fun and creativity! This month, Meredith Brower will help us appreciate nature and get creative.
We will forage the library grounds for an hour* and then bring what we find inside to create beautiful, impermanent mandala art. You may bring a favorite talisman to incorporate into your design. Bring your camera, I-pad, or phone and learn how to photograph and edit your images so that you can share your designs and appreciate the local fauna available at your doorstep.
* Those unable to forage with us may register for the program and join us in the Community Room at 3:30pm to participate in the art creation portion of the program.
Space is limited. Please register to reserve your spot.
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Want to download some free magazines and eBooks to your tablet for your vacation? Want to learn some tips and tricks to be more productive? Is your smartphone driving you nuts? Then be sure to make an appointment for tech help. Simply call Kristin for an appointment at 401-625-6796 ext. 8.
Can’t make it during the week? We offer drop-in tech help for quick questions and troubleshooting. Drop-in help is available on the following Saturdays in July: July 9th and 23rd.
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The library has a wireless mouse and wireless smartphone charging pads for patrons to use, in-house, for 1 hour.
Questions? Ask Kristin!
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New members are always welcome to any of our book groups.
There’s something for everyone!
Stop by the Information Desk at the library for a copy of the book.
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Tiverton Public Library Book Group
Friday, July 8th, 10:30am
OR
Wednesday, July 20th, 6:00pm
Community Room
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Bajah’s Book Club
Monday, July 18th, 2:00pm
Bajah’s Cat Café
137 Main Road
Copies of the book are available at the Tiverton Public Library and Bajah’s Cat Café.
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Tiverton Senior Center Book Club
Tuesday, July 26th, 10:15am
Tiverton Senior Center
207 Canonicus Street
Copies of the book are available at the Tiverton Senior Center and the Tiverton Public Library.
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Camp iRead: Read Beyond the Beaten Path - Teens |
June 27-August 20, 2022
Join the adventure this summer at the Tiverton Public Library!
Earn badges by attending events, completing crafts, reading, writing, and more. Every badge earned grants entry to a raffle for a prize!
The Teen Summer Reading Program is for those entering 6th grade through 12th grade.
The statewide Rhode Island Summer Reading Program is supported by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Saturday, July 2nd, 12:00-1:00pm, Teen Room
Join Camp NaNoWriMo for a month of writing! Hang out in the Teen Room to learn how to sign up and participate, and earn summer badges by dropping in for weekly write-ins in July.
Camp NaNo weekly write-in dates:
- Thursday, 7/4, 4:00-5:00pm
- Monday, 7/11, 5:00-6:00pm
- Monday, 7/18, 5:00-6:00pm
- Thursday, 7/28, 4:00-5:00pm
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Wednesday, July 6th, 5:00-6:00pm, Teen Room
Staying home this summer? Take a trip somewhere new through a book!
In the Travel Book Club, we'll read and discuss books about travel and talk about trips you've taken or want to take! Earn a summer badge when you choose a book about travel, read it, and tell us where the characters go and what they do there.
Find a list of books you might want to read by clicking the button below.
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Friday, July 8th, 2:00-5:00pm, Teen Room
Pick up a ready-to-go craft in the Teen Room!
Take the craft home to make or complete it in the library and earn a summer badge!
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Tiverton Teen Tabletop: D&D Intro |
Wednesday, July 13th, 6:00-7:00pm, Teen Room
Calling all adventurers: Hail and well met! Come to the first intro Dungeons and Dragons meet-up, where we'll create characters for a future one-shot campaign.
No experience with tabletop role-playing games? No problem! Beginners welcome. Participation and materials are limited, so be sure to register!
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Saturday, July 30th, 12:00-2:00pm, Community Room
For Grades 6-12
Join Meredith Brower as she guides us through gathering natural materials to create a work of art!
We will spend an hour foraging on library grounds (weather permitting) and an hour creating and photographing mandalas from found objects.
Spots are limited, so please register!
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Read Beyond the Beaten Path at the Tiverton Public Library |
Join us for a summer adventure.
Sign up for the children’s program and enter our annual Read & Win Raffle.
The statewide Rhode Island Summer Reading Program is supported by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Every Week in July, Children’s Room
Recommended for ages 3+
Spy Marshmallow the Mouse camping in the children's room and receive a prize. One prize per child per week.
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Wednesdays in July, 10:30am–2:00pm, Children’s Activity Room
Recommended for ages 5+
Drop by the library anytime between 10:30am and 2:00pm for a craft. There will be a new project each week.
You can choose to craft in the activity room or take a project out to the picnic tables. Craft materials will be available on a first-come-first-served basis while supplies last.
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Thursdays in July, 10:30am–12:00pm, Library Lawn
Recommended for ages 3+
Stroll around the library and read a story. Afterward, explore our new garden, learn about pollinator friends, play games, and make nature crafts on the library lawn.
This program is weather-dependent. Please check the library's Facebook page for updates and cancellations.
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Thursdays, July 7th-August 11th, 2:00-3:30pm, Children’s Activity Room
Each week, we will have a new art material to explore as we listen to a few chapters of The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell. If you miss a week, borrow a copy of the book from the children’s desk to catch up on the chapters.
Art materials and projects will be available on a first-come-first-served basis while supplies last.
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Fridays, July 1st-August 26th, 2:00pm, Children’s Activity Room
Take a break from the heat at the library.
Enjoy some coloring and an animated cartoon in the children's activity room.
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Saturday, July 16th, 11:00am-1:00pm, Community Room
Recommended for all ages
Tell us about something you have read and get a FREE frozen treat.
Check the library's Facebook page to see what we will be serving. Treats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis while supplies last.
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Pollinator Pals - Our Friend the Bee |
Saturday, July 16th, 11:00am-1:00pm, Library Garden
Recommended for ages 3+
Spy the changes in our library garden, learn fun facts about one of our pollinator pals, and enjoy a garden activity in the children's courtyard.
This program is weather-dependent. Please check the library's Facebook page for updates and cancellations.
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Fireflies and Flashlights |
Monday, July 18th, 5:30-7:00pm, Library Lawn
Recommended for ages 3+
Join us on the lawn for a bedtime snack and a story stroll. Then visit the garden to learn some fun facts about fireflies and make a glow-in-the-dark craft.
This program is weather-dependent. Please check the library's Facebook page for updates and cancellations.
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Monday, July 25th, Children's Activity Room, Reservation Required
Recommended for grades 3+
Each participant will take home their very own painting of a starry night in the forest.
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Friends of Tiverton Libraries |
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Meeting of the Board of the Friends of Tiverton Libraries |
Wednesday, July 13th, 6:30pm, Trustees Room
All are welcome to attend!
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The Friends of Tiverton Libraries extends a big THANK YOU for another successful book and bake sale.
To those who brought and bought books, breads, bars, cookies, cakes, media, and more…
To those who cleaned, counted, curated, cashiered, researched, recycled, reused, boxed, bagged, and moved much…
To the library staff and trustees who hosted, helped, communicated, and cared…
For the benefit of library programs…
We couldn’t have done it without you!
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Nature Explorers at the Union Library |
Tuesdays, June 28th-August 16th, Drop In 11:00am-3:00pm, Union Library Outdoor Craft Center
Recommended for ages 3-8
Drop by the Union Library at Tiverton Four Corners on Tuesdays to learn some fun nature facts and create in the outdoor craft center.
The outdoor craft center will be available on a first-come-first-served basis and is weather-dependent. Please call 625-6799 with any questions.
The statewide Rhode Island Summer Reading Program is supported by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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