Tropical Spring Cap - Tween Craft: Use permanent markers to decorate a velvety spring baseball-style cap. Register beginning March 27 to reserve your craft supplies. For tweens ages 9-12.
Click on a button below to register simultaneously for multiple programs within that age group.
To register for one program only, simply find it on the calendar below and click that link.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
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05:30 PM to 06:30 PMContact: Children's Dept. at 986-1047, ext. 4 or warkids@rcls.orgLocation:Activity RoomAge Group:Tween
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
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04:30 PM to 05:30 PMContact: Children's Dept. at 986-1047, ext. 4 or warkids@rcls.org
In the Garden - It's time to beautify our patio! Please help us by planting a planter of various flowers. Each family will be responsible for one planter, and then can decorate a pot, put a flower in it and take it home. Socially-distanced gardening! Mask and social distancing required. Register beginning March 27 online or at the Children's desk. This program will take place on our River Birch Patio. For families.
Location:Off Site – see program detailsAge Group:Children
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
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05:00 PM to 06:30 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Join our small band of adventurers for a socially distanced, in person quest. Whether you are an experienced player or just beginning, all are welcome! We will play outside, weather permitting, and our group is limited to 6 players for now. Everyone must wear a mask and bring their own set of dice to play. Sessions will be cancelled in bad weather.
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
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06:30 PM to 08:00 PMContact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Nadia Hashimi is a pediatrician-turned-novelist who draws on her Afghan roots to craft internationally bestselling books for adults and young readers. Her novels span generations and continents, taking on themes like forced migration, conflict, poverty, misogyny, colonialism and addiction. Nadia is no stranger to Warwick: her family owned Larry's Deli for years. She will join us on Wednesday, May 12 to discuss her new novel, Sparks Like Stars (William Morrow 2021). Copies of the book are available at the help Desk for registrants of the program, and copies are also available to place on hold through the RCLS catalog.
Location:ZoomAge Group:Adult
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
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06:30 PM to 07:30 PMContact: Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
The story of the first Jewish people to arrive in the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries, told with archival documents, objects, and portraits. Presented by the New-York Historical Society's Curator of Decorative Arts, Debra Schmidt Bach.
Location:Off Site – see program detailsAge Group:Adult, Teen
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:00am
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10:00 AM to 11:00 AMContact: Children's Dept. at 986-1047, ext. 4 or warkids@rcls.org
Take & Make Wind Chimes: Make a lovely wind chime to hang in your garden. Register beginning March 27 to reserve your craft supplies. Ages 5-9. Bag pickup on Friday, May 14.
Location:Storytime RoomAge Group:Children
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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02:00 PM to 03:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Create a dragon's egg using thumb tacks and a Styrofoam egg. You can use nail polish to paint the thumb tacks to create a custom-colored egg, or use the silver & gold thumbtacks as they are to make a metallic dragon's egg. Either way, the results are spectacular!
Age Group:Teen
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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02:00 PM to 03:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Make your opinion heard! What can the library do for you? What kinds of programs do you want to attend? How would you like to see the Young Adult section orginized? What new Manga should we get? Help us to plan future events and gain some leadership skills. Attending gets you an hour of volunteering and a $10- credit each month for 3-D printing or photocopying.
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm
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02:45 PM to 04:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Join Melissa Shaw Smith to create crafts and decorations for a Day of Acceptance event to be held on Saturday, June 5th in Stanley-Deming Park. It is presented by the Community Center, the Warwick Gay/Straight Alliance from WVHS and Wickham Works. Please bring in any used bubble wrap mailers - e.g. Amazon Prime bags, bubble-lined yellow envelopes and everything in between, any size - for creating decorations.
Location:Children's Patio & HelipadAge Group:Teen
Monday, May 17, 2021 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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01:30 PM to 02:30 PMContact: Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
The Science Book Club will discuss Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, by Dava Sobel. All are welcome to join in the conversation.
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day --"the longitude problem."
Location:ZoomAge Group:Adult