Storytimes near Coventry Public Library

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Tales for Twos, children two years of age, will be on Thursdays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Tales for Twos, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Public Library

Teens can drop in to the teen area July 7th, 9th, 14th, or 16th from 11am - 4pm to do the activity at the teen tables! For these dates, teens can make beaded bracelets for themselves and friends. All materials will be supplied. This craft is for teens in grades 6-12 only, No registration is required. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for coming on one of the dates above. Only one bead will be given even if they attend all four days.

Coventry Public Library

Have an official safety check for any type of car seat, booster seat, and seat belt done for free by a police officer! Includes infant, front-facing, and rear-facing car seats, booster seats, and seat belts. Parents, grandparents, babysitters, and other caregivers are welcome drop-in Friday, July 10th from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: the Bike Path Parking Lot next to the Coventry Public Library, 1672 Flat River Road., Coventry, R.I. (When you pull into the driveway for the library, this is the small parking lot on your right.) Questions? Call Jessica at 401-822-9104 or email JCoppa@CoventryLibrary.org. Car seat safety checks will now be at the Coventry Public Library on a monthly basis, thanks to a grant received by the Coventry Police Department. This program is brought to you by a joint collaboration of the Coventry Police Department, Coventry Parks and Recreation and Coventry Public Library.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Preschool Story Time, children three to six years of age, will be on Fridays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Preschool Story Time, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

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Join us on July 10th @ 1pm for our Soda Tab Buddy craft event. Teens will create at minimum two of the charms using soda tabs, wire, and beads! Registration is required due to limited space. Teen events are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain. For teen programs, we ask that parents drop their teens off and pick them up after the event due to space and to create a welcoming environment for teens. Parents can wait in the library (if open), in the vestibule, or in the parking lot if they wish. Please contact the teen librarian if you have questions.

Coventry Public Library

Teens from July 13th through July 17th can stop by the library to complete the What's in the Bucket? Challenge! They will be given a blindfold and will reach their hands in four buckets and try and guess what is in each one. After completing the challenge they will be able to spin the wheel for a prize. These challenges are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Library Babies, birth to 23 months, will be on Mondays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Library Babies, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

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Evening Craft: Pet Portraits Monday, July 13th / 6:00PM-7:30PM Come create an adorable outline portrait of your pup, kitty, or other furry, scaly, or feathered friend at this free workshop! Aimed at adults, registration required, all supplies provided.

Coventry Public Library

Teens can drop in to the teen area July 7th, 9th, 14th, or 16th from 11am - 4pm to do the activity at the teen tables! For these dates, teens can make beaded bracelets for themselves and friends. All materials will be supplied. This craft is for teens in grades 6-12 only, No registration is required. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for coming on one of the dates above. Only one bead will be given even if they attend all four days.

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Dave Marchetti's Animal Experiences program, Tuesday, July 14th at 2 pm. For families with children ages 3 through entering 5th grade. Online registration opens June 29th.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

Bring your own knitting, crocheting, needlepoint or other fiber art project and join Dawn on the first and third Wednesday of the month! All levels are welcome. This will be a space and time for people to bring and work on their own projects, in the company of others. No instruction will be given. Please limit your projects to ones that are hand held, as we will be sitting in a circle, without tables. Facilitated by the Coventry Public Library, and held in the Council Chambers room (off the main lobby). Free and open to the public - registration is required. Please call the Circulation Desk at 401-822-6200 or stop by the library to register.

Coventry Library Staff Room

This month we are reading Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History by Peter Houlahan: Norco '80 tells the story of how five heavily armed young men-led by an apocalyptic born-again Christian-attempted a bank robbery that turned into one of the most violent criminal events in U.S. history, forever changing the face of American law enforcement. Part action thriller and part courtroom drama, this Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime transports the reader back to the Southern California of the 1970s, an era of predatory evangelical gurus, doomsday predictions, megachurches, and soaring crime rates, with the threat of nuclear obliteration looming over it all. In this riveting true story, a group of landscapers transforms into a murderous gang of bank robbers armed to the teeth with military-grade weapons. Their desperate getaway turns the surrounding towns into war zones. And when it's over, three are dead and close to twenty wounded; a police helicopter has been forced down from the sky, and thirty-two police vehicles have been completely demolished by thousands of rounds of ammo. The resulting trial shakes the community to the core, raising many issues that continue to plague society today- from the epidemic of post-traumatic stress disorder within law enforcement to religious extremism and the militarization of local police forces. Studies in Crime Book Group is a book club that exclusively reads true crime.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Tales for Twos, children two years of age, will be on Thursdays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Tales for Twos, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Public Library

Teens can drop in to the teen area July 7th, 9th, 14th, or 16th from 11am - 4pm to do the activity at the teen tables! For these dates, teens can make beaded bracelets for themselves and friends. All materials will be supplied. This craft is for teens in grades 6-12 only, No registration is required. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for coming on one of the dates above. Only one bead will be given even if they attend all four days.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

Crafternoon with Mr. Theo on Thursday, July 16th at 2 pm. Children entering grades K-2 can join us at the library for a fun crafternoon! Online registration opens July 1st.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Preschool Story Time, children three to six years of age, will be on Fridays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Preschool Story Time, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

Join us July 17th @ 1pm for our Junk Charm Journal craft! Teens will be given a blank journal and be able to decorate the cover with charms and gems. Registration is required due to limited space. Teen events are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain. For teen programs, we ask that parents drop their teens off and pick them up after the event due to space and to create a welcoming environment for teens. Parents can wait in the library (if open), in the vestibule, or in the parking lot if they wish. Please contact the teen librarian if you have questions.

Coventry Public Library

Teens from July 20th through July 24th can stop by the library to complete the Blindfolded Art Challenge! They will be given a blindfold and will be asked to draw a picture on a sketchpad. After completing the challenge they will be able to spin the wheel for a prize. These challenges are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Library Babies, birth to 23 months, will be on Mondays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Library Babies, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Public Library

Teens can drop in to the teen area July 21st, 23rd, 28th, or 30th to do the activity at the teen tables! For these dates, teens will have coloring materials out on the tables and will be able to color a bookmark of their choosing. All materials will be supplied. This craft is for teens in grades 6-12 only, No registration is required. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for coming on one of the dates above. Only one bead will be given even if they attend all four days.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

Summer Matinee: Hamilton, an American Musical Wednesday, July 22nd / 1:30PM-4:00PM Don’t throw away this shot! Beat the July heat at CPL with this free matinee showing of the one-and-only smash hit musical featuring America’s founding fathers. Popcorn and lemonade provided, feel free to bring your own lunch. Open to adults and teens, registration requested but not required. Film is rated PG-13 and runtime is 160 min. (There will also be a themed bingo during the movie, with prizes!)

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Tales for Twos, children two years of age, will be on Thursdays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Tales for Twos, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Public Library

Teens can drop in to the teen area July 21st, 23rd, 28th, or 30th to do the activity at the teen tables! For these dates, teens will have coloring materials out on the tables and will be able to color a bookmark of their choosing. All materials will be supplied. This craft is for teens in grades 6-12 only, No registration is required. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for coming on one of the dates above. Only one bead will be given even if they attend all four days.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Preschool Story Time, children three to six years of age, will be on Fridays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Preschool Story Time, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

Join us on July 24th at 3pm for our first movie - Five Nights at Freddy's! This movie is rated PG-13 and refreshments will be provided. If you would like to attend BOTH movies, you need to sign up for BOTH events. Registration is required due to limited space. Teen events are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain. For teen programs, we ask that parents drop their teens off and pick them up after the event due to space and to create a welcoming environment for teens. Parents can wait in the library (if open), in the vestibule, or in the parking lot if they wish. Please contact the teen librarian if you have questions.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

Join us on July 24th for our second movie - Five Nights at Freddy's 2! This movie is rated PG-13 and refreshments will be provided. If you would like to attend BOTH movies, you need to sign up for BOTH events. Registration is required due to limited space. Teen events are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain. For teen programs, we ask that parents drop their teens off and pick them up after the event due to space and to create a welcoming environment for teens. Parents can wait in the library (if open), in the vestibule, or in the parking lot if they wish. Please contact the teen librarian if you have questions.

Coventry Public Library

Teens from July 27th through July 31st can stop by the library to complete the Guess the Jolly Rancher Challenge! They will be given a blindfold and will get a jolly rancher from the bag and have to guess the flavor. After completing the challenge they will be able to spin the wheel for a prize. These challenges are only for those entering Grades 6-12. Teens participating in the summer reading program will earn a bead for their keychain.

Coventry Public Library

Summer registration will begin on June 15th and continue until story times are full. Library Babies, birth to 23 months, will be on Mondays at 10 am. Registration is required for the summer session of Library Babies, as there are a limited number of spaces. Please call Youth Services at 822-9102 to register.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

The Daytime Book Group is a book club that meets the 4th Monday of each month, at 1 PM, in the Council Chambers room at the Coventry Public Library / Town Hall building. We read historical fiction, best sellers, and occasionally non-fiction. The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See "Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story--one of women's friendships and the larger forces that shape them--The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives." This book club is currently full. For more information about this book discussion group, please contact Jessica at (401) 822-9104 or jcoppa@coventrylibrary.org.

Coventry Town Council Chambers

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabin’s shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But she’s starting to push back against the sheltered life Cooper has created for her—and he’s still haunted by the painful truth of what it took to get them there. Copies available to pick up at the Reference Desk while supplies last! If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the email reminder list call the Reference Desk at (401) 822-9105 or email Jen at jsturgeon@coventrylibrary.org.