"What a great experience. The Library is great, not just for kids, but for parents, too."

 

Raymond M., Warwick

Check out eBooks here

We love to talk about all the innovative things you can do online at Warwick Library. Here are three that are especially good:

 

Pay Your Fines

You can use your debit or credit card to pay Library fines online. Go to the Library Catalog and login to your account. If you have a fine, choose Pay Online and enter a Discover Card, MasterCard, or Visa credit card number.

 

Check Out eBooks

You can check out eBooks and audio books for your eReader, tablet, smart phone, and audio player. Go to OverDrive. Read the Quick Start Guide, and then find something good to read.

 

Get Free Music

You can download music that's yours to keep. Go to Freegal Music, and type in your Warwick Library card number. Browse the Sony Music catalog by artist or genre, and take home up to three songs per week.

 

The following message is brought to you by The Friends of Warwick Library:

 

The Friends of the Library is a volunteer group that gives financial support to Warwick Library. You may have shopped at our Book Sale or attended a Library program that we've sponsored.

 

Warwick Library is an outstanding cultural, recreational, and educational center in our city, and we want to make sure that it has the resources it needs to serve our community.

 

We invite you to become a Friend. Not only will you help the Library, but you'll receive perks, like free admission to the members-only Book Sale Preview and advance news about Library programs in The Friends newsletter.

 

Please fill out our membership form to join, and thanks.

 

 

February vacation week is just around the corner, and the Children's Library has planned a week of fun family activities.

 

On Wednesday, February 22 at 2:30 PM, magician Debbie O'Carroll will enchant and amuse you with The Amazing American Animals Magic Show, featuring legendary and mythical creatures of North America.

 

On Friday, February 24 at 10:00 AM, come for a Family Movie showing of Marley and Me: The Puppy Years. The World's Worst Dog is back for more laughs and fun.

 

Starting on Tuesday and running through Friday, we'll have a new drop-in craft every day.

 

For more information, call (401) 739-5440, x6.

 

See our complete calendar of February children's events.

 

 

Kick back for the award winning, coming-of-age comedy drama Juno (2007), starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera.

 

When 16-year-old Juno MacGuff learns that she's pregnant, the wise beyond her years teen discovers how little she knows about life and how difficult making adult choices can be.

 

Snacks are part of the show, so bring your appetite for food and fun.

 

For more information, call (401) 739-5440, x6.

 

96 minutes - rated PG-13.

 

 

Return to a time when Hollywood actresses were smart, determined, and strong. Watch uncompromising performances by some of the best film actresses of the 20th Century.

 

See five amazing actresses:

 

Joan Fontaine in Jane Eyre

Tallulah Bankhead in Lifeboat

Gene Tierney in Laura

Bette Davis in All About Eve

Barbara Stanwyck in Titanic

 

Click on a movie title to register or call (401) 739-5440, x5.

 

Brought to you by The Friends of the Library.

 

 

Join G. Wayne Miller, author of the new biography An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell, for a behind-the-scenes look at Rhode Island personalities and institutions. 

 

Hear remarkable and surprising inside stories about Senator Pell, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, the family behind Hasbro, returning Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans, and members of Newport's old money.

 

Register online or call (401) 739-5440, x5.

 

 

Join the Tuesday Morning Film Discussion Group for a showing and discussion of the uproarious screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938), starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

 

A madcap romance starts when a straight-laced paleontologist bumps into a flighty heiress with a pet leopard named Baby.

 

Bring a lunch, and join in a casual, after-movie chat. We'll supply the drinks.

 

Register online or call (401) 739-5440, x5.

 

Brought to you by The Friends of the Library.

 

 

Join guitarist Ray Kamalay for a concert and a lecture on the roots of American music. 

 

Hear how spirituals became ragtime, jazz, gospel, the blues, and more, and discover how the musical innovations of American slaves continue in the songs we listen to today.

 

Listen to Ray sing and play Soon I Will Be Done.

 

Register online or call (401) 739-5440, x5.

 

 

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