Help us get ready for the upcoming Warwick Children's Book Festival! Welcome our authors by helping to make gift bags full of homemade goodies. Help plan a craft for the children's tent too. This year, we have over 60 visiting authors so we'll need all the help we can get. There is no commitment to come every week, however you must register for each week you are attending so we make sure we have the room to social distance. We will cancel any week it rains, This year, we'll be making rock photo/nametag holders and book cover magnets! Earn 2 hours of volunteer credit for each session you attend!!
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.
Thursday, August 12, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.orgLocation:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Thursday, August 12, 2021 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
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05:30 PM to 06:30 PMContact: The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
Learn how to protect you and your family from exposure to tick bites! Join educator Danielle Moser for a Lyme Disease Prevention workshop which will cover the following topics:
- Tick Life Cycle
- Tick identification
- Transmission of tick borne illnesses
- Prevention of tick bites
- What to do if you’re bit - how to remove a tick
- Brief overview of Lyme disease signs & symptoms
Danielle Moser is a Senior Public Health Educator with the Orange County Department of Health. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health Education from Adelphi University and has been and educator at the Orange County Department of Health for over 18 years. Mrs. Moser oversees the Chronic Disease Prevention Education, Vector-Borne Illness Education, and Tobacco Control Education Programs. Mrs. Moser and her Healthy Orange Team present education on many health topics to over 5,000 community member, students, and professional groups each year. Mrs. Moser has been educating the public on Lyme disease prevention for the past 12 years.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Friday, August 13, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Create a colorful basket using traditional basket weaving techniques.
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
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03:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Use leather stamping tools to create a leather wrist band with your name, a special word or phrase, or a unique design.
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Monday, August 16, 2021 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
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09:30 AM to 09:00 PMContact: Children's Dept. at 986-1047, ext. 4 or warkids@rcls.org
Page Turners Adventures: Lions and tigers and chickens and goats...oh, my! Join us for a different story, craft, field trip, author visit safari every weekday, all summer long! A virtual summer library program, if you can't make it to the library that often. Register online beginning June 19. We will send you login info so that you can enjoy Page Turners all summer long.
Location:Front PorchAge Group:Tween, Children
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 9:00am to 10:00am
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09:00 AM to 10:00 AMContact: Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Zumba that can be done by everyone, regardless of age or fitness level. Perfect for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. Can be done seated as well. This program will be held in person, socially-distanced, outside on the River Birch Patio at the back of the building
Instructor Jessica Rose Duggins has been a ZIN member since Aug 2019 and absolutely loves teaching Zumba classes. The reason is simple: every class feels like a party! She is ready to get you moving, sweating, and feeling unstoppable. Jessica is currently licensed to teach Zumba, Zumba Gold, Zumba Kids & Kids Jr.
Please dress to sweat and bring your own water bottle if you would like.
This class will meet on Wednesday mornings in July and August. Please register for each session individually. If it is raining, the class is cancelled, not moved indoors.
Please note that there is no access to the library building until 10:00am.
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Adult
Wednesday, August 18, 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 experienced Dungeon Master for an awesome adventure! Become an Elf, Half-Orc, Dwarf, Halfling, Dragonborn and more! Then hone your skills as a bard, ranger, cleric, rogue, paladin, sorcerer, wizard, fighter or barbarian as you travel through dangerous lands on epic quests. Beginners welcome!
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Thursday, August 19, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Help us get ready for the upcoming Warwick Children's Book Festival! Welcome our authors by helping to make gift bags full of homemade goodies. Help plan a craft for the children's tent too. This year, we have over 60 visiting authors so we'll need all the help we can get. There is no commitment to come every week, however you must register for each week you are attending so we make sure we have the room to social distance. We will cancel any week it rains, This year, we'll be making rock photo/nametag holders and book cover magnets! Earn 2 hours of volunteer credit for each session you attend!!
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen
Thursday, August 19, 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
Join the Pretty Committee for a Pinterest Party @ the Library as we create a beautiful farmhouse planter! If you have a fake succulent plant at home, you can add it to this project!
Location:AWPL Community Room, River Birch PatioAge Group:Adult
Friday, August 20, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Karen Lee at klee@rcls.org
Build your cardboard castle. Make it the funniest or the most realistic. Then use water balloons to destroy all the castles!
Location:River Birch PatioAge Group:Teen