Bloomsbury Poetry with Laurie Byro

Date: 
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Join Laurie Byro for a reading of her poems inspired by the Bloomsbury Set, an influential group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists active in the early 20th century.  Some of the group's best known members included Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E.M. Forster and Lytton Strachey. 

A book signing will follow.

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Friction Fire 101

Date: 
Sun, 05/14/2017 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen
Tween

During this introductory course, we'll dive into the basics of creating fire - from structures and materials, to different primitive techniques.  We will focus on the bow drill method.  All skill levels welcome!

This program will be held outside.  In the event of rain, it will be cancelled and rescheduled for a later date.



             
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2nd Sunday Conversations - The Writers' Studio

Date: 
Sun, 10/08/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Local authors discuss Warwick as a muse and how living and working in the Warwick Valley shapes their craft.  Donna Spector, Anita Page, Tom Mattingly, Norman Isaacson, Katherine Petrillo-Klein and Susanne Meyer-Fitzsimmons will be the speakers.

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2nd Sunday Conversation - History of the Warwick Fire Companies CANCELLED

Date: 
Sun, 08/13/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

THIS PROGRAM IS CANCELLED!

2017 marks the Sesquicentennial of the Village of Warwick, and almost that of Engine 3, which is still very much active today.  Learn how our local Fire Department has become a vital part of Warwick's history, and how it has both changed and remained the same through the past 150 years.

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Film: "Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and a Discussion of Voting Rights

Date: 
Sun, 06/25/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Join Elena Valentino for a screening of this 2016 film by BBC America reporter Greg Palast.  A discussion of New York State voting laws will follow the screening.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Elena Valentino: connectforestandtree@gmail.com
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Acting for a Change presents "Playback Theatre"

Date: 
Sat, 06/03/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Playback Theatre is coming to Warwick!  Join the Albert Wisner Public Library's Senior Improvisational troupe for an afternoon of interactive, spontaneous performance.

Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which audience members tell stories from their lives and then watch the actors re-enact them on the spot. 

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Career Transitions Assistance Program (CTAP) Resume Review Service

Date: 
Sat, 04/08/2017 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Have your resume critiqued and your job search questions answered during a one hour one-on-one session with career consultant Gregg Knowles.  A $10 deposit is required at the time of in-person registration;  this will be refunded upon completion of the session.

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Registration Note:
Please call the Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 for available time slots.

Second Sunday Conversation: Future Flag

Date: 
Sun, 06/11/2017 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Contact: 
Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Create a paper collage "flag" symbolizing your vision of Warwick's future flag, along with an explanatory paragraph.  All flags will be exhibited at the Library in celebration of the Village Sesquicentennial.  Collage materials will be provided or you may bring your own.

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