The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library
May
@The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library
Thursday, May 1st
Storytime for 2s and 3s
Ages 2 & 3.
Please pre-register.
10:30 am
Monday, May 5
Careers with Animals at 4 pm
Open to grades 4-12. Presented by Animal Rescue League of Southern RI. Please pre-register in the Children's Room
Tuesday, May 6
Drop-in Help for Downloading Audiobooks
Learn how to download and play free audio books from the Library
E-Zone 10:00 am- 12:00 am
Free Matinee:
Bella
91 minutes, 2006, Rated PG-13May 6th, at 2:00 pm
An international soccer star and a struggling, New York
waitress are worlds apart until kindness brings them together
Drop-in Computer Help Session
Stop in between 6:30 and 7:30 and we'll try to help you with your
computer questions. If you haven't used one at all, we will help you get
started!
Wednesday, May 7
Preschool Story Time
please pre-register
Children ages 3-5
10:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 8
Storytime for 2s and 3s
Ages 2 & 3.
Please pre-register.
10:30 am
Family Program at 7 pm
“So,
You’re Getting a Puppy
with certified Pet Dog Trainer Jim Barry. Sponsored by Animal Rescue League. A family event open to all ages.
Friday, May 9
Toddler Time
at 10:30
Children from 12 to 36 months
Please Pre-register
Saturday, May 10th
Tickets are
available through the library to this year’s Read Across Rhode Island May Breakfast
with Sara Gruen (author
of this year’s title, Water
for Elephants) The
breakfast is on May
10th at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet.
Doors open at 9:00 AM and
breakfast is served at 9:30. The
library has reserved two tables. This makes a great early Mother’s Day
gift and is a great opportunity to meet others in your community who love to
read.
Monday, May 12
Tuesday, May 13
Drop-in Help for
Downloading Audiobooks
Learn how to download and play free audio books from the Library
E-Zone 10:00 am- 12:00 am
LA VIE EN ROSE (FRENCH) (released in 2007, 141 minutes, rated PG13, 5/13) at 2:00 pm
Born into poverty, Edith Piaf' survived using the only gift she had - her voice. Her tragic life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love, with no regrets
Drop-in Computer Help Session
Stop in between 6:30 and 7:30 and we'll try to help you with your
computer questions. If you haven't used one at all, we will help you get
started!
Wednesday, May 14
Preschool Story Time
please pre-register
Children ages 3-5
10:30 a.m.
Afternoon Bookclub
will meet at 1 pm to discuss Water
for Elephants, which
is this year's Read
Across Rhode Island selection--come discuss the book all of Rhode Island
is talking about!
All our book clubs are
open to the public. Copies of
the books are available through the library. Please feel free to stop by
(5/14 at 1 pm)
Thursday, May 15
Storytime for 2s and 3s
Ages 2 & 3.
Please pre-register.
10:30 am
Saturday, May 17th
The Saturday
Classics (5/17 at
11:30):
Will start our gothic
series with the Mysteries
of Udolpho.
Tuesday, May 20
Drop-in Help for Downloading Audiobooks
Learn how to download and play free audio books from the Library
E-Zone 10:00 am- 12:00 am
Free Matinee:
NATIONAL
TREASURE 2 - BOOK OF SECRETS
(125 minutes, 2007, Rated PG,
5/20) at 2:00 pm
When Ben's great-grandfather is implicated as a
key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death, he is determined to prove his
ancestor's innocence.
Drop-in Computer Help Session
Stop in between 6:30 and 7:30 and we'll try to help you with your
computer questions. If you haven't used one at all, we will help you get
started!
Wednesday, May 21
Evening Book Club (5/21 at 7:00)
We are reading E.L.Doctorow historical novel about General Sherman’s push
to the sea,
The March,
All our book clubs are
open to the public. Copies of
the books are available through the library. Please feel free to stop by
(4/16 at 7:00)
Thursday, May 22
The GREAT Baldini
Magic show at 6:30 p.m.
Thomas Holmes of Narragansett will entertain in a 45-minute magic show for all ages. Free and open to the public.
Friday, May 23
Toddler Time
at 10:30
Children from 12 to 36 months
Please Pre-register
Saturday, May 24
Summer Saturday hours begin
10-2 pm
Monday, May 26
The Library is closed for Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 27
Drop-in Help for
Downloading Audiobooks
Learn how to download and play free audio books from the Library
E-Zone 10:00 am- 12:00 am
AWAY FROM HER
(110 minutes, 2007, Rated PG-13, 5/27) at 2:00 pm
A long-married couple is faced with the reality of one's fading memory in the form of Alzheimer's--a beautiful story about enduring love and grace amidst life's complexities
Drop-in Computer Help Session
Stop in between 6:30 and 7:30 and we'll try to help you with your
computer questions. If you haven't used one at all, we will help you get
started!
Thursday, May 29
5-8
pm
Book
Sale
10-4
Book
Sale
10-2