Events
Friday, December 05
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Book Sale Set-Up
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Friday, December 05
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Book Sale Set-Up
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Saturday, December 06
9:00am - 2:00pm
Winter Book Sale
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Saturday, December 06
9:00am - 2:00pm
Winter Book Sale
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Saturday, December 06
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Ukulele Class for Beginners
Ukulele Class is Back!
Saturdays starting October 11 - November 29
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Meeting Hall
Ukulele and music stand must be brought; music... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 08
9:00am - 2:00pm
Winter Book Sale Set-Up
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 08
10:30am - 11:30am
Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop
Activate your inner writer and share your memories and life experiences. This creative writing workshop is designed to elicit reflections on your own stories, as well as sharing new ideas. Beginners are... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, December 08
2:00pm - 4:00pm
A meeting of the local knitting group, Needles Galore.
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, December 08
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Let’s LEGO Club
Join us after school each Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Let's LEGO Club is for builders of all skill-levels. Leave your LEGOs at home; we provide the materials. You provide the imagination! All materials must... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 08
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Author James Madden will discuss his newly published book "Bittersweet Lane: Creating Homes in the American Affordable Housing Crisis."
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 09
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Freaky Friday
PG | 1 hour 37 minutes | Comedy | Feel-Good
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Directed by Mark Waters
Tess and her daughter, Anna, do not get along. However, things take a turn when, in a freak... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 09
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Live and Learn
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Tuesday, December 09
4:00pm - 4:30pm
The Jamestown Teen Advisory Board (TAB) consists of enthusiastic teens in grades 9-12 who are eager to take on leadership roles within the library. TAB members act as liaisons between their peers and the library, ensuring that teen interests are... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Wednesday, December 10
10:00am - 10:30am
Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
For children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver
Join Colleen and Erin for stories and songs! We focus on early literacy, gross motor skills, and socialization through books, music, and movement in a relaxed and... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Wednesday, December 10
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Gathering of members of the garden club to begin mapping out next year’s calendar.
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Thursday, December 11
10:00am - 10:30am
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
For children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver
A story time featuring books, finger rhymes, and interactive songs. We focus on early literacy, gross motor skills, and socialization through stories,... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Thursday, December 11
12:00pm - 2:00pm
1 - On - 1 Tech Support
Sign up for a 30-minute slot for 1 - on - 1 tech help with Michael from ATEL.
Please email Emma (emma@jplri.org) or call (401) 423-7280 to reserve... Read More
Event Location: Green Conference Room
Saturday, December 13
1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Friends of the JPL Present: Concert by Providence Brigade Band
Saturday, December 13
1:00 p.m.
Library Meeting Hall
The Providence Brigade Band was originally founded in 1846 and performed until 1884. The band was resurrected in 1996, 150 years... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 15
10:30am - 11:30am
Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop
Activate your inner writer and share your memories and life experiences. This creative writing workshop is designed to elicit reflections on your own stories, as well as sharing new ideas. Beginners are... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, December 15
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Let’s LEGO Club
Join us after school each Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Let's LEGO Club is for builders of all skill-levels. Leave your LEGOs at home; we provide the materials. You provide the imagination! All materials must... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 15
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Thank you to the Friends of Jamestown Philomenian Library for sponsoring this program!
For Pre-K through Grade 2
JPL welcomes back RI author Jill Austin for some holiday fun with two unique stories and a colorful... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 16
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Freaky Friday
PG | 1 hour 37 minutes | Comedy | Feel-Good
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Directed by Mark Waters
Tess and her daughter, Anna, do not get along. However, things take a turn when, in a freak... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 16
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Monthly board meeting of the Jamestown Philomenian Library Board of Trustees.
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Wednesday, December 17
10:00am - 10:30am
Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
For children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver
Join Colleen and Erin for stories and songs! We focus on early literacy, gross motor skills, and socialization through books, music, and movement in a relaxed and... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Wednesday, December 17
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Dewey's Readers
Non-Fiction Book Group with Retired Librarian Deborah Homer
Third Wednesday of the month at 4:00 PM
Click ... Read More
Event Location: Green Conference Room
Wednesday, December 17
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Recommended for independent readers in grades 3 & 4
Join Colleen & Erin for Snacks & Stories: Book Club for Grades 3 & 4. We meet after-school, once-a-month, to chat about books over snacks.
To join Snacks & Stories: Book... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Thursday, December 18
10:00am - 10:30am
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
For children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver
A story time featuring books, finger rhymes, and interactive songs. We focus on early literacy, gross motor skills, and socialization through stories,... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Saturday, December 20
1:00pm - 2:30pm
A Fashion Odyssey of the clothing and lifestyles of the time (Spirits of Fashion)
Website: Spirits of Fashion
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 22
10:30am - 11:30am
Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop
Activate your inner writer and share your memories and life experiences. This creative writing workshop is designed to elicit reflections on your own stories, as well as sharing new ideas. Beginners are... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, December 22
2:00pm - 4:00pm
A meeting of the local knitting group, Needles Galore.
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, December 22
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Let’s LEGO Club
Join us after school each Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Let's LEGO Club is for builders of all skill-levels. Leave your LEGOs at home; we provide the materials. You provide the imagination! All materials must... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 23
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Freaky Friday
PG | 1 hour 37 minutes | Comedy | Feel-Good
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Directed by Mark Waters
Tess and her daughter, Anna, do not get along. However, things take a turn when, in a freak... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 23
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Live and Learn
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Wednesday, December 24
12:00pm - 8:00pm
The library will be closed for the Christmas holiday - Wednesday, December 24 at noon through Thursday, December 25. We will re-open on Friday, December 26.
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Thursday, December 25
9:00am - 5:00pm
The library will be closed for the Christmas holiday - Wednesday, Decemeber 24 at noon through Thursday, December 25. We will re-open on Friday, December 26.
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, December 29
10:30am - 11:30am
Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop
Activate your inner writer and share your memories and life experiences. This creative writing workshop is designed to elicit reflections on your own stories, as well as sharing new ideas. Beginners are... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, December 29
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Let’s LEGO Club
Join us after school each Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Let's LEGO Club is for builders of all skill-levels. Leave your LEGOs at home; we provide the materials. You provide the imagination! All materials must... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, December 30
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Freaky Friday
PG | 1 hour 37 minutes | Comedy | Feel-Good
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Directed by Mark Waters
Tess and her daughter, Anna, do not get along. However, things take a turn when, in a freak... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, January 05
10:30am - 11:30am
Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop
Activate your inner writer and share your memories and life experiences. This creative writing workshop is designed to elicit reflections on your own stories, as well as sharing new ideas. Beginners are... Read More
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room
Monday, January 05
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Let’s LEGO Club
Join us after school each Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Let's LEGO Club is for builders of all skill-levels. Leave your LEGOs at home; we provide the materials. You provide the imagination! All materials must... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Monday, January 05
6:00pm - 7:30pm
A facilitated support group for those who have lost a family member or friend to suicide
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, January 06
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Freaky Friday
PG | 1 hour 37 minutes | Comedy | Feel-Good
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Directed by Mark Waters
Tess and her daughter, Anna, do not get along. However, things take a turn when, in a freak... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Hall
Tuesday, January 06
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Live and Learn
Event Location: Sydney Wright Room