Grades 5-6 Book Club: Posted
The October Grades 5-6 Book Club will be held on Wednesday, October 17 at 3 p.m. We will be reading Posted by John David Anderson.
Teens
Annual Summer Book Sale
Annual Summer Book Sale
Learn What You Can Do About the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Found in RI This Summer
Heather Faubert, research associate in URI’s Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, will speak on the emerald ash borer which was found in RI in July 2018. This beetle is native to northeastern Asia and is highly destructive to ash trees in North America. Heather will cover the beetle’s biology, damage it causes, how to prevent it, how to identify it and management techniques including biological control.She will also talk briefly about the defoliation of oaks in Jamestown due to caterpillars and attacks from bark beetles.
Author Presentation - Patsie McCandless
Presentation by former resident, artist/author Patsie McCandless, on her forthcoming book entitled
"Becoming Jesse: Celebrating the Everyday Magic of Childhood"
You are born with magic. We all are. Here’s your chance to re-ignite and revel in your magic.
Jesse O’Neil is an orphan boy of comic charm and soul-lighting wonder, raised by his much loved grandmother, Dearie – a once-upon-a-time Irish gypsy, who owns her own theater in 1950’s NYC —and his entertaining young uncle, Conor, who is studying to be an actor.
Vocational Meeting
Vocational meeting between client and counselor.
Hurricane Preparedness and Safety in Jamestown with Chief Mello
Hurricane Preparedness and Safety in Jamestown with Chief Mello
Do you know when you need to act and what actions to take during a Watch, Warning or during a hurricane? The risks involved in going out during the storm for you and responders?
Do you have a Disaster Kit? Where do you need to go? Are pets allowed? Pick up handouts with specific directions and get your questions answered.
Closed for Labor Day
Closed for the Labor Day Holiday
Wake of '38
Wake of '38
In 1973, WSBE (then "Channel 36" now "Rhode Island PBS") marked the 35th anniversary of the hurricane by making a documentary, using archival footage and interviews with survivors. The dramatic story won an Emmy Award for WSBE.
Hurricane of '38 - Nature's Fury:New England's Killer Hurricane
Nature's Fury: New England's Killer Hurricane
Recalling the New England Hurricane of 1938 that hit Long Island and New England and killed almost 700 people.
The Hurricane of '38 - American Experience
The Hurricane of '38 PBS American Experience
In September 1938, one of North America's most devastating storms ripped through New England. The program tracks several fishermen, Shinnecock Indians, and vacationers who were caught in the natural disaster, which ultimately killed more than 600 people and destroyed more than 8,000 homes.
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