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Monday, May 20th, 6:30 P.M.
Peace Dale Library
Families are invited to a lively discussion, activities and refreshments based on Grace Lin's new book Starry River of the Sky!
The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems-where has the innkeeper's son gone? Why are Master Chao and Widow... -
On Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:30 pm the Kingston Free Library will present: Summer Entertaining: An Evening with Chef Normand Leclair. Normand is a teacher, cookbook author and former chef/owner of the Red Rooster Tavern in North Kingstown. He will share recipes and ideas from over fifty years in the food industry. A few of the foods he will prepare ( and you will get to sample!) include bacon stuffed mushrooms, cold strawberry soup, Grand Marnier lime bananas and vegetable stir-fry. His cookbooks "Chicken Expressions" and...
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In this 4-week intergenerational program, senior citizen volunteers will meet at the library and pair with a child from the YMCA to read books, do crafts and fun activities! In the final week there will be a party for the volunteers and children at the YMCA! Volunteers must register & commit to at least 3 of the 4 following Tuesdays from 4:00-5:00 P.M.:
May 7, Peace Dale Library: Introductions, Books and Games.
May 14, Peace Dale Library: Gardening and Spring
May 21, Peace Dale Library: Healthy Foods.... -
Kids ages 8-12 years are invited to join the Providence Comics Consortium for a special Comic Workshop! Walker Mettling and Julia Gualiteri, Providence-based artists/educators, will lead this two-hour workshop with a focus on drawing games, character creation and story-telling with images. Participating kids will have their work, along with submissions from international comic artists, compiled into an anthology which will be given to all participants and libraries!
All drawing abilities are encouraged to attend this workshop!Registration is required! ...
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Kids of all ages can come celebrate Mo Willem's new book A Big Guy Took My Ball at the Robert Beverly Hale Library's Elephant & Piggie Party on Tuesday, May 21, from 4:00-5:00 p.m.!
We'll share some Elephant & Piggie books, play games, and make crafts! Everyone will get a goodie bag to take home.
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Saturday, May 18, 11 AM--1 PM--"Thresholds in Fiction" with Jennifer Mills Kerr
This will be the final workshop in the series.
Passing over a bridge, stepping through a doorway, navigating the mists of a river--all are literary thresholds that can reveal a shift in a character's consciousness. Whether it's a subtle or sudden change, this cross-over point signifies a place from which our heroes and heroines cannot completely return. In this workshop, we'll look at examples of thresholds in different genres...
Branching Out May 2013 
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