Jun
8
Sat
2019
French Canadian Presentation
Jun 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

French Canadian presentation runs 1-2:30pm., Dr. Leslie Choquette, Director of the French Institute, Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts and author Jackie Finn. Book is titled: From Habitants to Immigrants: The Sansoucys, the Harpins, and the Potvins. This is the story of the lives of two, eventually three, French Canadian families from their settlement by soldiers in the Richelieu Valley of Quebec in 1665 to their immigration to the mill towns of Massachusetts at the turn of the twentieth century. Told generation by generation, the book portrays the military expeditions of the Carignan-Salières Regiment sent by King Louis XIV of France to quell the marauding Iroquois, the colonization of the soldiers in the Canadian wilderness, the dependence on a family economy with all hands working through the seasons, the pain of epidemics, famine, war, the loss of French Canada to England and the ensuing cultural conflicts, and ultimately, the end of available farmland which led to emigration and the creation of a Franco-American diaspora in New England. Free and open to all.

Jun
25
Tue
2019
Meet Andy Armadillo
Jun 25 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Hey Kids! Check out the fun we’re having
at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library
On Tuesday June 25th 12:30pm

Meet Andy Armadillo and listen to a story

Part of our Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration
After the program sign up for great library reading programs

Funding and support for the Statewide RI Summer Reading Program includes a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through the RI Office of Library & Information Services, Local sponsors include Texas Roadhouse, United Skates of America, Pepin Lumber, Vose Hardware & Children’s and Young Adult Librarians of RI and the Friends of the Woonsocket Harris Public Library.

Jul
8
Mon
2019
Animal Experiences
Jul 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences is an hourlong program of learning and hands on fun with reptiles and some small mammals. Meet Dora and Diego the turtles, Indigo the lizard, Pixie Stick the snake as well as fifteen of their good friends.
You won’t just pet these guys, you’ll learn about and then hold them yourselves. Come meet them up close and personal.

This show is appropriate for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Free tickets  are available 1 week prior to the show at the Children’s desk. You may 401-769-9044 Ext.2

Jul
10
Wed
2019
Classics Jazz Plus
Jul 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Free jazz concert open to all in the main program room.

Jul
11
Thu
2019
Battlebots
Jul 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Learn to code robots, then pit them against other robots.