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Come and meet 20-30 RI Authors who will be here  with their great books, available for purchase and signing for all ages. Free event in the main program room.

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[...]

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[...]