Join us for the Woonsocket Harris Public Library’s History Book Club. THis book club will be led by our reference librarian who holds a BA and MA in history. As our country marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, feel free to bring a History book that covers a time period and theme of your liking and we’ll discuss the book and what parts were of great interest to you. Meeting will be held in the Program Room and limited to 5 participants. Sign up by calling 401-767-4124 or emailing reference@woonsocketlibrary.org.

Do you want the knowledge to be an informed voter this election? Come to an informational session at the library to learn how to research candidates for political office. Learn how to find reliable information about new candidates and where to find policy history on incumbents. Discover how to look up candidate campaign contributions and expenditures. This session is purely informational and will focus on presenting ways to find information. Debating, discussing, or campaigning for any candidates or political issues will be prohibited at the session.

Join us for an adult drop-in craft event. There will be adult coloring pages and some coloring supplies provided. Feel free to bring along your own supplies and a drink. This is a great way to decompress from the week and meet new people.

Have you been trying to do family research or want to look at newspaper stories from years ago? Come to a drop in information session on the library’s digital archives compiling the Woonsocket Call from 1900-1980 and the Providence Journal Collection from 1829 through today. Learn how to utilize these resources including accessing, searching techniques, and navigating them. Call 401-767-4124 for more information. The Woonsocket Call Digital Archives were funded by grants in part from the RI Office of Library & Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Copyright permissions were given for the digitization by [...]

Join us to make your 2027 vision board. It’s a New Year and marks a fresh year. Let’s envision 2027 being a fantastic year. It’s a great way to make a visual of your goals, dreams, and motivations for the new year. We will be providing older magazines, markers, color pencils, scissors, and glue sticks to help you create your vision board.