|
|
Just can’t wait for your hold on that new bestseller? Check out our Express Book Collection!
Express books are high-demand titles available on a first come, first-served basis. These titles are available to borrow for 7 days. No holds, no renewals. Limit 2 Express books per patron.
|
| The Latest News from Your Library | |
Library Closings
The library will be closed on Monday, October 13th, in observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day. We will open again on Tuesday, October 14th.
| | |
Just because we are closed, doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of all the services we offer:
- Use our outdoor tables and free wifi.
-
Download books and magazines to your computer or mobile device.
-
Watch a movie with Kanopy.
-
Peruse our databases for even more learning.
| |
Banned Books Week
October 5th-11th
Established in 1982, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read.
The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the country, George Orwell’s cautionary tale 1984 serves a prescient warning about the dangers of censorship. This year’s theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.
[From the American Library Association. (2025, September 24). Banned Books Week®. https://www.ala.org/bbooks/banned.]
| |
Donate Your Native Seeds
Help us make native seeds free for all. Sharing native seeds is easy!
- Pick up a seed collection kit at the Info Desk.
- Collect your seeds. After bloom, look for seed heads that have matured - usually when the stem has dried. Snip off mature seed heads and put them in the paper bag provided in your kit.
- Fill out the donation form. Be sure to fill the form out completely. Your personal information will not be shared.
- Drop off your bag and completed form at the Info Desk.
We will clean and package the seeds for sharing with others on your behalf.
Stay tuned: New seeds will be available to “borrow” in November!
Click below to learn more about the Grow RI Native Seeds program and sign up for news, updates, and exclusive free seed offerings!
| | Tiverton Library Garden Club | |
Do you enjoy gardening? Are you looking for a way to help the library grow? Don’t know much about gardening, but interested in learning more?
The Tiverton Library is exploring the idea of a 'Tiverton Library Garden Club' to help us grow our gardens and garden programming throughout the year.
Please click below and fill out a quick survey to let us know how you’d like to help out and what benefits you’d like to receive. (Filling out the survey does not mean you are obligated to participate; we are merely curious about patron interest.)
| | |
Saturday, October 18th, 1:30-3:30pm, Community Room
Not Rated
| | Adult Crafternoon: Painting 3D Printed Pumpkins | Monday, October 20th, 2:00-3:00pm, Community Room | | |
Tuesday, October 21st, 5:30-8:00pm, Community Room
Rated R
Presented in partnership with the Tiverton Arts Council.
| | Wednesday, October 22nd, 5:30-7:00pm, Community Room | |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Reading by Fred Zilian, Ph.D.
| Thursday, October 30th, 6:30-7:45pm, Community Room | | Click below to see our regular weekly and monthly programs for adults. | | |
Tiverton Library offers free tech help to all residents. You don’t need to be a member of the library to use this service. We can help you with smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and computers. You don’t have to own a device to attend tech help.
To find out more or to book an appointment, call Kristin at 401-625-6796 ext. 8 or click the button below.
| Tech Help at the Senior Center | |
Can’t make it to the library for tech help?
Our technology coordinator, Kristin, is available at the Tiverton Senior Center on the second Thursday of every month from 10:00 to 10:30am.
| | Want to get comfortable with computers? Then, join us for basic computer classes! The classes are perfect for anyone who's never had the chance to learn. We'll cover everything from hardware and software to typing and browsing the Internet. | | Tuesday, October 7th, 2:00-3:00pm, Learning Center | | Tuesday, October 14th, 2:00-3:00pm, Learning Center | | Browse the Internet with Google Chrome | Tuesday, October 21st, 2:00-3:00pm, Learning Center | | Setting Up Your Very First Email Address | Tuesday, October 28th, 2:00-3:00pm, Learning Center | | |
New members are always welcome to any of our book groups. There’s something for everyone!
You can pick up a copy of the book to be discussed at the Information Desk.
| | Tiverton Public Library Book Group | Friday, October 10th, 10:30am OR Wednesday, October 15th, 6:00pm, Community Room | | |
Monday, October 6th, 12:30pm
Bajah’s Cat Café, 137 Main Road
| | Union Public Library Book Group | |
Thursday, October 16th, 1:00pm
Union Public Library
| | Tiverton Senior Center Book Group | Please contact the Senior Center at seniorcenter@tiverton.ri.gov or 401-625-6790 for meeting details. | | Every Thursday, 3:00-4:00pm, Teen Room | | |
Monday, October 6th, 6:00-7:45pm, Community Room
Rated PG
| | Wednesday, October 15th, 4:00-5:00pm, Teen Room | | Monday, October 20th, 6:00-7:00pm, Teen Room | | Wednesday, October 22nd, 5:00-6:00pm, Learning Center | | |
Wednesday, October 29th, 6:00-7:30pm, Community Room
Rated PG
| | |
Select Mondays, 10:05am OR 10:45am, Community Room
Recommended for kids ages 1-5
This program is offered at 10:05am and repeated at 10:45am. Families are invited to attend one storytime session per week.
| | |
Saturday, October 4th, 10:30am-12:00pm, Community Room
Recommended for kids ages 5+
| | |
Starting Wednesday, October 8th, Children’s Library
Recommended for kids ages 2-6
| | |
Starting Wednesday, October 8th, Children’s Library
Recommended for kids ages 6-12
| | Little Explorers - A Preschool Playgroup | |
Select Thursdays, Starting October 9th, 10:30am-12:00pm, Children’s Library
Recommended for kids ages 3-5
| | |
Select Wednesdays, Starting October 8th, 10:15-10:45am, Children's Room Play Nook
Recommended for non-walking infants and babies
| | |
Saturday, October 11th, 10:30am-12:00pm, Children’s Activity Room
Recommended for kids 5+
| | The Flight Path Project: Owls of RI and Light Pollution | |
Saturday, October 18th, 10:30am-12:00pm, Children’s Activity Room
Recommended for kids 5+
| | |
Thursday, October 23rd, 3:30-4:30pm, Children’s Activity Room
Recommended for children in grades 4-6
| | Boo to You! A Not So Scary Storytime Party | |
Thursday, October 30th, 10:15-11:00am, Community Room
Recommended for kids ages 0-6
| | |
Thursday, October 30th, 3:00-6:00pm, Children’s Activity Room
Recommended for ages 5+
| | Friends of Tiverton Libraries | | | |
Meeting of the Friends of Tiverton Libraries
Wednesday, October 8th, 6:30pm
The next meeting of the Friends of Tiverton Libraries will be held on Wednesday, October 8th, at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
| |
Book Nook News
Check out the Specials Table at the Book Nook. Something new is always being added.
We will have children's Halloween books in October, while they last!
|
| Saturday, October 11th, 11:00am-12:00pm | | Union Public Library Book Club | Thursday, October 16th, 1:00-2:00pm | | Tuesday, October 21st, 1:00-3:00pm | | |
Tiverton Public Library - 401-625-6796 | Union Public Library - 401-625-6799 |
| | | |
