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The Friday matinee film series continues with our Adult Summer Reading Program
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Get On Up: the James Brown Story: Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
2 hr 19 min.
Ages 5 - 12
Kids can drop-in and build with LEGOS every Saturday at the library! Work by yourself or with friends. Projects will be put on display in the library for a week. All materials provided.
No registration required. Held in the John Clarke Children's Program Room.
Marian Desrosiers will visit the library to talk about her book: John Banister of Newport: The Life and Accounts of a Colonial Merchant.
Free and open to the public. No registration required.
Merchant John Banister (1707–1767) of Newport, Rhode Island, wore many hats: exporter, importer, wholesaler, retailer, money- lender, extender of credit and insurer, owner and outfitter of sailing vessels, and ship builder for the slave trade. His recently discovered accounting records reveal his role in transform- ing colonial trade in mid–18th century America. He combined business acumen and a st rong work ethic with knowledge of the law and new technologies. Through his maritime activities and real estate development, he was a rainmaker for artisans, workers and producers, contributing to income opportunities for businesswomen, freemen and slaves. Drawing on Banister’s meticulous daybooks, ledgers, letters and receipts, the author analyzes his contribution to the economic history of colonial America, highlighting the complexity of the commerce of the era.
Marian Mathison Desrosiers, a two-time Fulbright scholar, teaches history at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Publications include historical biographies on Colonel Mary Agnes Brown of the Women’s Army Corps and Justice Florence Kerins Murray of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Ages 0 - 5 years old and a caregiver
Drop-in with little ones and get moving! Come ready to shake, shimmy and dance with your friends! Dancing is a great way for parents and children to bond and burn a little energy at the same time.
No registration required. Held in the lower level program room.
June 1st, 15th & 29th
Ages 0 - 24 Months and a caregiver
Children 0 - 24 months and their caregiver are invited to drop-in for Baby Playtime every other Friday! Baby Playtime is an hour long, unstructured play and social time for babies and caregivers. Encourage your little one to explore their world, while receiving information about the skills your child is developing. Network with other parents and caregivers in your community. Enjoy toys, music, and board books!
No registration required. Held in the John Clarke Children's Program Room.
Ages 5 - 12
Kids can drop-in and build with LEGOS every Saturday at the library! Work by yourself or with friends. Projects will be put on display in the library for a week. All materials provided.
No registration required. Held in the John Clarke Children's Program Room.
Teens will have the opportunity to use the 3D scanner or printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, sewing machines, iMacs and scratch programming. 3D printing and vinyl cutting is currently free, however kids must bring their own shirts if they wish to use the fabric vinyl.
This is an independent work time for teens familiar with the equipment, not an instructionsl class.
No registration is required however we only have 10 public access computers, first come first served.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Adult Summer Reading Program
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
The Identical: A redemptive movie about a young man, the son of a preacher, who rejects his father's desire for him to join the ministry and instead embarks on a career as a rock singer. As he struggles to pursue his dream and rise to stardom, he finds love, pain, success and failure, and ultimately uncovers a hidden family secret that reveals who he really is. It's a captivating story about a family restored, and a life discovered.
1 hr 47 min.
Newport Public Library Finance Committee - Stride Room
The meeting is held in the Stride Meeting Room, Newport Public Library, 300 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840
The Library is handicapped accessible.
The public is welcome to any meeting of the library-board or its committees.
If communication assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please contact library management at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting.
Newport Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting - Rotary Room
The meeting is held in the Rotary Board Room, Newport Public Library,
300 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840
The Library is handicapped accessible.
The public is welcome to any meeting of the library board or its committees.
If communication assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please contact library management at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Adult Summer Reading Program
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Ricki and the Flash : Ricki, a guitar heroine who gives up everything for her dream of rock n' roll stardom, now returns home to make things right with her family.
1 hr 41 min.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Adult Summer Reading Program
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Pitch Perfect: Arriving at her new college, Beca finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together. When Beca leads this cappella singing group out of their traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of college music competitions.
1 hr 52 min.
Teens will have the opportunity to use the 3D scanner or printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, sewing machines, iMacs and scratch programming. 3D printing and vinyl cutting is currently free, however kids must bring their own shirts if they wish to use the fabric vinyl.
This is an independent work time for teens familiar with the equipment, not an instructionsl class.
No registration is required however we only have 10 public access computers, first come first served.
Teens will have the opportunity to use the 3D scanner or printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, sewing machines, iMacs and scratch programming. 3D printing and vinyl cutting is currently free, however kids must bring their own shirts if they wish to use the fabric vinyl.
This is an independent work time for teens familiar with the equipment, not an instructionsl class.
No registration is required however we only have 10 public access computers, first come first served.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
North by Northwest: A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. (source IMDB)
2 hr 16 min.
Presented by Sanne Kure-Jensen on Tuesday, September 25 at 6:30 PM
Hear lessons learned from two family’s experiences with aging parents. Topics to be covered will include:
• Planning ahead – asset inventory, home adaptability evaluation
• Staying at home vs. joining a senior community
• Help at home – in-home aides, drivers, home delivery of meds and groceries
• When to help with finances – bills, insurance, taxes, junk mail, fake charity requests
• Property management – safe adaptations versus purge and rent / sell
• Community Living selection – choose for current and future needs
• Smooth transitions – loss of independence and privacy vs. new activities and friends
• Tools to share – what worked well and challenges
• Make our own plans now – easier on our children
• Local and regional resources
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Psycho: Horror melodrama in which a woman disappears after spending the night in an isolated motel which adjoins an eerie Victorian mansion, inhabited by a disturbed young man and his mother.
1 hr 49 min.
Teens will have the opportunity to use the 3D scanner or printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, sewing machines, iMacs and scratch programming. 3D printing and vinyl cutting is currently free, however kids must bring their own shirts if they wish to use the fabric vinyl.
This is an independent work time for teens familiar with the equipment, not an instructionsl class.
No registration is required however we only have 10 public access computers, first come first served.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Vertigo: A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. (source IMDB)
2 hr 8 min.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Rope:"Two thrill-seeking friends strangle a classmate and then hold a party for their victim's family and friends, serving refreshments on a buffet table fashioned from a trunk containing the lifeless body. When dinner conversation revolves around talk of the 'perfect murder,' their former teacher becomes increasingly suspicious that his students have turned his intellectual theories into brutal reality."--Container.
1 hr 20 min.
Teens will have the opportunity to use the 3D scanner or printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, sewing machines, iMacs and scratch programming. 3D printing and vinyl cutting is currently free, however kids must bring their own shirts if they wish to use the fabric vinyl.
This is an independent work time for teens familiar with the equipment, not an instructionsl class.
No registration is required however we only have 10 public access computers, first come first served.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Romance in Bloom.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
If I Stay:Mia Hall thought the hardest decision she would ever face would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or follow a different path to be with the love of her life, Adam. But what should have been a carefree family drive changes everything in an instant. Caught between life and death for one revealing day, Mia has only one decision left, which will not only decide her future but her ultimate fate.
1 hr 47 min.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Romance in Bloom.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
The Time Traveler's Wife: Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler, cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.
1 hr 47 min.
Teens will have the opportunity to use the 3D scanner or printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, sewing machines, iMacs and scratch programming. 3D printing and vinyl cutting is currently free, however kids must bring their own shirts if they wish to use the fabric vinyl.
This is an independent work time for teens familiar with the equipment, not an instructionsl class.
No registration is required however we only have 10 public access computers, first come first served.
The Friday matinee film series continues with our Romance in Bloom.
Free and open to the public. Popcorn provided!
Words and Pictures: Prep school teacher Jack Marcus meets his match in Dina Delsanto, an abstract painter and new teacher on campus. He challenges her to a war between words and pictures, and in the process, sparks an unlikely romance.
1 hr 51 min.