Teen Winter Reading Program
January 2-February 28
Peace Dale Library
Grades 7-12

The cold short days of winter got you down? Cheer up with the Teen Winter Reading Program at the Peace Dale Library.

Starting January 2nd, for every book you read or audiobook you listen to, stop in at the Peace Dale Library and fill out a review form, You’ll be entered to win a gift certificate to Wakefield Books and book themed prize packs. Winners will be drawn March 1st. Open to students in grades 7-12. 

The 2019 Cabin Fever Winter Reading Program starts today! Here’s how it works:

Register at Peace Dale, Kingston Free, or Hale. The program will run through March 15th.

Read or listen to whatever title you wish, fill out a book review slip, and enter to win a $25 gift certificate to Wakefield Books!

Book review slips can be found at any of the three South Kingstown Libraries. Winners will be drawn on March 18th.

Stop by the library or call 783-8254 for more details.

Preschool Stories & Play
Mondays, January 7-May 6, 10:30-11:15 AM
Robert Beverly Hale Library

 Preschoolers are invited to join us for stories followed by open ended art projects and imaginative playtime. 

Geared for ages 3.5-6 years. There will be no meeting on January 21 and February18. For more info, contact bfong@skpl.org or 401-783-5386.

Join us for nursery rhymes, fingerplays, stories, songs and movement activities. Geared for ages birth to 2 years but all are welcome.

Join us for lively storytimes filled with stories, music, rhymes, movement, puppets, play, art, and other fun activities! Geared for children ages 2 and 3, with caretakers. This weekly storytime runs from January 22- March 12 (no storytime on February 19). No registration required. Please contact the library at 789-1555, x. 115 or tladika@skpl.org for more information. 

Baby, it's cold outside! Join us this winter for fun storytimes filled with books, music, rhymes & songs, movement, puppets, and open play! Geared for children ages birth - 2 years and their caretakers. These weekly storytimes run from January 23 - March 13 (no storytime on February 20). No registration required. Please contact the library at 789-1555, x. 115 or tladika@skpl.org for more information. 

Harry Potter Book Club
Wednesday, February 27, 4:30-5:30 PM
Peace Dale Library
Grades 5-8

Harry Potter Fans in grades 5-8 are invited to join us on the fourth Wednesday of each month as we read through the Harry Potter series. Starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in September all the way through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in March, we'll discuss the books month by month while doing related Harry Potter activities.

This month: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Registration preferred, drop-ins welcome. Books are available in advance at the library. For more information, contact bfong@skpl.org or 789-1555 ext. 105.

Join us at the Kingston Free Library as Professor Stanley Carpenter, published author, retired U.S. Navy Captain, and current professor at the Naval War College in Newport, RI gives a four part lecture on WWII.

Part IV – Crushing the Reich – Normandy to Berlin, 1944-45 – Wednesday, 27 February 2019

This lecture covers the Normandy invasion of France by Allied forces in June, 1944 through the Battle of the Bulge in December, 1944 to the end of the war on the Western Front by May, 1945 ending in Germany’s defeat.  The Normandy or D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge are the major topics in this final look at World War II in Europe and the Atlantic.

Registration is preferred. To register, call 783-8254 or email bobertello@skpl.org

Join us for a winter wonderland of magical stories, songs and rhymes, puppets, art, and other fun activities! Geared for kids ages 3-6 years and their caretakers. No registration needed. This weeky storytime runs January 24 - March 14 (no storytime on February 21). For questions, please contact the library at 789-1555, x. 115 or tladika@skpl.org.