Brownell Library

Responding to Bullying & Cyber Bullying
2025-04-08 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)

Tech Help
2025-04-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-26 13:00 - 15:00

Baby and Toddler Playtime!
2025-04-02 10:30 - 12:00
No fussing here ~ we are starting a new playtime specially designed for babies & toddlers! There will be a pint-sized ball pit, sensory friendly toys, and lots to engage the youngest minds!
No registration required, just drop in and tell your friends!

Motivating Kids with Positive & Negative Consequences
2025-03-25 17:30 - 18:30
One of the most important (and most stressful) tasks for caregivers is guiding kids toward the best choices. Responding to behaviors with positive and negative consequences gives children important feedback and can help them make changes. This workshop will help you decide which behaviors you want to address, determine what consequences will be the most effective, and deliver those consequences so they have the impact you desire.

REGISTER HERE!

Big Book Storytime
2025-03-14 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for a storytime featuring BIG versions of some classic picture books!
Open playtime to follow, explore more books, or play with toys and puzzles!

Managing Big Feelings with Kids
2025-03-11 17:30 - 18:30

Knitting Group
2025-03-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-03 13:00 - 14:00

Artificial Intelligence - A Presentation for the Curious
2025-03-08 12:00 - 13:00

That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America with Amanda Jones / REGISTRATION REQUIRED
2025-03-06 08:00 - 17:00
In her new book, That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, Amanda Jones, a middle school librarian from Louisiana, offers an absorbing memoir and a first-hand account of the battle between librarians and the forces behind book bans.
This program will be hosted live via Zoom. Participants will have the option to watch from home via Zoom or join us at Brownell Library to watch the livestream in person

Game Night
2025-03-04 17:30 - 18:30
Games will be set up around the library – so stop by, play a game and have a snack on a cold, winter evening!

Brownell Library - Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-02-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-16 15:00 - 16:00

All the Genres Book Club
2025-02-25 16:00 - 17:00
This month’s book is Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See

Native Seed Propagation
2025-02-18 17:30 - 18:30
Learn about native plants – what they are, why they are important, how to landscape with them, and how to grow them from seed. Led by Sue Theriault, head of “Seed Starters” for the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society.

ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center) Services - REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED BUT APPRECIATED
2025-02-10 10:00 - 14:00
The library will have one-on-one appointments available each month with The Point, part of the United Way of RI. They assist residents in making informed choices and decisions and streamlines access to long term services and supports for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers. They are available to help with information, referral, and appointments for publicly funded programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, subsidies to obtain low cost of medication, RIPAE (RI Pharmaceutical Assistance for Elders), LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program). She is also available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following community resources such as SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program), MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act), SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol). Contact the library for more information and to sign up for an appointment.

Author Nancy Stanfield Webb - A Woman of Marked Character
2024-12-14 13:00 - 14:00
A WOMAN OF MARKED CHARACTER / THE IMAGINED PORTRAIT OF SARAH RIDGE PASCHAL PIX, BOOK ONE 1812–1848 – The first book in a two-part historical fiction series about Sarah Ridge Paschal Pix, a woman from a prominent Cherokee family in the 19th century. Come hear Nancy talk about her new book; a portrait of a remarkable woman who played an outsize role in Cherokee and early American history.

Tom Verde - Why Christmas on Dec. 25?
2024-12-07 13:30 - 14:30
While December 25 is certainly one of the most recognizable dates in the calendar, was it actually the date of Jesus’ birth? If so, how do we know, and if not, how was it determined? The talk explores the history behind the date of Christmas, as well as various traditions associated with a holiday that was at one time banned and more closely associated with riots than reverence. (This talk is not religious but is more academic and historical.)

Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children - VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION
2024-12-03 17:30 - 18:30
Whether you are interested in spending 8 – 10 hours a month serving as a special advocate for a child in state care, or are thinking about other volunteer opportunities to support the CASA program, you will learn how you
can make a difference for Rhode Island’s abused and neglected children. Please join us – and bring a friend!

Library will open at 11 am
2024-11-21 11:00

ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center) Services - THIS SESSION IS FULL
2024-11-04 10:00 - 14:00
The library will have one-on-one appointments available each month with Maria Sol Cuesta from The Point, part of the United Way of RI. She assists residents in making informed choices and decisions and streamlines access to long term services and supports for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers. She has been coming to the library to answer questions about Medicare since last fall. In addition to Medicare assistance, she is available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following publicly funded programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, subsidies to obtain low cost of medication, RIPAE (RI Pharmaceutical Assistance for Elders), LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program). She is also available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following community resources such as SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program), MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act), SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol). Contact the library for more information and to sign up for an appointment.

Simmon's Mill Walk - Let Nature Inspire Your Garden - Gardening Lessons from Observing Nature
2024-10-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-10-22 13:00 - 14:30
Two distinct landscapes will be explored – a sunny backyard meadow and the shadier forest edges along the Simmons path. We can observe the plant communities growing in each to obtain ideas for planting and maintaining our gardens to maximize ecological benefits.

Library Closed
2024-10-14

ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center) Services - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
2024-10-07 10:00 - 14:00
The library will have one-on-one appointments available the second Monday of each month with Maria Sol Cuesta from The Point, part of the United Way of RI. She assists residents in making informed choices and decisions and streamlines access to long term services and supports for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers. She has been coming to the library to answer questions about Medicare since last fall. In addition to Medicare assistance, she is available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following publicly funded programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, subsidies to obtain low cost of medication, RIPAE (RI Pharmaceutical Assistance for Elders), LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program). She is also available to help with information, referral, and appointments for the following community resources such as SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program), MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act), SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol). Contact the library for more information and to sign up for an appointment.

Dark Sky Viewing with Barry Peckham
2024-10-06 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a dark sky astronomy viewing led by Barry Peckham on his property. This program will be geared towards adults. Registration required as space is limited. Stop in or call the library to register – 401-635-8562. This program will be held outside and is weather dependent – dress accordingly.

Little Compton Community Assessment Survey Assistance
2024-10-03 12:30 - 15:30, 2024-09-27 10:00 - 13:00
Brownell Library Refreshments & Survey Assistance: the library will make computers available and assist residents getting onto the survey and answering technical questions about filling out the survey. While you wait or after you take the survey we will have FREE REFRESHMENTS for your enjoyment.

Sensory Exploration Playgroup!
2024-08-28 10:30 - 12:00
Join us for hands-on sensory experiences for infants through preschoolers. Lots of fun toys too! No registration required!
