Brownell Library

Tech Help
2025-02-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-02 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)

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

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

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!

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

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

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

Big Book Storytime
2025-03-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-04-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-09 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!

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!

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!

Responding to Bullying & Cyber Bullying
2025-04-08 17:30 - 18:30

An Introduction to Mushroom Hunting
2025-04-22 17:30 - 18:30
Using gorgeous photography, “An Introduction to Mushroom Hunting” focuses on some mushrooms that are safe for beginners (a different slideshow for each of the 4 seasons); and of course every slideshow covers the crucial background of mushroom science and safety. Get a blank notebook and write Mushroom Hunting Journal on the cover…you will want to take notes on this presentation!

Author Richard Guimond discusses his Prohibition-era novel, Gatsby's Rival
2025-04-26 13:00 - 14:00

Radio and Community Resilience
2025-05-03 13:00 - 14:00
As communities face disasters like Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the wildfires in California, the importance of planning ahead is clear. Communities that plan ahead for communication disruptions are better equipped to handle emergencies. There’s a simple, affordable, old-school way to enhance our collective readiness. It’s by investing a few dollars in handheld FRS (Family Radio Service) or GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) two-way radios. Communications resilience is a growing topic of discussion among community leaders and first responders. Want to find out more? Project leaders from the Newport County Radio Club will be hosting a discussion on Radio and Community Resilience at the Brownell Library on Saturday, May 3rd at 1 pm. No registration required for this free program.

Short Attention Span Shakespeare: Soliloquies, Sonnets, and Scenes / Sponsored by BayCoast Bank
2025-05-10 17:30 - 18:30
Sample a “Shakespeare Flight” – professional actors from WatermelonAlligator Theatre Company bring scenes, soliloquies, and sonnets from the Bard to life! Whether you’re a diehard Shakespeare fan or you avoid him at all costs, we’ve got something you’ll enjoy! Come on out and enjoy this performance in homage to the Travelling Symphony from “Station Eleven” by Emily St John Mandel. Live theatre: because survival is insufficient. Appropriate for all ages

Little Compton Book Festival
2025-05-18 10:00 - 15:00

Library Closed
2025-05-26, 2025-06-19

Rhode Island Food Policy Council Community Composting Presentation
2025-05-31 13:00 - 14:00
Come learn about the basics of what composting is, how it’s made, methods of composting at home or in the community and how to use compost!

Sailing to Freedom - Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
2025-06-07 11:00 - 12:00
Sailing to Freedom highlights little-known stories and describes the less-understood maritime side of the Underground Railroad, including the impact of African Americans’ paid and unpaid waterfront labor.

MEDITATION with Rosa Volpe
2025-06-16 09:00 - 10:00
Under the Brownell Library Pavillion

Old Book Book Sale
2025-06-21 11:00 - 13:00
Stop by the library and buy an old book or two. We’ll have books published from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s available for sale. Look through our assortment of children’s books, fiction and nonfiction books. Various authors including Dickens, Thackeray, as well as biographies, assorted histories, religious books and much more.

Meditation with Rosa Volpe - Brownell Pavillion
2025-06-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-30 09:00 - 10:00

Roger Williams Zoomobile
2025-06-27 11:00 - 12:00

Libraries on the Air
2025-06-28 13:00 - 14:00
Stop by the Brownell Library to learn more about amateur radio and connect with Ham radio operators around the country. The Libraries on the Air initiative was started by a librarian in Winthrop, WA. While we aren’t sure we’ll be able to connect with WA, we will be able to connect with Ham operators closer to home. This event will be held in the Pavilion.
