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About Westerly Library & Wilcox Park

Westerly Library and Wilcox Park is a private non-profit owned and operated by the Memorial and Library Association. The Association was established in 1892 to commemorate the volunteer soldiers and sailors who fought in the Civil War.

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Westerly Sun Column | Beat the Heat at the Library

Aug 04, 2025

August has arrived, but summer isn’t slowing down yet! I absolutely adore the sun and the heat, and normally can’t get enough of it, but even I’ve been seeking out the icy reprieve of the air-conditioned library.

August Publication

Jul 30, 2025

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Westerly Sun Column | Explore ‘Shifters’ Genre at the Library

Jul 28, 2025

As someone who isn’t a reader of romance novels, I’ve always been intrigued by the reoccurring tropes that seem so popular, and how they go in and out of fashion.

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#newyorktimesbestsellers

Book Cover:Atmosphere: A Love Story book cover
Book Cover:This Dog Will Change Your Life book cover
Book Cover:Till Summer Do Us Part Book Cover
Book Cover:Growing Home book cover
Book Cover:A Forgery of Fate
Book Cover:9780593835951
Book Cover:Never Flinch book cover
Book Cover:How to Lose Your Mother book cover
Book Cover:The Day the Crayons Made Friends book cover
Book Cover:Never Thought I'd End Up Here book cover
Book Cover:The First Gentleman book cover
Book Cover:So Gay For You: Friendship, Found Family, & the Show That Started it All book cover
Book Cover:Papa Doesn't Do Anything Book cover
Book Cover:watch me book cover
Book Cover:cultish book cover

Databases

A to Z Database
Academic Search Elite
America’s News
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Ancestry Library
Auto Repair Source: DIY Auto Repair
Biography Reference Center
Comics Plus
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Reports
Directory of Open Access Journals
DMV Practice Test-Rhode Island
EmployRI
ERIC
Explora
Federal Depository Library Program: Basic Collection
Flipster
GCF Learn Free
GreenFILE
History Reference Center
hoopla
Kanopy
Khan Academy
Learning Express
Life in Colonial America
LISTA
Literary Reference Center
Mango Languages
MasterFILE Premier: Popular Magazines
Medline Plus
New York Times (All Access)
New York Times (Library Access)
NoveList Plus
Points of View
Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries
The Providence Journal Collection: 1981 to Current
The Westerly Sun
TOPICsearch
Tutor.com
Udemy
United States Code
Volcano World
World Book

Events

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Seaside Storytime

AUG 15, 2025/09:30 AM–10:30 AM

Join us at Westerly Town Beach Pavilion for a Seaside Storytime!

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Teen Cafe

AUG 15, 2025/02:00 PM–03:00 PM

Join us everyday in July and August, in the Teen Space for a cold drink, tasty snack, and friendly conversation.  

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Author Talk and Signing with Marguerite Holloway | "Take to the Trees"

AUG 15, 2025/04:00 PM–05:00 PM

Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Marguerite Holloway for her book "Take to the Trees" out in Wilcox Park.

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