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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 | Stories of Survival Can Captivate the Imagination

Apr 07, 2026

I was at home sick the other week, and ended up binge-watching the reality survival series “Alone.” It was enthralling, not because I’m some outdoorsy survivalist (quite the opposite, in fact), but for the same reason that I wa

Westerly Sun Column | Explore Your Passions and Hobbies at the Library

Mar 31, 2026

What is your passion? What are your hobbies?

Find Your Joy This April

Mar 27, 2026

Celebrate National Library Week April 19-25, 2026 with the theme "Find Your Joy", all month long! 

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Book Cover:a young child looking up at a bird in a nest
Book Cover:a bookshelf at night overlooking a sea
Book Cover:a man standing on a hill with his back to us, looking at a blue sky
Book Cover:a ring in golden vines on a black background
Book Cover:a boy standing on a sinking statue in a stormy sea
Book Cover:a woman holding a tv in front of the periodic table
Book Cover:children in a library waving and holding books
Book Cover:a boy flying on a broomstick flying through an arch with an outstretched arm
Book Cover:a group of stuffed animals gathered around a book on a blue wooded background
Book Cover:Anne of green gables written in white script on a black and white background
Book Cover:two people sitting at a bar on a blue background
Book Cover:the seven year slip written in white and blue lettering on a yellow background
Book Cover:a mouse with a sewing needle as a sword running into battle
Book Cover:a boy and girl walking past brownstone buildings in a pastel spring
Book Cover:tina fey with men's hands on a yellow background

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

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National Library Week | April 19-25: Find Your Joy!

APR 19, 2026/09:00 AM–08:00 PM

Where do you find joy at the library?

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Homeschool Hangout

APR 20, 2026/10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Join us in the Terrace Room for our weekly homeschool hangout. From February 2nd to March 28th, we will be hosting a "Little Engineers" series.

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Makerspace Open House

APR 20, 2026/11:00 AM–03:00 PM

Stop by to see what we have to offer in our Makerspace!

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