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Teen Events
April 26, 2018
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for teen anime! We'll have drawing supplies, perler beads, and more!
We'll also be snacking on ramen and pocky while watching anime. See you there!
Audience: Teen
April 26, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
April 27, 2018
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in to the Teen Space for a little therapeutic painting session. No painting skills required! Just mix colors, have fun, and express yourself. Materials will be provided, but are limited. Feel free to bring your own materials--including canvas and paints!
Audience: Teen
April 30, 2018
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Hear 16 of the world’s great poems competing
with each other for your vote. Starting with the
“Sweet 16”, we’ll narrow it to the “Elite 8”,... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
May 01, 2018
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Join us for our first meeting of teen Radicle Book Club. We'll brainstorm up a list of books, talk about main themes we might encounter in our reading, and draft a mission statement for the club.
Audience: Teen
May 01, 2018
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meditation group--all ages and experience levels are welcome!
Join us in the Terrace Room of the Westerly Library on Tuesday evening from 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
Audience: Adult, Teen
May 02, 2018
May 03, 2018
6:00pm - 7:45pm
TEACHING, TRAVELING, AND LEARNING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Tim Flanagan teaches language arts and social studies at Pawcatuck Middle School. During the 2016-17 school year, he took a leave of absence, sold his house and set off on an adventure. He researched and taught for four months in Vietnam as a... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
May 03, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
May 04, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Take action about environmental issues in our community. How can we go green here? Become a part of Teens Against Pollution! Plan petitions, write letters to the editor, make activist art.
Audience: Teen
May 07, 2018
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Celebrate National Bike Month with Westerly Library and Wilcox Park! Bring your bike to the library. A weathered mechanic will teach you how to fix it up yourself. The first hour will cover basic maintenance and mechanics of the bike in a show-and-tell format. The second hour will be an open... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
May 08, 2018
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Come read the latest YA book releases, some before they come out, and discuss them over snacks with friends!
Audience: Teen
May 09, 2018
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Come to a creative writing workshop and try out some writing prompts! Bring whatever you've been working on. All experience levels welcome. This month's theme will be short stories.
Audience: Teen
May 10, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
May 10, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Feeling stressed by too much clutter? Join us for a teen-led program! We will Learn about the philosophy of the Konmari Method, based on the book by Marie Kondo, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up. Teens are asked to bring a little bit of clothing to... Read more
Audience: Teen
May 11, 2018
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in to the Teen Space for a little therapeutic painting session. No painting skills required! Just mix colors, have fun, and express yourself. Materials will be provided, but are limited. Feel free to bring your own materials--including canvas and paints!
Audience: Teen
May 14, 2018
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Come make unique crafts with paper. We will be doing origami, making journals, or upcycling paper into other unique crafts. On Monday May 15th we will create/collage book jackets.
Audience: Teen
May 14, 2018
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Historical Significance and Cultural Practices of Wilcox Park - Alan Peck, Wilcox Park Superintendent.
Wilcox Park was listed in the National Registry of Historic Places in 1978; designated a Medallion Park by the ASLA in 1999; and deemed a "nationally significant" listing in the National... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
May 15, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
A Westerly Library Presentation
A discussion of crime and investigations
(A Q & A period and book signing will follow the talk)
May 15th, 2018 at 2 P.M.
Andy Rosenzweig has an authentic voice as a result of over 30 years fighting crime and corruption in New York City His career was... Read more
Audience: Adult, Teen
May 15, 2018
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us playing board games and card games in the teen space! We have everything from the Game of Life to Cribbage. Snacks provided.
Audience: Teen
May 15, 2018
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meditation group--all ages and experience levels are welcome!
Join us in the Terrace Room of the Westerly Library on Tuesday evening from 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
Audience: Adult, Teen
May 17, 2018
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Channel your Crayola Zen with some relaxing (environmental themed for Earth Day) coloring pages. Feel free to bring outside materials!
Audience: Teen
May 17, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
May 18, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Take action about environmental issues in our community. How can we go green here? Become a part of Teens Against Pollution! Plan petitions, write letters to the editor, make activist art.
Audience: Teen
May 20, 2018
May 24, 2018
3:30pm - 4:30pm
There will be time to read and write original poems at this program in the auditorium. Snacks, snaps, and prompts all around. Please bring some of your favorite poems and prompts to the group!
Audience: Teen
May 24, 2018
5:30pm - 7:30pm
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All you need is a desire to learn more about the game of chess. Chess sets and roll up boards will be provided.
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen
May 25, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Help us shape the future of the Teen Space! Pitch new program ideas, suggest new additions to our collection, and earn volunteer hours while you do so. Snacks will be provided.
Audience: Teen
May 26, 2018
May 29, 2018
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Join us to discuss readings on TBD. We'll also discuss readings for next month.
Audience: Teen