Warwick Free Public Library
Warwick Free Public Library
Mondays 10 - 4; Tuesdays 1 - 8; Thursdays 5 - 8; Saturdays 10 - 12:30*
*Library closed on Saturday during the summer; Saturday hours will resume after Labor Day
Our library is a vital source of information and entertainment. Aside from the latest books, CDs, DVDs and videos, there are Discovery Kits, toys in the Children's Section, free faxing, and copies at $0.10 each! The library subscribes to 22 different magazines and journals. There's free high speed wi-fi for your own laptop, or use one of the three library computers. Through inter-library loan you can get any book, CD or DVD from another library.
Library Catalog:
You can find out if the book, CD, DVD or video you are looking for is in the Warwick Library or any other Central or Western Massachusetts library by clicking here and choosing Warwick (or any other library) from the pull-down menu.
Thanks to all who supported our Plant Swap/Sale and Bake Sale. Special thank-yous go to the Chase family - Millard, Joyce, Nancy and Sheldon and Miryam Williamson for taking care of the plant end and to Ann Miner and Freddie and Calvin Fellows for keeping the baked goods moving. We made approximately $250 for the children's book fund.
George Day has brought a poster of the clock repair to the Library - stop by and see this beautiful piece of machinery as it was repaired.
The English Department at PVRS has instituted a summer reading requirement of at least one book. For more information about the PVRS program and a list of the books, click here.
At the Warwick Community School students in the fifth and sixth grades must read at least one book from the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list or a Newbery Award book. Almost all of these books can be found in the library and the librarian is acquiring the rest.
Summer Reading begins June 23 and continues until August 1, 2008. Sign up began on June 23 and will continue through July 7. All registered readers will receive a bookmark, coupon discount page for local attractions, and a log to record your books. Everyone that registers will be eligible for a drawing of 2 tickets to the Big E in Springfield, MA. Stop in for more information and additional surprises.
This year's theme is Wild Reads @ Your Library and is sponsored by your local Library, Massachusetts Regional Libraries and the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners.The Warwick Library is participating in DCRs "Use Nature as Your Library" Program. The Library has one ParksPass to lend. This entitles the user to park for free at over 50 day-use facilities in the Massachusetts State Park System. Stop by to find out more about this program.
New Acquisitions:
New Books include: All New Square Foot Gardening,Soul of a Horse, August Moon, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Peterson's Field Guide to the Ferns, Stokes Field Guide to Birds Eastern Region, Suddenly, Vernal Pools - Natural History and Conservation.
New DVDs include: John Adams, The Adventures of Indiana Jones.
Other recent DVDs and books:
DVDs: Charlie Wilson's War, August Rush, Jane Austen Book Club, Juno, Golden Compass, Hairspray, Six Feet Under Series, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, 27 Dresses, Nausicaa, Firefly the Complete series, Kiki's Delivery Service, National Treasure II, The Water Horse, Free Spirits (Renaissance community in Warwick and surrounding towns), Walk Hard, Sweeny Todd, The Kite Runner, Once, Becoming Jane, Across the Universe, No Country for Old Men, Darjeeling Limited, Atonement, Enchanted, Bourne Ultimatum, I Am Legend, and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
Books: Winter Study by Barr, Unaccustomed Earth by Lahiri, The Whole Truth by Baldacci, Careful use of Compliments by McCall Smith, Soloist by Lopez, Miracle at Speedy Motors by McCall Smith, Ladies of Liberty by Roberts, Hold Tight by Coben, Miracle at Speedy Motors by McCall Smith, Where Are You Now? by Clark, Change of Heart by Picoult, How Doctors Think by Groopman, In Defense of Food by Pollan, Appeal by Grisham, Memo to the President-Elect by Albright, The Secret Between Us by Delinsky, Body Surfing by Shreve, New Earth by Tolle, Kissing Christmas Good-bye by Beaton, Mister Pip by Jones, and Fowl Weather by Tarte.
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