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Crafternoon In-Person

This month's craft is Crinkle Paper Pumpkins! Ages 18+. Space is limited. Registration required. Please Note: You may register for either Crafternoon or Crafterevening, but not both.
Date:
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location:
Community Room
Categories:
  Adults  
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Mondays with Molly

Have you ever met a therapy dog? Molly just got certified and she's excited to get to know the kids of Cumberland. This is a very informal event: if you are in the Children's Room between 10 AM and...  More
Date:
Monday, October 6, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Categories:
  Children's  

Love, Laugh, and Hug with Lucy Lu!

Join our therapy dog Lucy Lu the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month! Whether you have had a rough day or just cannot resist the lure of a happy and friendly dog, Lucy will be sure to put a smile on...  More
Date:
Monday, October 6, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Categories:
  Adults  

Babies and Books at the Gazebo In-Person

Babies & Books Storytime is for children birth – 23 months. Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the Gazebo near the Senior Center, from October 7th to November 4th. No registration is required,...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Community Room, Gazebo
Categories:
  Children's  

Teen Program -- D&D Adventure In-Person

A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure, presented by Midsummer Games! Djonn Gobbillin and a ghostly pair of twins terrorize the nighttime streets of August. The resident Kenku find themselves the butt of...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
Seminar Room
Categories:
  Teen  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Chess for Kids In-Person

Are you interested in learning how to play chess? Perhaps you already play and are looking for other kids to play chess with. Join us for our monthly Chess for Kids program for ages 6-12. Arjun and...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Teen Chess Social In-Person

Enjoy playing chess? Come join us monthly as we take over the Teen Center with chess boards for teens to socialize and try their skills against each other!
Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Teen Center
Categories:
  Teen  

Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 10AM In-Person

Heritage Ballet of Smithfield presents its Creative Dance Community Series. In this free program, children will have the opportunity to experience classical ballet training with a talented ballet...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Morning Book Discussion In-Person

Discuss great titles and make new friends! This month, group leader Megan Nicholls will lead a discussion of None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk for...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Seminar Room
Categories:
  Adults  

Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 11AM In-Person

Heritage Ballet of Smithfield presents its Creative Dance Community Series. In this free program, children will have the opportunity to experience classical ballet training with a talented ballet...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Family Storytime In-Person

Get ready for stories, music and rhyme time fun at Family Storytime. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the best books, felt board stories, music and more. This storytime is for children of all...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 9, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  

Teen Program -- Movie Night: A Quiet Place Day One In-Person

Every month we try to put on a movie in the Teen Center for your enjoyment. For this month's movie catch “A Quiet Place Day One”. When New York City comes under attack from an alien invasion, a...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Teen Center
Categories:
  Teen  

10 Years of Daring Heists and Lovable Outcasts in YA Fantasy with Leigh Bardugo

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE EVENT. Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly popular Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm–and it’s not hard to see why. The c...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Categories:
  Adults  

Teen Program-- Ghost Hunt Lock In In-Person

Join the teen staff and volunteers to go on our fourth annual ghost hunt! Use our ghost hunting equipment and explore the entire library at night. Learn about the history and maybe see if you can see...  More
Date:
Friday, October 10, 2025
Time:
9:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Location:
Community Room
Categories:
  Teen  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Saturday Storytime (all ages) In-Person

Join us Saturdays at 10 AM from October 11th through November 15th for our Saturday Storytime. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome. We will read stories, perform nursery rhymes,...  More
Date:
Saturday, October 11, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  

Germaine Gerie Artist Reception/Demonstration In-Person

Join us on Saturday, October 11th for a Meet & Greet with Germaine Gerie. Light refreshments will be served.
Date:
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Conference Room
Categories:
  Adults     Families     Library-Wide Events  

Babies and Books at the Gazebo In-Person

Babies & Books Storytime is for children birth – 23 months. Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the Gazebo near the Senior Center, from October 7th to November 4th. No registration is required,...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Community Room, Gazebo
Categories:
  Children's  

Invasive Plant Species in RI In-Person

Paul Dolan of the RI Resource Conservation & Development Area Council will help you decide if that plant or that weed is a native plant or is it an invasive species that needs to be "rooted out.
Date:
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Seminar Room

Crafterevening In-Person

This month's craft is Crinkle Paper Pumpkins! Ages 18+. Space is limited. Registration required. Please Note: You may register for either Crafternoon or Crafterevening, but not both.
Date:
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
Community Room
Categories:
  Adults  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register!

Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 10AM In-Person

Heritage Ballet of Smithfield presents its Creative Dance Community Series. In this free program, children will have the opportunity to experience classical ballet training with a talented ballet...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Northern Rhode Island Art Group In-Person

The Northern Rhode Island Art Group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to discuss their current artworks and a different theme each month. This group is free and open to the public. October's...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Location:
Seminar Room
Categories:
  Adults  

Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 11AM In-Person

Heritage Ballet of Smithfield presents its Creative Dance Community Series. In this free program, children will have the opportunity to experience classical ballet training with a talented ballet...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Teen Program -- Library Volunteers Club In-Person

Current volunteers and those interested in joining our volunteer program, join us for our Library Volunteer Club. We will meet monthly to reset the Teen Center, prep any programs, and use the dreaded...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
Teen Center
Categories:
  Teen  

Diwali Storytime In-Person

Celebrate this popular South Asian "festival of lights" with stories, music, a craft, and a snack! Registration required as space is limited. Recommended for ages 3 and up.
Date:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Family Storytime In-Person

Get ready for stories, music and rhyme time fun at Family Storytime. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the best books, felt board stories, music and more. This storytime is for children of all...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location:
Children's Program Room
Categories:
  Children's  

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