Harry Potter Day Sat. 4/14 • 10AM - 4PM Our all-ages Harry Potter fest that takes place all over the library! Come experience the life of an everyday witch or wizard with activities, entertainment + more!
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Stress Strategies for Daily Life Saturday, April 7, 1:30 pm Sheena Pracyk, RN-Health Coach is back for the 3rd session of our Spring wellness workshop! Today, she will help you to identify what personal and environmental factors are contributing to stress in your life and explore ways to manage it more effectively. Explore new options for coping strategies and ways to improve your current ones. This session will include mindful breathing, relaxation, and nutrition tips for killing the stress when it strikes.
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Taking Charge of SugarSaturday, April 21, 1:30 pm Session 4 of our spring wellness series delves deep into the American passion for sugar. Sheena Pracyk, RN-Health Coach will identify the many types of sugar and where it is found in the Standard American Diet. Cutting back or kicking the sugar habit altogether can be a challenge, but the benefits are undeniable. Sugar cravings and addiction Addresses the challenges of sugar cravings and addiction, and provides strategies for cutting back and kicking the sugar habit.
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Cut Your Clutter and Get Your Life Sorted! Saturday, April 28, 1:30 pm Session 5 of our Spring wellness series will help you to have the Spring Cleaning of your life! Sheena Pracyk, RN-Health Coach will guide you through the steps of clearing out and adding organization to your home. It is amazing how much life, mood, and productivity can improve when your space is organized. Sheena will explore the challenges of letting things go and ways to get started. She will also demonstrate tips and strategies to help get through the tough decisions without additional undue stress.
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URI Master Gardener Programs
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Composting Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm Join URI Master Gardener Russet Morrow this evening for a lesson on how to create a compost area. He will also go over the basics of successful composting and the best uses for your compost. Recycle, reuse, and reap an amazing soil for your garden this season and beyond!
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Raised Beds Wednesday, April 11, 6:30 pm URI Master Gardener Jeanette Sparfven will join us this evening to discuss how to build and plant raised beds as well as the end of season cleanup process. This is a great opportunity to reimagine your vegetable garden and improve your results with better soil and less back pain!
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Pollinators Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 pm URI Master Gardeners Karen Vincent, Debbie Rodin, and Diane Pelletier will share the importance of attracting pollinators into your garden. Join us to learn how to ensure the good creatures are plentiful this spring and how to keep them from becoming too invasive. You will not want to miss out on how to make the most of these garden assets!
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Herbs Wednesday, April 25, 6:30 pm URI Master Gardener Debbie Brodie is here this evening to answer everything you ever wanted to know about herbs, but were afraid to ask. An herb garden is the perfect way to make your culinary creations sing- and save money! It is easier than you think. Join us for the basics and you will be spicing up your dishes and more in no time.
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Daytime Book Discussion Group Thursday, April 19th at 10:00am: Descent by Tim Johnston
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Evening Book Discussion Group Monday, April 9th at 6:30pm: More Than You Know by Beth Gutcheon
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Chess Club Every Thursday at 1:00 pm Come play chess each week in the Seminar Room. Advanced players can challenge each other or help our beginners.
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Art Group of Northern RI 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 6:00 pm (April 18st) Artists of any medium are welcome to join this group! Share your work with other members and be inspired! Each month the group will choose a theme for the next month. Create a new piece based on the prompt or revisit an old favorite. New members are always welcome.
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Homestuck Fanart Contest • Sun. 4/1— Sat. 4/20 • CPL’s Instagram Create Homestuck fanart for our Instagram contest! Follow us @cpl_teencenter for more details!
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Teen YogaTue. 4/3, 4/10, 4/17 • 4:30-5:30PM • Community Room. Ages 13-17. Destress with a yoga session taught by a local instructor; no yoga experience needed! Call or see staff for more info! Registration required per individual session.
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Teen GSAWed. 4/4 • 4-5:30PM • Community Room Come hang out at the library's Teen Gay-Straight Alliance where we provide a safe environment to socialize with LGBTQ+ youth and allies! No registration required.
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Super Smash Tournament • Thu. 4/5 • 4:30PM—7:30 PM • Teen Center Compete for prizes! FYI we may not use official SSB tourney rules.
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Teen Minecraft Club Tue. 4/17 • 4-5PM • Teen Center Explore and create with other Minecraft fans! We provide laptops and an optional building challenge—just bring yourself! Registration required.
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Homestuck Fan Night Wed. 4/18 • 4:30-6PM • Teen Center Celebrate the Homestuck fandom in honor of a (belated) celebration of Homestuck Day (4/13)! No registration required.
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Tiny Food Carnival Wed. 4/25 • 4-5:30 PM • Teen Center Create and dine on tiny feasts—we’ll create favorite fair foods. Registration encouraged, but not required.
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Teens! - Need Community Service Hours?
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Teen Volunteer Drop-In Thu. 4/19 • 6:30-7:30 PM Sat. 4/21 • 11 AM—1PM Teen Center Create and decorate bird feeders out of recycled cans to hang outdoors in honor of Earth Day.
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