What's Happening at CPL for Adults & Teens
January 2018
Adult Programs
Jewelry Making 101
Saturday, January 20th, 1:30pm
 
Join Candace for a beginner’s level jewelry making workshop. We will create a beautiful   bar-style necklace with semi-precious stones or beads of your choice and learn some simple jewelry wire bending techniques.
 Ages 18+ SPACE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Indoor Seed Starting
Thursday, January 25, 6:30 pm
 
Even though there is snow on the ground, it is time to prepare your garden for the Spring! Eric and Kate from Blackstone   Veggie Gardens will be here this evening to show you how to get your indoor seeds started and how to expand your garden with vegetables not even the garden      centers offer!
Book Clubs
Evening Book Discussion Group
Monday, January 8th at 6:30pm: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Daytime Book Discussion Group
Thursday, January 18th at 10:00am: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
For The Creative
Art Group of Northern RI
3rd Wednesday of the Month at 6:00 pm (January 17th)
 
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.
Chess Club
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.
Teen Events
Teen GSA 
Wed. 1/3 • 4-5:30PM • Community Room
 
The library's Teen Gay-Straight Alliance provides a safe space and time to socialize with LGBTQ+ youth and allies!
Super Smash Tournament
Thu. 1/4 • 5:30-7:30PM • Teen Center
 
Join us at the Teen Center for a Super Smash Tournament! Winner of the Tournament gets a gift card to CW Lanes and Games!
Teen Open Mic Night
Tue. 1/9 • 6:00-7:45PM • Community Room
 
Teen singers, writers, musicians, comedians, and other talents can share your work or just come as the audience to enjoy the show + snacks.
♦ Registration encouraged, but not required for this event.
DIY Zen Garden
Wed. 1/17 • 4:30-5:30PM • Teen Center
 
Looking to destress after the holidays and start of a new year? Join Felicia for our second event in our “Destress Fest” programming series and make your own DIY Zen Garden! 
Teen Minecraft Club
Tue. 1/23 • 4-5PM • Seminar Room
 
Teen Minecraft Club meets on the Third Tuesday of the month.  We provide laptops, accounts, and a secure server environment in which to explore and create!
Random Fandom: Supernatural
Thu. 1/25 • 4:30-5:30PM • Teen Center
 
Join us in the Teen Center for our monthly meetup where we geek out on a favorite fandom! This month we're celebrating the TV show Supernatural.
Indoor Snowball Fight
Wed. 1/31 • 4:00-5:00PM • Teen Center*
 
Enjoy the fun of a snowball battle without the cold or mess to clean up; join us in the Teen Center for our Indoor Snowball Fight!
*Alternate location will be in the Community Room
Teens! - Need Community Service Hours?
Teen Volunteer Drop-In:
Tuesday, 1/11 • 6-7:30PM • Teen Center
Saturday, 1/20 • 11-1PM • Teen Center
 
Stop in for as long, or as little, as you can to lend a hand—this month, we will be making Valentine’s cards for hospitalized youth. No registration is necessary for this event; just bring yourself, maybe a friend, and your creativity!
Table of Contents
Adult Programs
Book Clubs
For The Creative
Chess Club
Teen Events
Teens! - Need Community Service Hours?
Best of 2017
Mental Health
Best of 2017
Into the water
Astrophysics for people in a hurry
The Roanoke girls : a novel
The radium girls : the dark story of America's shining women
Mental Health
If you feel too much : thoughts on things found and lost and hoped for
Freaking out : real-life stories about anxiety
How I made it to eighteen : a mostly true story
Fans of the impossible life
Finding Audrey
The astonishing adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl
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1464 Diamond Hill Rd.
Cumberland, Rhode Island 02864
401-333-2552

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