There was a water leak in the Youth Services area on Monday, January 26th. This wing will be closed until further notice. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause to our Youth population. The Sydney Wright Room is being used for storage during this time, so it will be unavailable. The Blue Conference Room is also unavailable. The rest of the library is open for normal business. We thank you for your understanding.

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Cinderella - Festival Ballet Providence

Cinderella Storytime Workshop

Before she gets to the ball, Cinderella will be coming to the Jamestown Library!

This free workshop is open to the public and will include a reading of a Cinderella storybook, an interactive group dance, and a small craft that children can take home to remember the magical event. This workshop is presented by Festival Ballet Providence.

Optional attire: Your favorite princess or prince costume.

Don’t Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) Film & Discussion

A public showing of the film Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) 75 min. brings to light several issues regarding one woman's story. Angy Rivera had two crucial secrets in her life. The first was that she was an undocumented child living with her mother and siblings in New York City for 19 years. The second secret was more tragic: Rivera had been sexually abused by her stepfather from ages 4 to 8, a secret she eventually revealed and which, in the strange world of immigration law, helped her gain the visa she had always desired.

Living Literature presents Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Join us for a Readers’ Theater presentation of Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy, the 2017 selection for Reading Across Rhode Island.

Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, wrongly condemned and those trapped in the furthest reaches of our criminal justice system.  This performance features Artistic Director, Barry Press, along with Jo-án Peralta and Marc Berry telling the unforgettable true story about the redeeming power of mercy.

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