Warwick Public Library

10/11/2026

Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with a performance of marches and songs from the American Songbook by the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble!

📅Sunday, October 18
⏰2 PM
🎫Free and open to all. No registration required.

Hear patriotic favorites and little-known musical treasures, from John Philip Sousa's stirring marches and Morton Gould's American Salute to timeless melodies of Leonard Bernstein, Scott Joplin, Charles Ives, and more played by a 55-piece band.

10/09/2026

💊 What’s hiding in your medicine cabinet?

Unused or expired medications can pose a risk when left around the house. Help keep your family, friends, and community safe by disposing of unwanted medications properly!

📅 Thursday, October 22
⏰ 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 Warwick Public Library

We’re getting a head start on Drug Take Back Day! Stop by the library and pick up a FREE medication disposal mail-back bag and take care of unwanted medications safely from home.

📬 How it works:

Pick up your FREE mail-back bag at the library.
Place eligible unwanted medications inside.
Seal the bag.
Mail it back—right from home!

⚠️ Please note: We will NOT be collecting medications at the library during this event. We’re providing FREE bags and resources to help you safely dispose of eligible medications from home.

Clean it out. Seal it up. Mail it back. 💊❤️ Keep your family and community safe!

10/07/2026

We are celebrating our freedom to read during Banned Books Week this week.

10/06/2026

The library will be closed Monday, October 12 in observance of Indigenous People's Day / Columbus Day.

We are always open online! Please visit ezone.oslri.net to access our digital collection.

10/05/2026

Join us for a showing of The Last Detail (1973), starring Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid.

📅Tuesday, October 6
⏰7:00 PM
📍Large Meeting Room
🎟 Free and open to all

Navy lifers Billy Buddusky and Richard Mulhall show naïve sailor Larry Meadows the time of his life as they es**rt him to a prison in Maine.

🍿The Swinging 70s: A Film Series runs on October 6, 13, 20 & 27.

10/02/2026

The New York Times asked dozens of librarians [including Cranston Public Library director Ed Garcia] about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive.

The intro states, "The library has gone from a building full of books to arguably the most versatile civic center in any community lucky enough to have one...These librarians want you to know that they don’t sit around reading all day. They want you to know about book bans and budget cuts, but also about career counseling and crafting groups and pop-up medical clinics.

"They want you to worry, the way they worry, about artificial intelligence, looming legislation and harassment of their staff. But most of all, they want you to know what the library really is: a safe place for people to gather around books, ideas and one another."

Here's a gift link to the article!

We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.

10/01/2026

🎃Upcoming October Events at the Library 🎃

🎟October 4 - Concert: Thea Hopkins at 2PM in the Main Area
👩‍🍳October 5 - Cookbook Club at 6:30PM in the Large Meeting Room
🧶October 6 - WPL Knit & Crochet at 6:00 PM in Room 113
🍿October 6 - Film: The Last Detail at 7PM in the Large Meeting Room
🌱October 10 - Free Soil Testing at 10AM in the Small Meeting Room
🍿October 13 - Film: Night Moves at 7PM in the Large Meeting Room
🎸October 14 - Strum & Sing Uke Club at 6:30 PM in Room 113
🗣October 14 - Organized Crime in New England at 7PM in the Large Meeting Room
🎟October 18 - Concert: RI Wind Ensemble at 2PM in the Main Area
☕October 20 - Veterans Coffee Social at 6PM in the Large Meeting Room
☀October 21 - Lower Energy Costs with Solar at 7PM in the Large Meeting Room
🎸October 28 - Warwick Uke Crew at 6:30PM in Room 113

To register or learn more about these events, please visit our Events Calendar on our website www.warwicklibrary.org. 🔗

09/28/2026

🎬Join us for a showing of The Order (2024), starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

📅Tuesday, September 29
⏰7 PM
📍Large Meeting Room

Burned-out FBI agent Terry Husk pursues a group of white supremacists who are robbing banks and armored cars in the Pacific Northwest.

This event is free and open to all.

09/27/2026

Enjoy a concert of Red Roots Americana by singer-songwriter Thea Hopkins.

📅Sunday, October 4
⏰2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
🎟 This event is free and open to all

Thea Hopkins brings her Wampanoag heritage and joyful, powerful storytelling to the stage, with songs from her latest album Blossoms & Ghosts and other original tunes.

An Official Showcase Artist at Folk Alliance International 2026, Thea is also a 2024 & 2025 Indigenous Voices of the Northeast artist resident, supporting her play An American Ghost Dance.

Come hear Thea’s voice, guitar, and unforgettable songs. ✨

09/25/2026

It's going to rain buckets this weekend!!! Please take a minute to bag your returning books before you visit WPL! Thank you!!