Thanksgiving Week Closings

The library will be closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25 and will be closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 for Thanksgiving.

Friends of the Library Book Sale Beginning This Weekend!

The Book Sale will take place beginning Friday, September 25 with the Friends Only Preview Night from 6-8 p.m. Get a sneak peak at some great bargains! Only members of the Friends of the Woonsocket Harris Public Library are admitted. To become a Friend, registration is available at the door on the night of the event or at the library's circulation desk during business hours. The sale continues Saturday, September 26th from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday the 28th from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday the 29th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday the 30th of September from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of books, CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, and toys are being accepted. Volunteers are always needed and appreciated. For more information please contact Pauline Lalonde at 769-9044 or at friends@woonsocketlibrary.org .

Library Closed Monday, August 10

The library will be closed on Monday, August 10 for Victory Day.

Library Closed Friday, July 3

The library will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

Friends of the Library Book Sale and Preview Night

Friends Members Only Book Sale Preview Night
Friday, May 1, 6-8 p.m.
The “Friends Members Only Preview Night” will be Friday, May 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the entrance on the far left side of the building. To become a Friends member and/or to enter the Book Sale on “Friends Members Only Night” you must fill out a short application, and a pay a $10 donation.


Friends of the Library Book Sale
Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Friends are having their Book Sale on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations of books, cds, dvds, vhs tapes, puzzles and board games are now being accepted. Damaged materials will not be accepted. Volunteers are needed to sort books in the days prior to the sale, and to work on the day of the sale. The success of the Friends’ Book Sale depends upon its volunteers. Please help if you can! For more information, call the library at 769-9044.

Celebrating Ireland Returning to the WHPL Saturday, March 14th

Back by popular demand! Storyteller Marilyn Murphy Meardon; Irish playwright, bodhran player and whisky tenor Tom Maquire; tin whistle, button accordion player and native of Killaloe, Country Claire, Ireland Phil Edmonds; and fiddler, vocalist, harpist and leprechaun, Mary King, will be performing together as Celebrating Ireland at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. The Celtic soul is alive and well in the stories and songs you will hear, and your ears and eyes will smile. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit their website!

Friends of the Library Book Sale May 2nd

The Friends are having their Book Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations of books, cds, dvds, vhs tapes, puzzles and board games are now being accepted. Readers Digest condensed books, encyclopedias, and damaged or moldy materials will not be accepted. Volunteers are needed to sort books in the days prior to the sale, and to work on the day of the sale. The success of the Friends’ Book Sale depends upon its volunteers. Please help if you can! For more information, call the library at 769-9044.

Library Closed for Veteran's Day

The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day.