Category: Programs

  • Calling all fiber artists! Join us for a monthly sewing circle at Tyler Free Library. The first meeting will be at 5pm on November 13. Starting in 2024, the sewing circle will meet every second Monday of the month at the same time.

    The library has some sewing machines and sewing materials to borrow, but please feel free to bring your own as well! We have plenty of craft magazines and books to inspire you as well!

  • *Please note: This event is at capacity. Please join our waitlist to be notified of open spaces.*

    Deana Thomas is back with another mushroom walk! This time, we’re exploring Spencer Pond, starting at 65 Old Danielson Pike. The walk starts at 10:30am sharp on Saturday, November 18.

    Please register in advance by signing up in person, calling either library, or submitting our online form.

  • *Please note: This event is currently full, but please join our waitlist in case of cancellations or last minute openings.*

    The fun and funky art of macrame is right at your fingertips! We’ll teach you how to get your first project started on November 7 at 6:00pm at Foster Public Library.

    Space is limited due to materials. Please register by calling either library, visiting in person, or submitting our online form.

  • *NOTE: This event is now at capacity. Please join our waitlist below to be informed of openings.*

    Tyler Free Library will host a kid’s craft just in time for Thanksgiving! On November 17 at 1pm, right after our regularly scheduled storytime at 12:30, we will be making pinecones into turkeys with feathers, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes.

    Due to limited materials, registration is required. Visit the library, call either library, or sign up on our online form.

  • Cookbook Club is meeting at a new location! Join us at Foster Library on the first Thursday of every month at 6pm. November’s theme is “fall soups.” We have plenty of cookbooks available at both libraries if you need inspiration. Please bring your recipe, place settings, and utensils for everyone to share!

    If you can’t make this meeting, we’ll see you at December’s meeting. Stay tuned as each month’s theme is announced on our social media and website!

  • Join us on Monday, October 23 at 6:30pm at Tyler Free Library for a paranormal investigation! The RI Paranormal Research Society will use their tools and skills to see if they can detect ghostly presences in our library. You might be surprised at what you find!

    Space is limited. Please register by signing up in person, calling either library, or using our online form.

  • Local author and paranormal investigator Thomas D’Agostino presents Foster’s closest brushes with the other side. Listen to chilling ghost stories and spectral experiences all from your own state!

    The program takes place at 6:30pm on October 18 at Tyler Free Library. Space is limited. Please register by signing up in person, calling either library, or using our online form.

  • Join us every Wednesday at 2pm at Foster Public Library for Coffee and Conversation! This is a Bring Your Own Book club. Rather than have everyone read the same book, we ask each participant to bring any books they’ve recently finished. You get to choose whatever page count and subject matter appeals to you. And it’s a great way to get recommendations for your next read!

    Refreshments will be provided. You can register for this event online with this form, calling the library, emailing info@fosterlibraries.org, or by dropping by in person to sign up!

  • Make a haunted diorama just in time for Halloween! On Wednesday, October 11 at 6pm, Foster Public Library hosts a cemetery-terrarium craft where you go home with your own ominous world in a plastic globe!

    Materials are limited. Please register for this event online with this form, calling the library, emailing info@fosterlibraries.org, or by dropping by in person to sign up!

  • *NOTE: This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned to our website and social media for a new date.*

    Chief Lindell from the Foster Police Station will be stopping by Foster Public Library at 6pm on October 17 for storytime! We’re so excited to host her for the first time.

    You can register for this event online with this form, calling the library, emailing info@fosterlibraries.org, or by dropping by in person to sign up!