East Smithfield Public Library

Basic Vinyl: learn how to make a basic vinyl sticker for your car, laptop or water bottle. Throughout the year we will be offering three different introductory learning sessions with the Cricut Maker....

Get ready for Kindergarten in the fall of 2026 with developmentally appropriate stories, songs and activities. Please register for this program that will meet monthly on Thursday evenings at 6pm. If y...

Join us for a casual hour of fun Bingo with small prizes like books and puzzles, and light refreshments. Please register.

Handicraft Club is a relaxed club for beginners anyone looking to learn about crafts. Please register at myespl.org

Bring your own beads and project to work on or use some of our beads to create a piece of jewelry. This is a time for people to work on their own projects or learn informally. Your first three project...

Join our Youth Librarian Hanson, for a special family story time designed for toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers! Enjoy a fun-filled morning of stories, songs, and crafts, perfect for little...

The FOL can be reached via email at friends.east.smithfield.library@gmail.com or you can leave a message for Catherine Lynn at the Circulation Desk.

, Cardboard Creations with the Chomp Saw from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Design Art and inventions out of cardboard with the library’s new Chomp Saw, a perfectly safe A tool for kids. Feel free to bring your ...

Reading all things weird, bizarre, and strange. New members are always welcome!

This story time will be held on Tuesdays mornings (April 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th) for children 18 months to 3 years old. We will read books, sing songs and do finger plays. Exploratory social play wi...

Continues to meet every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. New members are always welcome. Come join us, meet new friends, and talk about any book, newspaper article, or magazine you have been reading.

Swing by the Teen Space every Tuesday for weekly homework help and activities like LEGO competitions, zine-making, board games, crafts and more. Registration is appreciated, but drop-ins are always we...

Learn code and make animations with Scratch coding language. 3rd grade and up.

Join us for an 8 week yoga course with Pauline Genest. The classes are geared for all levels and will have plenty of options for yogis to either up-level or cool-down their practice. The classes are a...

This story time will be held on Wednesday mornings (April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th) for children ages 3 to 5. There will be age-appropriate stories, songs, finger plays and a craft. A parent/care...

Join us for snacks and a screening! If available, the film will be shown with subtitles in English.

Have you ever ridden a roller coaster and wanted to design your own? With this in this project you'll make one out of paper and learn about roller coasters!

Celebrate Earth Day with color and creativity! Dive into the beauty of geodes and explore vibrant art mediums in this mindful, mesmerizing art play — create your own Earth-inspired masterpiece to take...

Decorate eggs with festive patterns from napkins and glue. Please register for one of the dates. April 2nd or April 16th, not both. Register at myespl.org

Learn to use the pen tool on the Cricut and the Cricut Mug Press to create one of a kind infusible ink mugs. Please only register for this class if you haven't taken it before. Once you complete the t...

Go beyond Monopoly! Learn and play modern board and card games of all kinds. For ages 14 and up. No registration needed, just drop in!

Have fun drawing in procreate on our ipads with apple pencils. Draw whatever you want and talk about fun art things. Bring your own ipad if you would prefer to use your own. Come by the Maker Space an...

Decorate your own plant pot using acrylic paint pens and use lines from old books to mod podge your own found poem onto the pot!

Combine printed images from old books and magazines with stamped imagery using our large collection of rubber stamps and inks to create your own unique artworks! All materials are provided, and anyone...

Children of all ages are invited to the library to learn about the life cycle of a chicken. This program also allows the participants to view and gently handle baby chicks. This special program is pro...

Snap together the easy-to-use blocks and start inventing. There has never been an easier and more accessible way to learn electronics and engineering — until now. Space is limited

Watch and be amazed at what you can do with the new Snap Circuits® LIGHT. Connect your device and enjoy your music as the lights change to the beat. The strobe light with spinning patterns will amaze ...

Can AI see? Can it help you tell a story? Can it turn words into images? We will be asking these questions and exploring AI to get answers.

Celebrate Earth Day with color and creativity! Dive into the beauty of geodes and explore vibrant art mediums in this mindful, mesmerizing art play — create your own Earth-inspired masterpiece to take...

School is out, so come join us for bingo and popcorn. This program is for children in elementary school. Please note this program will be held at: The East Smithfield Neighborhood Center. The neighbor...

We will meet virtually to discuss a new title each month. Please email Bethany at manager@myespl.org for the title and the link. We look forward to chatting about books with you!

Get creative with Hanson and Christina in the makerspace! Learn how to use foil transfer to make your artwork shimmer & shine. Materials will be supplied. All teens welcome. Email teen@myespl.org with...

Join us for a special story time featuring the poems of Shel Silverstein and a super fun poetry themed craft where you can make your own poem using cut outs of Silverstein's poems and decorate them us...

Come swap perennials, divisions of bulbs, small shrubs, vegetable plants, and mingle with other gardeners. Free Burpee vegetable seeds will be available compliments of URI Master Gardeners. Donations ...

3D Printing Monday, January 12th, and 26th, at 6:00 p.m. Bambu X1 Carbon 3D Printer. Learn how to find files with items others have already designed that are free to download and ready to print. From ...

Lend an air and listen to the new Snap circuits kit we have dedicated to sound. You will perform sound experiments using a microphone, a voice changer, Echo Speed Changer and a keyboard. All this is d...

Join us for an 8 week yoga course with Pauline Genest. The classes are geared for all levels and will have plenty of options for yogis to either up-level or cool-down their practice. The classes are a...

Drop by and use a mobile cart with various tools and equipment for your next creative project. Perfect for DIY projects and experimentation.

Celebrate Earth Day with color and creativity! Dive into the beauty of geodes and explore vibrant art mediums in this mindful, mesmerizing art play — create your own Earth-inspired masterpiece to take...

Join our Youth Librarian Hanson, for a special family story time designed for toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers! Enjoy a fun-filled morning of stories, songs, and crafts, perfect for little...

This book group is for children who are in 4th and 5th grade. Our first meeting in October will be a "getting to know you" meeting. We will discuss how the monthly book group will work, have a snack a...

An Agamograph is a piece of artwork composed of two separate images. They are accordion-folded surface display different images depending on the angle from which you view it.

Snap together the easy-to-use blocks and start inventing. There has never been an easier and more accessible way to learn electronics and engineering — until now. Space is limited

Surprising Creatures. Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 3:30PM. Create cartoon characters that are more than they seem. Unfold them and get a surprise.

Use durable Duct Tape to make a new colorful wallet.

, Cardboard Creations with the Chomp Saw from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Design Art and inventions out of cardboard with the library’s new Chomp Saw, a perfectly safe A tool for kids. Feel free to bring your ...

Paper roll Tower-Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 3:30PM. Join us as we take paper towel rolls and make them into a tower in the makerspace, bring in paper towel rolls in if you have them, we already have man...

Drop by and use a mobile cart with various tools and equipment for your next creative project. Perfect for DIY projects and experimentation.

Vision Boards with LEGO® - Please join us for a fun and creative evening designing a vision board with LEGO. Inspired by the methods found in the LEGO Serious Play® program, we’re putting a new twist ...

Robot Hand March 24th @3:30pm Using things found around the Makerspace Bringing a simple robotic hand from cardboard to life, controlled by you.

Continue to experiment with the 3D pen and bring your designs to life in three dimensions. Perfect for beginners or those looking to expand their skills.

Reading all things weird, bizarre, and strange. New members are always welcome!