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Now through the end of July

Enjoy this popular genealogy resource from home through the end of July 2020. Follow this link to connect to Ancestry Library Edition. For Newport cardholders only.

Imagine Your Story Podcasts for Teens!

This collection of episodes covers a wide array of fiction and nonfiction that stretches the Imagine Your Story theme. Some podcasts may include a mix of young adult and adult recommendations, but all episodes are appropriate for high schoolers. The full playlist contains 13 episodes ranging from fantasy to horror and technology, for about seven hours of listening.

Take and Make Crafts

Each week we invite you to drop by the Library for a craft project you can take home and make. We’ll give you a bag filled with all the supplies you will need, instructions for how to make your craft and/or a picture of the final product. One bag per child while supplies last. “Take and Make” Crafts will be available for pickup during regular Library hours.

Take and Make Crafts will be available weekly beginning June 22 through August 29th.

  • June 22 – 27: Crown fit for a King or Queen
  • June 29 – July 3: Fire-Breathing Dragon
  • July 6 – 11: The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf
  • July 13 – 18: Knight Mask
  • July 20 – 25: Beanstalk for Jack
  • July 27 – August 1: Puss in Boots
  • August 3 – 8: Knight Shield
  • August 11 – 15: Star Wand (Library closed Monday, August 10)
  • August 17 – 22: Unicorn Hand Puppet
  • August 24 – 29: Frog Prince

AskRI e-Resources

AskRI is an online portal of statewide databases that complement the e-resources at the Newport Public Library. New this year are Gale Presents Udemy with access to more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Also new this year is Flipster, an online newsstand providing an easy, browsable carousel of the most recent magazine issues. Connect to AskRI to see the full list of offerings.

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