Woonsocket Radio News Room

Mark your calendars for school vacation week February 17-22.

We have something going on every day at the library for kids 

 

Monday Feb 17 & Wednesday Feb 19 10-12

Preschool Sensory Play. We put out toys like our doll house and farm house, train set, coloring sheets puzzles, playdough and more. Great for preschoolers with an adult.

 

Monday February 17th 2-3pm 

We are open President's Day free tickets for the magic show available starting the 10th. We give out tickets so we don't exceed space in the room. 

 

Tuesday February 18th 2-3pm

Playing it safe with dogs is sponsored by Animal Rescue of Rhode Island. This presentation includes a 12 minute video about kids interacting with dogs. If you have a little one shy around dogs this is a great way to show them how to approach a dog and when to stay away. There are no dogs in this presentation.

 

Wednesday February 19th 3-3:45pm

Mr. Muhammad brings his guitar and plays songs for kids ages 4-8 with adult.

 

Thursday February 20th 3-4pm

Escape Room. Solve a series of puzzles relating to the works of Lewis Hines photographer who was instrumental in ending child labor in the early 1900's. Can you solve all the puzzles before the time is up? Best for ages 8 and up must be with an adult as some puzzles involve spelling and problem solving. Space is limited.

 

Friday February 21st 2-3pm

Origami with Mrs. Go!  Learn the art of paper folding. 

 

Saturday February 22nd 2-3:15

Lego Building Challenge. There will be 4 challenges. Each challenge will be timed. Winners take home a bag of Legos. Space is limited.

 

Registration is recommended for all our programs. Call 401-769-9044 x2 

Chris Wallace Goldstein

Children's Librarian 

Woonsocket Harris Public Library

303 Clinton Street

Woonsocket, RI  02895

401-769-9044 x2

President Trump says Elon Musk is a "leader" who "gets it done." Trump and Musk took part in a joint interview on Fox News Tuesday night, where Trump credited Musk with implementing many executive orders he has signed since taking office again. He said Musk works with his group of people at DOGE, who he referred to as "geniuses" to get things done.        The first peace talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine are done. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials met with a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia Tuesday. Rubio said President Trump is the only one who can "drive the war to a conclusion." Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukraine will not accept a peace deal that is made without his country's involvement.        A federal judge is temporarily halting the firing of eleven intelligence officers. The officers, who worked for the CIA and other intelligence agencies, had been told to resign or face immediate termination due to their temporary assignments working on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. On Tuesday, the judge ordered the officers not be fired for at least the next five days.        New York's attorney general is condemning cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program. Letitia James is calling the reported 20-percent staff cuts "reckless" and "cruel" and says it'll undermine efforts to help patients. The WTC Health Program provides medical treatment for 132-thousand first responders, survivors and others who lived or worked in Lower Manhattan when terrorists flew jets into the Twin Towers on 9/11.        Pope Francis has pneumonia in both of his lungs. The Vatican updated the condition of the 88-year-old Tuesday saying, "Laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the Holy Father's clinical condition continue to present a complex picture."        An Indigenous man who recently had his sentence commuted by President Biden is free. Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday and returned home to North Dakota. Peltier was serving a life sentence for killing two FBI agents in 1975 during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.       

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