Newport Public Library (Rhode Island)

06/06/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! The Colonial Family Life Fair starts at 2:30! Join us for games, snacks, drum circle, crafts, costuming, AND MORE!

https://newportlibraryri.libcal.com/event/15804869?image

06/04/2026

Don't know what you're doing this weekend? Now you do! 😎 Join us for our free Colonial Family Life Fair on Saturday, June 6 at 2:30-4:00pm! You can play colonial games, experience a drum circle, make and take fun crafts, see amazing artifacts and beautiful costuming, and learn more about life in colonial America and, of course, colonial Newport! Also, there will be snacks! 😜

Our wonderful partner organizations include the Aquidneck Island Intertribal Indian Council, Fort Adams Trust, Historic New England's Casey Farm, the Ladies of the Greene, and the Newport Historical Society.

Learn more at www.facebook.com/share/1NRexTgpfg/.

05/29/2026

We will be at the Community Waterfront Day this Saturday! Join us!😎⛵️☀️

You can register for this FREE event on either link below:

https://sailnewport.org/events/community-waterfront-day-2026/
https://sailnewport.org/events/un-dia-frente-al-mar/

05/22/2026

The library will be closed on Monday, May 25 in honor of Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26 at 9 AM.

05/06/2026

The Library will be closed on Monday, May 11, 2026 for staff training. We'll be back to business on Tuesday 5/12!

05/05/2026

The deadline to complete Parts 1, 2 and/or 3 of our Colonial Newport scavenger hunt has been extended through May 31! Solve the riddles to uncover significant Colonial- and Revolutionary War-era sites right here in our community.

Part 1: Newport | Part 2: Aquidneck Island | Part 3: Over the Bridge

Here are two clues for Part 1 of the hunt, shared by our friends Helen and Zachary -- who successfully walked or biked to all 7 Newport locations!

Entry forms can be picked up at the Library. For additional prize entries, email selfies from each location to [email protected].

Prizes include giftcards donated by the Newport Restaurant Group, audiobook credits from our friends at Libro.fm, Friends of Newport Public Library Newport, RI gift certificates + more!

04/22/2026

‼️ This morning's (4/22) Animal World Experience program has been delayed until 11am! ‼️ We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you there! 🐾

04/20/2026

04/19/2026

It’s officially Spring Break in the children’s department! 🌼

View all these programs and more at the following link:
https://newportlibraryri.org/april-break-activities-2/