Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Book Buddies readers and their families!  Hope you have a terrific holiday!  In honor of Thanksgiving, the library will be closing early (6pm) on Wednesday, November 26th and will be CLOSED all day on Thursday, November 27th.  We will re-open at 9:30am on Friday, November 28th.

Thanksgiving Reading

Looking for a good chapter book to get you in the Thanksgiving spirit?  Try Who Stole Grandma's Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie? by Martha Freeman.

When the recipe for his grandmother's famous pumpkin pie is suddenly missing just before Thanksgiving Day, Alex and his friend Yasmeen try to solve the mystery of its disappearance.

Holiday Hours and Closing

The Newport Public Library will be closing early at 6:00pm on Wednesday, November 27th and will be closed all day on Thursday, November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving!

Books for Thanksgiving

Looking for something to get you in the spirit of Thanksgiving?  Try one of these...

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet

Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant balloons will fill the skies for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"?  Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire! 

Thank You, Sarah: the Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson

Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.

Who Stole Grandma's Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie? by Martha Freeman

When the recipe for his grandmother's famous pumpkin pie is suddenly missing just before Thanksgiving Day, Alex and his friend Yasmeen try to solve the mystery of its disappearance.

Colonial Clothing - Under the Petticoats

Celebrate Thanksgiving and peek under the petticoats with professional history interpreter Patricia Perry on Tuesday, November 19th @ 4:00pm!  Discover the toiletry habits, clothing styles, and personal hygiene of our colonial ancestors.  Volunteers will have the opportunity to be clothed in colonial garb!

Learn how colonial customs impacted our lives and traditions, and how they continue to impact us today.

No registration is required for this free program.  Held in the lower level program room.

For kids in grades 3 - 5.

Happy Thanksgiving!

A quick note to say "Happy Thanksgiving" to all of the wonderful readers in the Book Buddies Book Club and a chance to say thank you for being such a great group of kids!

Enjoy the day off and happy eating!