Week Calendar

Nature-loving readers with a passion for the outdoors, unite! This year-round, all-weather, nature-themed book club is for the adventurous reader who enjoys walking outdoors.

Get out and stretch your way to feeling better mentally and physically. Chair yoga is a low impact way to fitness and everyone can participate regardless of physical or health limitations! Jessica Bannon will be your instructor.

August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers and drawn curtains that she finds on her arrival are not what she expected.

Study

Get out and stretch your way to feeling better mentally and physically. Chair yoga is a low impact way to fitness and everyone can participate regardless of physical or health limitations! Jessica Bannon will be your instructor.

Join us for some light strength building exercises, easy movement and stretching.

Do you have a question about an electronic device, or need to learn a skill on the computer? Join us at "Electronics Education"! Bring in your gadgets, and learn, share, and boost your digital skills.

We, as caregivers, are often physically, mentally, and emotionally overwhelmed.  It can be an isolated and very lonely journey.

January 10th, 2024: The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

February 14th, 2024: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

Come meet your new best friend!  The Humane Society of Monroe County is bringing adoptable pets! Learn about ways you can help shelter pets! 

Come meet licensed therapy dogs with Therapy Dogs International during our special pet adoption fair!

The Newport Branch Library Book Club will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 2:00 pm. All meetings are open to all readers. This month's book is, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett.

If you love historical fiction or want to try something new,  join us every second Wednesday of the month here are at the branch.
 

Historical Fiction Book Club Titles for 2024

“Yoga with Diane”  A FREE, one hour community Yoga class.  Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this class is designed for all  levels, all ages.

Ida Library Crankers, a machine sock knitting group, meets once a month in the Ida Library Community Room. Everyone is welcome. Bring your sock knitting machine or come and learn about sock knitting with machines.

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 4pm

2024 selections:

January - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

February - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Please join us for our afterhours Genealogy Club. This is open research time to use Ancestry and other computer programs, as well as our local history resources.

Do you like diamond painting? Come and make a diamond drink coaster with us!

Join our cozy Tuesday night book club. We read all genres and meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Our 2024 dates and selections are: 

Study group

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm

2024 selections:

January - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

February - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

College Self-Defense and Safety course

This space, for those 18 and over, exists for us to share our creative writing, receive useful feedback, and to write together in a shared community. 

D & D is a fantasy roleplaying game that is like a combination of a board game and storytelling. Dungeon Masters lead their group through experiences in worlds of heroic fantasy.