Two Old Friends from York, Maine to Perform at WHPL Thursday, Sept. 22 @ 7 p.m.

Two Old Friends from York, Maine, Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins, have joined forces to sing and play songs from Ireland, the mountains and the sea. They will be playing banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, and the octave mandolin. Come join the lads for their concert and enjoy an evening with Two Old Friends! This performance is free and open to the public. Visit www.twooldfriends.com for more information.

Universal Class now available to Woonsocket Harris Public Library Patrons!

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Freegal Now Available to Woonsocket Harris Public Library Patrons!

The Woonsocket Harris Public Library is now subscribing to a new music download service called Freegal. With a Woonsocket library card, patrons are now able to permanently download any three songs per week from the Sony music catalog. Visit http://www.freegalmusic.com/users/ihdlogin to get started!

April Vacation Programs

There is no shortage of fun things to do at the library this week! Here’s a list of what’s going on:

Monday, April 18, 1:30 p.m., Mad Science
Tuesday, April 19, 3 p.m., Cupcake Decorating
Wednesday, April 20, 1:30 p.m., Kaleidoscope Theater
Thursday, April 21, 1:30 p.m., Jewelry Making with Beads
Saturday, April 23, 10-1, Eggsellent Library Hunt

For the Eggsellent Egg Hunt, there are different times for different ages:
10-11 a.m., age 2-4
11 a.m. to 12 p.m., age 5-7
12-1 p.m., 8-13

To register for these programs. please call Chris at the Children’s Desk at 769-9044.

Celebrating Ireland in Story and Song Returning to the Woonsocket Harris Public Library

Saturday, March 12, 1 p.m.

Celebrating Ireland is an all Irish program which embraces Irish history and culture in Story and Song. With her love of the music and stories of Ireland, fiddler and harpist Mary King keeps the Celebrating Ireland program going year after year. Mary will teach a jig before the program to all interested, & area stepdancers are welcome to join the program. She is joined by Tom Maquire, an Irish playwright, bodhran player and whisky tenor whose fervor for all things Celtic reaches well into the Dark Ages. His stories tell of illegal immigration, the plight of tinkers, the peace talks in Northern Ireland and the tenderly romantic. Also performing is Phil Edmonds, a native of Killaloe, Country Clare, Ireland, who learned to play tin whistle in a place where he says: “the backyard was the fields.” Along with his tin whistle, Phil plays button accordion with great warmth and spirit. The Celtic soul is alive and well in the stories and songs you will hear, and your ears and eyes.