Adults

Adults

What's Happening for Adults

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The History and Future of Save the Bay

Join the Barrington Garden Club for a presentation on the history and future of Save the Bay on Tuesday, September 16 at 1 pm featuring Topher Hamblett, executive director of Save The Bay.

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Documentaries at the Library

Discover thought-provoking stories and real-world perspectives—join us at the library for engaging documentary screenings that inspire conversation and connection.

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Book Discussion Groups

Read and discuss books in one of our book discussion groups! We have a wide range of groups for every reader. Join today!

Computers

Sign up for one of our many tech classes, taught by our Digital Services Librarian, and learn how to use your devices better and gain a deeper understanding of technology.

New Books & More for Adults

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Quick Links for Adults

Books

Book Club in a Bag

An opportunity for you and your family, friends, or book group to read the same book together and meet in-person or online. Each book bag contains ten print copies of a title.

Book in Hand

Find Your Next Read

Find staff reading recommendations as well as recommendations from databases such as Novelist, Goodreads, Book Browse, and more! You'll never run out of things to read.

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Homebound Delivery

Our Homebound Delivery Service brings books, audiobooks and magazines to residents of Barrington who are physically unable to get to the library.

Tech Help

Need help with your device? Book a 30-minute one-on-one tech help appointment with our Digital Services Librarian. One appointment per person per week.

Digital Content for Adults

Libby

Access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks in eZone, our digital collection brought to you by Ocean State Libraries. Download the Libby app to easily access free digital content using your library card.

Hoopla

Instantly borrow, stream, and download ebooks, audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and TV series. Available to Barrington Public Library cardholders.

Kanopy

Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries and rare and hard-to-find titles. Available to Barrington Public Library cardholders.

Providence Journal

Providence Journal Online

Access current and archived issues of the Providence Journal (1981-present) with full-color newspaper pages and full-text articles. Available in-library to all and to Barrington cardholders from home.

Research Databases

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry - Library Edition

Discover your family history and start your family tree with Ancestry. Try free & access billions of genealogy records including Census, Vital, Immigration, SSDI & Military records. Research aids available to help you get started. In-library access only.

Gale Virtual Reference Library ebooks

Gale Virtual Reference Library

An eBook collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research that are searchable and indexed with full-text entries. You have the ability to print, download, cite, and email from the database. Remote pswd: 21332.

Barrington Times Digital Archive

Barrington Times Digital Archive

Access, search, and print articles from the Barrington Times Digital Archive from 1958-83. Digitization services by Advantage Archives. Made possible by a Libraries of RI grant offered by OLIS as funded via IMLS under the Grants to States Program by LSTA.

Value Line

The authority in reliable, unbiased information, Value Line puts you in the driver’s seat with accurate and insightful investment research on companies, industries, and economies. Available in-library to all and to Barrington cardholders from home.

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