Curbside Pickup of Library Materials (updated 12/28/20) We are still offering contactless pickups even when we are open. Pickups can be scheduled during our normal open hours: Tyler Free Library: 397-7930 Monday 2 pm to 8 pm – Wednesday 10 am to 6 pm – Friday 10 am to 5 pm – Saturday 12 […]
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Library Project Q & A
We have two public libraries in town already; why do we need a new one? We want to give our community something special! Libraries are places of discovery and wonder. They are places that encourage human interaction and engagement in the community. We plan to include a large community room that can be used by […]
Why a New Library?
Just 25 years after Foster’s founding, Theodore Foster opened his personal library to the town, thereby establishing the very first free lending library in Rhode Island. For more than 200 years we have continued that tradition of community and culture, eventually establishing not one, but two public libraries. A library is the single most democratic […]
Kindle eReaders available for loan!
Come in and check out a Kindle eReader at the Foster libraries! Patrons will learn how download free eBooks from the Ocean State Libraries collection and will be able to take the Kindle home for a three week loan. Call the libraries to reserve a Kindle today!