Old books on sale at library
      A library discard book sale at the Jamestown library will be held on Saturday, April 19, through Monday, April 21 during library hours. Some much-loved volumes will be available at great prices. The library has had to weed out more than 800 fiction and nonfiction titles in the last year to make room for new materials.
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Shores group to meet
      The Jamestown Shores Association will hold a meeting on April 23 at the Senior Center on West Street. The meeting will begin at 7pm. Neighbors are invited to get up to date on all the latest issues and to enjoy coffee and dessert with friends.
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Quilt game ready to play in library
      A number of quilts in the lobby of the library are there to test the knowledge of children and adults who look at them. The April art show is an old-fashioned game that asks participants to try to name all the birds, animals and other objects sewn on to the quilts.
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High school parent group to meet
      The North Kingstown High School PTSO will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in the media center. Plans will be finalized for the Teacher and Staff Appreciation Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, May 14 and Principal Gerald Foley will present his monthly report.
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Chamber scholarship deadline is April 26
      The deadline to apply for a Jamestown Chamber of Commerce scholarship is Saturday, April 26. Each year the Chamber awards two $500 scholarships to Jamestown residents pursing business studies or taking continuing education classes for career development.
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Farm tools on display at island library
      Farming was the primary occupation on Conanicut Island for almost 250 years - from its settlement in the mid-17th century until steam ferries began to bring tourists and summer visitors in the late-19th century. Farming remains an important part of the island culture.
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Kennedy assassination topic of library lecture
      The Friends of the Jamestown Library and the Jamestown Historical Society present Jamestown resident, David Kaiser, a history professor at the Naval War College, today, Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Kaiser is the author of "American Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War" among other works.
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Jamestown to celebrate Arbor Day
      In celebration of National Arbor Day, the Jamestown Tree Preservation and Protection Committee will be planting a tree beside the Jamestown Museum at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 25. The tree is a dogwood, cornus x rutcan Constellation. This cross between the native dogwood and the Japanese dogwood was developed by Rutgers University of New Jersey to resist dogwood anthracnose.
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