TUESDAY

6:30 p.m. at the Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, 1 Memorial Ave., Johnston. 231-4980. Reader’s Lair: Books and Pizza. Students in grades K-2 read The Absent Author by Ron Roy.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd. 423-7280. The Poetry, Reading, Writing and Appreciation Group meets in the Sydney L. Wright Museum at the library.

6 p.m. at the Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., Newport. 847-0295. Talk and book signing by Brian Jay Jones, author of Washington Irving: An American Original.

THURSDAY

4-4:45 p.m. at the Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd. 789-1555. The Children’s Book Club, for students in grades 4-6, meets for a discussion of Year of the Dog by Grace Lin. Refreshments will be served.

6:30 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St., Providence. 455-8090. The Thursday Night Book Club for the (Half) Serious Reader meets. This month’s selection is Last Night at the Lobster by Steward O’Nan.

6:30 p.m. at Island Books, 575 East Main Rd., Middletown. 849-2665. The Book Discussion Group talks about The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies.

7:30 p.m. at the Robert Beverly Hale Library, 2601 Commodore Perry Highway, Wakefield. 783-5386. The Bookmarks Discussion Group will discuss The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Registration.

FRIDAY

Noon-5 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St. 455-8000. Book sale.

4-8 p.m. at the Westminster Unitarian Church, 119 Kenyon Ave., East Greenwich. Book sale.

SATURDAY

7-8 a.m.on WHJJ 920AM. Reading with Robin. (866) 920-9455.

9 a.m.-noon at the Westminster Unitarian Church, 119 Kenyon Ave., East Greenwich. Book sale.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St. 455-8000. Book sale.

1 p.m. at Barrington Books, 184 County Rd. 245-7925. Lisa Procter will sign copies of her novel Stained-Glass Windows.

6 p.m. at Ada Books, 741 Westminster St., Providence. 432-6222. Kate Colby will read from and sign her newest book of poems Unbecoming Behavior.

SUNDAY

1-4 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St. 455-8000. Book sale.

2 p.m. at the Providence Public Library, 150 Empire St., Providence. 455-8090. The Eco-Heroes: Fiction Book Club discusses The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey.

2 p.m. at the Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd. 789-1555. Stone Walls to Kettle Ponds: Rhode Island Has the Best of Both with Robert Thorson, author of Stone Wall Secrets, Stone by Stone and Exploring Stone Walls.

TUESDAY

5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd. 423-7280. A book discussion group for children in grades 4-6 and their parents meets to discuss Notes from a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko. Call to register.

7 p.m. at the Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd. 789-1555. The Book Discussion Group talks about Blessings by Anna Quindlen.

7 p.m. at the North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St. 294-3306. The Twist in the Tale Book Club discusses True Evil by Greg Iles.