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America's Music...a series of films and concerts this spring at PPL

Join us for six documentary screenings and scholar-led discussions of 20th century American popular music this May and June.

PPL presents America’s Music, a six-week public program series created by the Tribeca Film Institute®, the American Library Association and National Endowment for the Humanities, in consultation with the Society for American Music. PPL will hold film sessions and concerts focused on uniquely American musical genres: Blues and Gospel, Broadway, Jazz, Bluegrass and Country, Rock ’n’ Roll, and Mambo and Hip Hop.

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Providence Public Library...Building for the Ages

View the story of our 113-year-old library's magnificant restoration.

We invite you on a stroll through time, from the Library's first days to today, and to take a peek at our newly restored historic building.

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Starting a Small Business? Look into the Library's Free Workshop Series continuing through June 8

Small Business Workshops at PPL are free, offered in conjunctions with RI SCORE.

Call our Business Librarian at 455-8027 to ask about the next workshop at the Library. Visit our Business & Workforce Center for more resources and services.

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Thinking of Traveling to Ireland?

Experience Ireland and Irish culture with PPL in 2013.

Providence Public Library presents Shades of Ireland in 2013!

A special program series featuring our George W. Potter and Alfred M. Williams Memorial Collection on Irish Culture will begin in January and culminate in October with an extraordinary opportunity to experience a 10-day tour* of Ireland in the fall.

Your participation will benefit the Library...see how.

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Have You Visited Our Chace Children's Discovery Library Yet!

A world of imagination and storymaking awaits.

Offering Rhode Island children and families countless opportunities for exploration and joyful learning experiences.   CHECK IT OUT!

 

Made possible by a generous donation of the Chace Family and the Providence Public Library Foundation.

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Take a free computer class at the Library.

Computer classes are offered in three categories...

Web Technologies for Small Businesses, Lifestyle Web Technologies, and Personal Productivity Computer Classes for all levels. Call us at 455-8026 to register for a free computer/technology class or sign up online.

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PPL Cradle to Crayons Program: for 1 to 3 year-olds & families

Tuesdays, 9:45 am and 10:45 am; Fridays at 10:30 am

Program combines time for play and socialization with a story time that includes movement, songs, finger plays and wonderful children’s literature. Come join in the fun!  Check out our VIDEO.

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Rhode Island Civil War Ephemera

Explore PPL's Caleb Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery in this online exhibit.

The Caleb Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery is the largest of PPL's Special Collections.

View Exhibition & Images

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Researching your family history? Try Ancestry.com at the Library!

Start your search at the Library...

...check with our Reference librarians to learn about our genealogical databases (including Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest) and other resources.

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Uncle Tom in Foreign Lands - Commemorating Stowe's Contribution

June 14, 2011 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of American novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Harriet B. Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is said to have been one of the catalysts for the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in the United States. In an online exhibit developed by Janaya Kizzie, PPL is proud to showcase images from foreign language editions of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Harris Collection on the Civil War & Slavery within our Special Collections Department.

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The Poetry Loft Presents The Loft Anthology: New England Poetry Art & Gala, June 6 at PPL

Join us for an evening of poetry, music and art as the winners of the 2013 Loft Prize for Poetry are announced.

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PPL...Building for the Ages

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Library's restoration.


Providence Public Library... Building for the Ages

 

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Our FREE Workshop Series on Saturdays continues through June 8. Offered by PPL and RI SCORE.

 

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