Library Blog

Spotlighting collections and services at Providence Public Library.

Magician of the Week #19: Harry Houdinin
Submitted by jgoffin on Wednesday July 18, 2012

Harry Houdini is the latest Magician of the

special collections
Share this

More New Additions to Special Collections
Submitted by jgoffin on Tuesday June 19, 2012

Learn about more new Special Collections additions in two new posts at the Notes for Bibliophiles blog:

A book used by a door-to-door

special collections
Share this

A Selection of Specimens
Submitted by jgoffin on Tuesday June 05, 2012

Find out more about a few recent additions to the Updike Collection on the History of Printing at the Notes for Bibliophiles blog.

special collections
Share this

Medieval Ireland
Submitted by jgoffin on Monday May 21, 2012

Three groups of Providence College students on their way to Ireland later this week stopped by Special Collections this afternoon to look at medieval

special collections
Share this

Maurice Sendak Revisited
Submitted by tamason on Tuesday May 08, 2012

Just this past month at PPL, we were fortunate to have been able to celebrate the life and works of the renowned author and illustrator Maurice Sendak when we hosted The Worlds of Maurice Sendak Exhibit. Today, upon his passing,

Sendak, tribute
Share this

Civil Warrior of the Week #10: Oliver Otis Howard
Submitted by jgoffin on Wednesday April 25, 2012

The latest Civil Warrior of the Week from the

special collections
Share this

How big can a small mark be?
Submitted by jgoffin on Friday April 20, 2012

Learn all about what makes this image

special collections
Share this