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PPL Alum
PPL welcomes individuals from all walks of life and each has a unique story to tell — stories that illustrate the positive impact our library makes in the lives of those we serve. Stories that YOU make possible!
Meet some of our PPL Alum.
June Shin
I was first introduced to the Daniel Berkeley Updike Collection on the History of Print as a Rhode Island School of Design MFA student in professor and designer Cyrus Highsmith’s typeface design class. Ever since, I have found a seemingly endless source for conducting my meticulous research and extremely detailed work, first as a student ...
Rebecca Rhoads
I came to PPL for two separate reasons, but first, I wanted to learn how to program. I started off unemployed and without much hope. I took the HTML/CSS class with Don Gregory, and he opened up a whole new world to me. He encouraged me to take the Data Navigators class and the JavaScript ...
Michelle Mooney
I came to PPL to acquire more data visualization skills so that I can grow in my current job. I have learned more about Excel and learned about Tableau. Additionally, I am excited to share this with my supervisor and be able to help use it to help us grow and look at our customer ...