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Providence Public Library is an essential agency of public education and crucial to the infrastructure of the Rhode Island community. We are one of the few major libraries in the United States that is a private not-for-profit institution governed by a Board of Directors, giving us the flexibility to respond to community need rapidly and effectively. More...
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Providence Public Library?
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Now booking for 2013 and beyond.
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Global Lens Film Series 2013: Shyamal Uncle Turns Off the Lights
Thursday, September 12, 2013
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Auditorium (3rd Floor)
SHYAMAL UNCLE TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS
Director: Suman Ghosh India, 2012
U.S. premiere. An 80-year-old Kolkata retiree is determined to get the streetlights turned off after sunrise, but finding someone to take him seriously proves a battle against an indifferent bureaucracy and a complacent status quo.
2012 Busan IFF.
Parking is available at the Providence Hilton Parking Garage: $3/3 hours.
Bring ticket for stamping at the Library.
What's Going On
Tuesday 12:00PM - 1:00PM, May 28
Thursday 5:00PM - 7:30PM, May 30
Thursday 6:00PM - 8:00PM, May 30
Image Collection Feature
Remembering when...
Marching in Providence!
City Hall
PPL Special Collections - Glass Negatives
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PPL...Building for the Ages
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of our 113-year-old
Library's restoration.
Providence Public Library... Building for the Ages
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