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Gallery Night & Exhibits

Gallery NightGallery Night Schedule
Thursday, May 15
5:00-6:30 pm ~ Special Collections Open House
Meet Librarian Rick Ring and learn more about our fascinating collections. A variety of books, prints, and photographs will be featured and discussed each month.

6:30-7:30 pm ~ Providence Public Library's Digital Literacy Series Presents Artist Ben Fino-Radin

Light refreshments will be served.

June 19: Photography I ~ Visual Literacy Series Artist Slide Show , featuring Artist Millee Tibbs, (mixed media, sculpture, primarily photographic).

In our third floor marble staircase area, the Library will feature representative items drawn from its circulating and non-circulating collections of photography books.

July 17: Photography II: Display & Design ~ Visual Literacy Series Artist Slide Show, freaturing Artist Philip Krauss: (film/video postcards)

August 21: Architecture ~ Visual Literacy Series Artist Slide Show, featuring Artists Tracy Mahaffey and Adam Heller of Samaritan Stonecarvers

In our third floor marble staircase area, the Library will feature representative items drawn from its circulating and non-circulating architecture collections.

On Exhibit
Miniature Books Exhibit
April 15 - May 15

Benjamin Franklin –  (3rd fl), April 15-May 15
A selection of books related to the life and career of one of our most famous national heroes will be on display outside the Special Collections department. Featured items include eighteenth-century books printed by Franklin.

"Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World" Exhibition - (1st floor - Lippitt Exhibit Hall), April 10 - May 23

International Kite Exhibit by Tom Casselman
Tom Casselman is a renowned international kite maker and designer. As the founder of the Black Ships Kite Festival, he brought teams of kit flyers from Japan to Newport, RI.

Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.