Providence Public Library

Lo Que Trajimos – What We Brought With Us in on view for just a couple of more weeks! This exhibition by Teen Creative Fellowship artist Adaliz Rivera, a high school junior, explores personal and community stories connected to the Dominican residents of Providence.

Through research, hand built sculptural installations, sound, and storytelling, Adaliz honors Dominican culture, migration, memory, and the meaning of finding home. Each piece invites visitors to reflect on identity, belonging, and the stories we carry with us.

Come see this exhibition on the third floor during regular Library hours.

The PPL Book Sale is right around the corner!
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Join us on June 27 for Plant a Pollinator Container workshop, a family workshop in which participants will create their own pollinator-friendly planter to take home. We will identify different kinds of pollinators and which ones might be found in our backyards, and discuss the ways plants and flowers provide food for pollinators in their various stages of life. Each participating family will choose from a variety of flowering plants to create their planter. (Note: Families may bring a container or we will have black plastic containers available for use.)

***Registration is required and space is limited.***
https://provlib.libcal.com/event/16990102

The workshop will be held in the library parking lot, located behind the library and accessed via a ramp on Washington Street (next to the bus shelter) or a driveway on Fountain Street. We will meet rain or shine - we'll set up inside the garage if it is raining.

Thank you to Jacavone Garden Center in Johnston for the beautiful plants and soil. Thank you to OLIS for the grant funding for this event.

Celebrate Pride Month while supporting your local library and our services! These shirts won't last so make sure you reserve yours for pickup on the Instant Shop at Shop.ProvLib.org.

Happy World Environment Day!

This postcard from 1911 shows a view on 10 Mile River and is available in our digital collections at ProvLibDigital.org

Happy Pride Month from PPL!

Have you read Brimstone by Callie Hart yet? Then come talk about it at the next Romantasy Book Club on June 13!
https://provlib.libcal.com/event/15921759

If you're interested in exploring new worlds and fantasy places riding in space ships or on the backs of dragons, come join the Book Readers Guide to the Galaxy book club! On June 29, we will be discussing The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson.
https://provlib.libcal.com/event/15750471

Have you viewed "Lo Que Trajimos – What We Brought With Us" yet? It is an exhibition by Teen Creative Fellowship artist Adaliz Rivera, a high school junior, that explores personal and community stories connected to the Dominican residents of Providence.

Through research, hand built sculptural installations, sound, and storytelling, Adaliz honors Dominican culture, migration, memory, and the meaning of finding home. Each piece invites visitors to reflect on identity, belonging, and the stories we carry with us.

Experience it now during regular library hours in PPL's gallery, 3rd floor.

Join PPL on June 4 for a moving evening of storytelling, resilience, and community. “Out Of My Comfort Zone” is a new theatrical performance devised by students of the Genesis Center’s Creative Pathways Program; a group of individuals from around the world who now call Rhode Island home.

The performance and program were made possible by a dedicated team of artists, educators, and administrators. Eve Kerrigan serves as the Program Director, while Drama Therapist Ana Bess Moyer Bell, leads the therapeutic components of the program. Out Of My Comfort Zone is directed by Nan Joubá. Acting alongside program participants are Rebekah Acquah, Brien Lang, and Claudia Traub. Noga Paulino serves as the ESOL instructor. Strategic oversight is provided by Christopher Ackley, Vice President of Partnerships & Strategy at Genesis Center, and Baha Sadr, State Refugee Coordinator at the Rhode Island Department of Human Services.

Admission is free and open to the public. Register here. https://tinyurl.com/mfz8umce