Go back in time in our 1950s-era auditorium and gather center stage around the baby grand. Listen to jazz played by a master, become acquainted with classic jazz and learn how to listen to jazz. This Master class meets 3 times, February 1, 8 and 29. It features international jazz recording artist, Greg Abate. A […]
Please join us for Winter Mini-Fest 2016! Wednesday, March 2 - Saturday, March 5, 2016 ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Visit: www.adli.us for more details about all of the events. __________________________________________________ INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS Wednesday March 2 - Saturday, March 5 10am-4pm Living Room Galleries curated by Rhode Island artists […]
What if time travel were possible? What if you could hire a company to dispose of any and all pests, including human ones? What if very intelligent children were raised in a closed, controlled environment designed to enhance their native abilities? Using both contemporary and classic short stories, Dr. Joan Glazer, Professor Emerita from Rhode […]
Having a children's book published in today's tough market can seem like an impossible dream. But in reality, getting your book idea into shape and into print can hinge on just the right advice from a pro. Do you need an agent? Should you connect with an artist? What about self publishing? In a two-session […]
RI Museum Of Science and Art Workshops: A series of Cut-Paper Animation Workshops, a blended learning opportunity for the children of Providence, will take place at five libraries in the city from February through April. Youth at PPL as well as the Wanskuck, Olneyville, Washington Park and Rochambeau branches of the Providence Community Libraries will […]
Ages 13 – 17 – Seats are limited – Registration Required Looking at vintage 1920s flapper style and all things shimmering, students will address the concept of “casual chic” during the time period portrayed in "The Great Gatsby" and "Downton Abbey." Inspired by this era, they’ll create today's interpretation on miniature dress forms, using a […]
Set in the dramatic political and philosophical fray of colonial Rhode Island, Aurea introduces audiences to the strong-minded iconoclast, Roger Williams and his deep respect for Native American culture. Chamber music of Handel, Orlando di Lasso, John Milton, Henry Purcell, Barbara Kolb & Chris Turner, with writings of Roger Williams and Native American poetry. Guest Speaker John […]
Having a children's book published in today's tough market can seem like an impossible dream. But in reality, getting your book idea into shape and into print can hinge on just the right advice from a pro. Do you need an agent? Should you connect with an artist? What about self publishing? In a two-session […]
The Currents return! Winter has been waffling, sort of here, and sort of not. The election season is upon us and people just can't make up their minds. Isn't anyone ready to commit? We have four fantastic speakers who will be sharing their thoughts on exactly that...the topic of "Commit." What does it mean to […]
Ages 10 and up - Limited to 10 participants - Registration is required Join us for this three-part series of Mindstorm workshops. Groups of two will team up to complete a variety of tasks using Lego robotics.
What is genealogy? How do you start to build your own family tree? This workshop will cover the basics to get you started.
Ages 13 – 17 – Seats are limited – Registration Required Teens will create glamorous, wearable headdresses inspired by the opulence of the roaring ‘20s, using a variety of materials – including rich, velvety lamé fabrics, beading, feathers and “jeweled” embellishments – to mimic the styles and flair of the period. Students will have access […]
A talk by Richard Ring, Head Curator & Librarian of the Watkinson Library Scholar-librarian Lawrence C. Wroth (1884-1970) was an acknowledged authority on colonial American history, bibliography, and cartography. A learned wordsmith who for 65 years generated seminal works on the history and print cultures of the Americas (North and South), Wroth directed the John […]
Ages 13 – 17 – Seats are limited – Registration Required Teens will create glamorous, wearable headdresses inspired by the opulence of the roaring ‘20s, using a variety of materials – including rich, velvety lamé fabrics, beading, feathers and “jeweled” embellishments – to mimic the styles and flair of the period. Students will have access […]
Imagining Worlds: A six-week short fiction workshop offered by the Providence Public Library in conjunction with Portals: an exhibition of artifacts from the Library’s Special Collections, meeting Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm, March 23, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4. The details of the imagined worlds of our short stories give them zing. Whether […]
Join fellow community members and enjoy a performance by Living Literature! This year's performance is based on the Reading Across Rhode Island selection, The Wright Brothers by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough. Living Literature is a collective of RI-based performing artists, who have been celebrating the written word through readers-theatre style performances of non-dramatic literature, since its […]
During King Philip’s War between the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) and the English Colonists, the town of Providence was destroyed by a Native American coalition on March 29, 1676. Providence was one of two major English settlements burned to the ground - the other was Springfield, Massachusetts. A look to the past with this […]
Join the Library’s Brown Bag Book Club in a discussion of the 2016 Reading Across Rhode Island title, The Wright Brothers. Historian David McCullough brings to life two of the most iconic figures in American history in The Wright Brothers. Regarded by many in their time as mere “bicycle mechanics,” Wilbur and Orville Wright were […]
Imagining Worlds: A six-week short fiction workshop offered by the Providence Public Library in conjunction with Portals: an exhibition of artifacts from the Library’s Special Collections. Meeting occur on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm, March 23, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4.