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.
Instructor: Candace French Ages 13 ‐ 17, 9am ‐ 3pm RISD campus https://www.provlib.org/TeenSquadFFreg Looking at iconic “fashionistas” from the 1950s like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, and iconic changes to the status quo like Christian Dior's “New Look” and Coco Chanel's suit, students explore what defined this era’s fashions. They create today's interpretation on miniature […]
A celebration to launch Providence 2050: Visualizing Tomorrow — a digital audio exhibit that envisions the future of Providence through the ideas and voices of young leaders currently working in the city. Meet the participants, enjoy a signature cocktail, and participate in a conversation with some of our interviewees where we’ll explore two main themes […]
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 […]
Instructor: Taylor Polites, Novelist 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 20, 30, April 6, 20, 27 and May 4.
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.
Meghan Kallman will be speaking at Providence TEDx about the RICH-funded Prison Op/Ed Project. Meghan teaches sociology at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions and, along with her students and the editors of RI Future, runs the The Prison Op/Ed Project. She is completing her PhD in sociology at Brown University and holds degrees from […]
Instructor: Lloyd Kaplan A four-part workshop series, meeting Mondays from 6:30-7:30 pm, April 11, 18, 25 and May 2. Delve into the influence of Black Americans on the music of this country with Lloyd Kaplan, professional musician and member of the faculty of both Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Coastal Carolina University and the University […]
“Starting in 1893 Ladd Observatory at Brown University began transmitting time signals from precision pendulum clocks that were synchronized to observations of stars. The signals were used by local businesses such as jewelers and factories. The signals were also transmitted to the fire stations throughout Providence which sounded signals at exactly noon and 8:30 pm […]
Join us for a performance by Living Literature of David McCullough's "The Wright Brothers!" 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 inception in January, 1996. Living Literature has created well over 100 presentations based on poems, stories, […]
Cost: $50 – includes bus ride, admission and guided tour and lunch Register early – Space is limited! Deadline: April 8, 2016 Bus leaves from Route 117 Park & Ride – Free Parking! In collaboration with the Rhode Island Center for the Book, Providence Public Library invites you to join us on a trip to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]