Virtual Event

Join Denise, Amy and the rest of the PCL readers to discuss H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald on Monday, March 8th at 6PM! About this Event Hosted virtually by Wanskuck Library this month, we can’t wait to chat about this critically acclaimed, genre-defying book about Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators. Place a hold on H is for Hawk in our catalog. Register through Eventbrite and you will receive the Zoom link to the…

Join the New England Museum Association for New England Museum Week, March 8 - 12, 2021. National politics get a lot of attention, but  state and local government make a huge difference in our daily lives and communities. Celebrate how your organization supports the civic life of your state, reach out to your legislators, and raise awareness of museums across the region by participating in New England Museum Week! From March 8-12, find out about issues specific to your state, and…

"A Public Art Perspective" - Talk by Divya Rao Heffley Divya Rao Heffley is the Associate Director for the Office of Public Art, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Talk description is coming soon.

Join The Snowtown Project collective to hear the first research team update on this lost 19th-century mixed-race Providence neighborhood. Snowtown was a small, mixed-race neighborhood in mid-1800s Providence. It was the site of a racially motivated mob attack in the fall of 1831, but it was also home. It began as a kind of refuge for poor Black and white laborers but also became the home of waves of migrants and laborers, extra-legal entrepreneurs, and widowed mothers. By the end…

Why should everyone care that some communities are not active participants in our civic society? Recent tests to our country’s democratic processes remind us of the fragility of our system. For democracy to thrive it needs an educated electorate and systems that allow for full and fair participation by everyone.  Join Lippitt House Museum and the Providence League of Women Voters for a series of discussions on the systematic barriers that keep youth and adults of color from fully participating…

"Navigating the Crisis: A View from the Paul Revere House" - Talk by Nina Zannieri Nina Zannieri is the Executive Director, Paul Revere Association. Talk description is coming soon.

“Can Buildings Improve Local Ecologies?” - Talk by Lara Davis, Architect. Talk description and Zoom link are coming soon.

“The Endowed Authority of Indigenous Curation” Jim Enote is a Zuni tribal member, CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation, and serves on the boards of the Trust for Mutual Understanding and the Grand Canyon Trust. Jim’s service the past forty years includes assignments for organizations including UNESCO, UNDP, International Secretariat for Water, Nordic Council of Ministers, Tibet Child Nutrition Project, the Mountain Institute, National Geographic Society, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, US National Park Service, and the Zuni Tribe. In…