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07/17/08 PPL Trustees Approve New Agreement for City Library Service

06/23/08 PPL Offers 60 Free Computer Training Classes this Summer!

06/10/08 RI Center for the Book at Providence Public Library Presented 2008 Boorstin Award; The Award Recognizes Innovative Reading Promotion Efforts

06/09/08 Providence Public Library Announces New History High Jinks Book Club at Central Library!

06/02/08 Providence Public Library Presents “METAMORPHOSIS” Writing Contest: A summer writing activity for kids 10 to 17

05/14/08 RI Author Ann Hood to Speak at Annual Meeting of RI Center for the Book at Providence Public Library; Local “Letters About Literature” Contest Winners to be Announced

05/07/08 A Sold-Out Event Brings the 2008 Reading Across Rhode Island Project to a Grand Finale!

04/14/08 Walmart Presents $10,000 to Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative

04/07/08 Brown University Scholar Gordon Wood to Speak at PPL

04/07/08 Kite Exhibit to Complement Ben Franklin Exhibition

03/25/08 Benjamin Franklin traveling exhibition to come to Providence Public Library April 10 – May 23

03/17/08 Rochambeau Branch Library Presents People-nomics: Let's Talk Money! With Marcus Mitchell

03/07/08 Two New Book Clubs Beginning March 27

03/07/08 Family Circus Day at PPL

03/03/08 Providence Public Library Back on Gallery Night Tour Beginning March 20

11/28/07 Providence Public Library Receives $106,230 Grant from The Champlin Foundations

11/02/07 Sundays are Alive at Providence Public Library!

10/16/07 Rhode Island Center for the Book at Providence Public Library Invites Rhode Island Students to Enter Library of Congress Writing Contest—Letters About Literature, 2008

10/12/07 Providence Public Library to Hold 2007 Annual Meeting October 26

09/21/07 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY? Something for Everyone Beginning September 29

09/19/07 Librarians Statewide will Gather for Viewing at PPL Central Library The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film, a documentary by Ann Seidl

09/18/07 October is Book Giveaway Month: Books Are Wings will hold parties at PPL

09/13/07 Traveling Theatre Presents Young Actors Playground Workshop at Central Library

09/06/07 The Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI) Announces Free English Language, Citizenship Preparation and Computer Classes Offered Statewide

09/04/07 The Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative Seeks Volunteers

08/20/07 Having Harry Potter Withdrawal?

08/06/07 NOTICE: Mt. Pleasant Branch Library will be closed for renovations: 8/20 — 9/4

07/20/07 VIDEO BRIEF: PPL Librarian Erica Wilder Talks about Latest Harry Potter Book

07/19/07 NOTICE: Potential Library Closings Due to Heat

07/18/07 RI Family Literacy Initiative Awarded $145,000 RIDE Grant

07/12/07 Library Committees Recommend Approval of City Request to Use Additional City Funds to Alleviate Proposed Cuts at Branches

06/20/07 PPL and Providence Schools Issue Summer Reading Lists

06/15/07 Library Takes Poetry to the Streets

06/01/07 Library Extends Contract Negotiation Deadline

05/16/07 Literacy Champion Coming to Rhode Island to View Award-winning Program

05/10/07 PPL Committees Review New Option Based on Mayor’s Proposed $3.3 Million Municipal Library Budget

05/04/07 Library Transition Team Focuses Planning around City’s Proposed Budget for Municipal Library Services

05/01/07 Reading Across Rhode Island Project to Culminate this Week with Author Visits and Events Around RI

04/30/07 Library to Hold Community Meetings Over Two Weeks in May

04/27/07 Trustees authorize staff to prepare for a number of possible scenarios

04/20/07 Library Trustees Review Options Presented to the City; Move Ahead with Contingency Plans

04/20/07 Most Entries Ever Received in Library’s Bilingual Young Authors Contest

04/17/07 City Youth Poet Project Readings to Culminate National Poetry Month Activities

04/13/07 Library to Continue as Largest, Oldest Private Donor to City of Providence

04/06/07 Library Transition Team Reviews Options City May Choose for Municipal Library Services; Several Scenarios Outlined

03/29/07 Providence Could Achieve 25% Savings by Creating Library Department to Manage Neighborhood Services

03/15/07 PPL Submits Contract Proposal to City of Providence

03/14/07 RI Family Literacy Initiative Wins Verizon $5,000 Tech Savvy Award

03/12/07 TWO Bilingual Young Authors Contests

03/06/07 PPL Celebrates National Poetry Month (April) with City Youth Poet Project

03/05/07 Check Out What’s New at the Library Online!

01/29/07 PPL Launches Seven PASA After-school Initiatives throughout the City

01/25/07 PPL Offers Free Online Homework Help

01/24/07 Smith Hill Branch Receives $1,200 League of Women Voter’s Education Fund Grant

12/29/06 Providence Public Library Receives $150,400 Grant from The Champlin Foundations

12/21/06 Status Quo Will Not Continue for Branch Library Service

10/25/06 National consultant urges library leaders to work at staying relevant

10/25/06 PPL announces new officers, trustees at 2006 annual meeting

10/12/06 Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative Receives $45,000 LSTA Grant

10/04/06 James Earl Jones Delivers Powerful Literacy Message and $65,000 Grant to Rhode Island

09/18/06 PPL Trustees Concerned Over Lack of Progress on Agreement with City

07/19/06 PPL Board Moves to Accept Budget to Enable Current Level of Service for FY '07

07/11/06 PPL Board Moves to Give Elected Officials Decision-making Authority

06/07/06 PPL's Opportunities

05/24/06 PPL Delivers Petition, Children’s Letters to City Council

04/26/06 PPL Applauds Decision to Begin Independent Review

04/12/06 PPL Exec Committee discusses issues central to library’s future

04/10/06 PPL looks to shift resources to direct services

04/10/06 PPL FY 2007 Budget Overview

04/07/06 PPL to consider various governance options

Featured Stories

05/09/06 Radio Interview with Dale Thompson & Mary Olenn

03/15/06 Move & Shaker: Librarian Cheryl Space

03/01/06 Ready to Learn Providence and AmeriCorps workers bring library programs into community

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