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PPL Alum
PPL welcomes individuals from all walks of life and each has a unique story to tell — stories that illustrate the positive impact our library makes in the lives of those we serve. Stories that YOU make possible!
Meet some of our PPL Alum.
Melanie Anaya
I was matched with PPL through the Bonner Community Program at Brown University and worked with Chris Bourret until I graduated! My favorite accomplishment was leading my own Citizenship class. I had done lots of administrative work and acted as a teaching assistant in the Library’s Learning Lounge and in other peoples’ Citizenship classes, but ...
Nancy Cole Marion
I grew up in Warwick, RI, so I used PPL for reading and research. In 2014, I wrote a book for my family based on my mom’s 1929 diary. I was in contact with Kate Wells (of PPL’s Rhode Island Collection) and she was able to procure two 1929 articles and pictures for me based ...
Emmanuel
My story with PPL goes back a few years. I was in middle school and looking for ACN courses to take…when I saw the HTML course at PPL, I decided to go for it. Then I took courses in JavaScript and Python. I came back and I did a Data Analytics course, and a computer ...