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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.
Yaen
I came to Providence Public Library to enhance my skills in web development through an ACN program called Rhode Coders 2.0, but I also got other things from this program, like making a new friend who has the same interest as me and enhancing my communication skills by helping others and solving problems with them. ...
Vivienne Diaz
Working at PPL a full-circle moment… PPL is a really important place to me, not just because it is a wonderful place to work, but also because my time here as the Youth English-as-a-Second-Language Facilitator this summer has been my first adult job. It’s felt like a very full-circle moment for me . . . ...
Lou Costa
It all started with a desire to preserve the history and story of my beloved Fox Point (on Providence’s East Side) in order to share it with my children and grandchildren. I realized one day what a great community I grew up in and that I wanted to share this with as many as I ...