PPL Marks 150th Year with Birthday Party!

March 10, 2025

Providence Public Library (PPL) officially turns 150 this year on April 7, just in time for 2025 National Library Week! To mark our founding, the Library will host a 150th Birthday Party on Saturday, April 12, 10 am – 2 pm. All are invited to join in family fun activities. We’re having a special 150th Maker Day in our Workshop, where you’ll have your choice of lots of PPL memorabilia — from bookmarks and keychains, to buttons, to T-shirts and more that you can customize and keep!  Great fun for a family! SIGN UP to let us know you’re coming

While you’re here, tell us your library story and become a PPL Alum!  Share why you love libraries, and especially PPL — everyone is part of the Library’s story!  

You can even get a new 150th Commemorative Library Card!  We’ll even have a PPL150 Scavenger Hunt with prizes and hourly drawings. Come collect library swag! Families are invited to take our inaugural StoryWalk!

Have you or do you currently live in a triple-decker house. Learn more and join our Triple-Decker Forever event.

All this and more surprises happening. Stay tuned and plan to join us!

Learn more about PPL’s 150th!