Library News - Providence Public Library

Call For Proposals For PPL 2018 Creative Fellowship

Etching depicting men working in a ship building workshop - from Providence Public Library Special Collections

Providence Public Library is now accepting applications for our 2018 Creative Fellowship. The 2018 Creative Fellow will create new, original work in the field of …

40 Youth Receiving Paid Learning, Career Development Experience At PPL This Summer

Teen Squad program, My City, My Place participants

Project offers local youth paid learning and career development experience Forty youth, ages 14 – 24, are currently in Week 3 of a 5-week summer …

Online Documentaries Focusing On Providence’s Fox Point Cape Verdean Community Now Accessible To PPL Patrons Through Kanopy

Providence Public Library (PPL) is pleased to announce that Kanopy, a streaming video service making quality educational content available to public libraries and educational institutions, …

2017 Passport To Summer Learning Distributed To 15,000 Students Citywide

Summer activities begin next week at Passport partner sites Providence Public Library (PPL) and presenting partners Providence Community Library (PCL), Mayor Jorge Elorza/City of Providence, …

Cultural, Tourism Organizations Unite To Promote Ocean State’s Culinary Traditions With Year-Long “A La Rhody” Celebration

“Providence has received national acclaim as being one of the top culinary destinations in the United States,” said Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. “A La Rhody …

PPL Announces Acquisition of AS220 Collection

AS220 silkscreen print, part of the AS200 Collection

The Special Collections Department at Providence Public Library (PPL) recently acquired the organizational archives of AS220, a nationally recognized arts organization in Providence, Rhode Island. …