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“Experiments in Biography: What – and Who – Is It For?” with authors Lisa Cohen and R. Tripp Evans
Experiments in Biography

Monday, November 4, 5:30 to 7pm: Join us for a discussion with authors Lisa Cohen and R. Tripp Evans on “Experiments in Biography: What – …

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Join Us for a Free Performance by Acclaimed Percussionist Peter Ferry
Peter Ferry

Wednesday, November 6 in PPL’s Donald J. Farish Auditorium, 5:30 – 7 pm PPL is pleased to present a performance by American percussionist Peter Ferry, …

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Explore Radical Models of Family, Community, and Care with Sabrina Imbler, Author of “How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures”

Monday, October 7, 5:30 to 7 pm | PPL’s Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Join us for an evening with science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler …

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WHEEL OF FORTUNE, an Art Exhibition
Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune Artwork by Eli Kauffman The exhibition will be on view in the Ground Floor Lobby and the Updike Room, third floor, during regular library hours beginning Monday, …

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Historian Timothy D. Walker on “Sailing to Freedom: Recovering and Re-centering the Maritime Dimension of the Underground Railroad”

Monday, September 30, 5:30 – 7 pm | PPL Seminar Room 3rd Floor Please join us for a talk by Timothy D. Walker, Professor of History, University …

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Exhibition: Pied Type: Letterpress Printing in Providence, 1762—Today

Guest Curated by Lois Harada The exhibition will be on view in the Joan T. Boghossian Gallery, third floor, during regular library hours from October …

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