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PPL’s 2025 Creative Fellow Joe DeGeorge to Perform Original Programmatic Music

The Journal of the Brewster: Fantastic Sounds of Her Voyage and Dreams on Board Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 5:00 PM, Providence Public Library Auditorium Creative …

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“Spaces That Hold Us,” Artwork by Bhen Alan Opens at PPL March 24

Spaces That Hold Us, Artwork by Bhen Alan, Providence Public Library’s spring exhibition, will be on view in the Joan T. Boghossian Gallery, 3rd Floor …

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Providence Public Library Marks Its 150th Year

Library Will Celebrate Its Rich History and Tradition of Community Service Providence Public Library (PPL) officially turns 150 years old this year and has already …

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Let’s Talk About It: Living as an Artist in a Capitalist System

Wednesday, January 29, 5 to 7 pm: Join us for Let’s Talk About It, a conversation organized by artists Atlás Alvarado and Leiyana Simone and moderated by …

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Print Your Own Postcards in PPL’s Updike Printshop! January 11

Join printmaker Lois Harada and PPL’s Director of Special Collections, Jordan Goffin, in a one-day pop-up of PPL’s Updike Printshop on Saturday, January 11, 10 am …

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New Teen Rhode Coders 2.0 and E-Commerce Programs to Begin in January at PPL
Teen Rhode Coders

Teens can earn work stipend and also earn high school credit TEENS: Have you ever wondered how games like Angry Birds and Bejeweled were created? …

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