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On Afrofuturism, Motherships, and Afronauts

Confession: No one would ever consider me a sci-fi aficionado. Ever. Music has always been my escape and where my imaginings of my place in …

Travel from Book to Film

Transport yourself through time and space when you travel from book to film. These pairs include romance, magic, time travel, strange creatures, apes and Mars. …

Fox Point Juvenile Delinquents

Oh My Goodness! This little book is the Holy Grail of Fox Point juvenile delinquency! This was where the Fox Point Boy’s Club recorded the …

Folio Balcony & Mummies

Today I got to visit the elusive Folio Balcony and I noticed a big blue book on a shelf  titled ‘Necropolis of Ancon in Peru.’ It …

49th Century

Workin on a thing about #providencepubliclibrary #pplspecialcollections in the 49th century… #portals2016

Time Capsules: A Portal to Providence's Past

A little over one year ago the oldest time capsule discovered in American history was opened. It was discovered in the cornerstone of the Boston …