Library News - Providence Public Library

Data in the Wind: Mining Climate Clues from Whaling Ship Logbooks – latest findings from a groundbreaking partnership project to be shared

What can we learn from weather notes recorded by whalers hundreds of years ago? How do changes in winds over the Southern Ocean around Antarctica …

Summer with your PVD Libraries! Kicks Off June 24

Summer with your PVD Libraries! (www.provlib.org/summer/) officially kicks off Saturday, June 24 at all 10 Providence public libraries. Youth in grades K – 12 can …

PPL Presents Providence Resident Robert K. Taylor with its Enlightenment Award at Annual Gala

Providence Public Library (PPL) proudly presented Providence resident Robert K. Taylor with its highest honor – The Enlightenment Award – at its 2023 Savor the …

Providence Public Library Announces New Trustees

Providence Public Library (PPL) held its Annual Meeting on May 17 2023, announcing and installing incoming trustees. In formal proceedings, the Library reconfirmed its 2023 …

Dale Thompson, Long-Serving Providence Public Library Director, Dies at 79

It is with great sadness that Providence Public Library (PPL) recognizes the passing of longtime Library Director Dale Thompson. She died in California surrounded by …

Organism Extravaganza at PPL, April 15

ALL INVITED!! As a raucous and thoughtful alternative to Tax Day, join us for an afternoon of organism appreciation, land acknowledgement, poetry, music, “crabaoke,” and …