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The latest updates from PPL

2020 Passport to Summer Learning Goes Virtual

Annual citywide summer learning initiative for 15,000 Providence K – 5 school children will kick off on June 22 Now in its seventh year, the …

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A Message of Solidarity from Jack Martin, PPL Executive Director
Black Lives Matter

Dear PPL Community, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery. I am devastated by these horrific murders, by the systemic racism that continues to haunt and …

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PPL and RI Historical Society Launch Digital Archive of COVID-19 in Rhode Island

Public digital archive to record stories, photographs, artwork, oral histories, social media and memories of the COVID-19 pandemic in Rhode Island Providence Public Library (PPL) …

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Library Announces Adaptive Practices: Six Artists Redefine Isolation and Distraction
Adaptive Practices

A series of virtual interactive presentations and events to take place April 17 – May 8 Beginning April 17 and continuing through May 8, Providence …

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Providence Public Library Receives $100,000 Grant from Verizon

Award will enable Library to expand array of programs and services to support digital literacy and equity Providence Public Library (PPL) is proud to announce …

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YMCA of Greater Providence Archives Donated to Providence Public Library

Organizational archives encompass 167 years of history of social services and programs to the Rhode Island community The Special Collections Department at Providence Public Library …

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