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The latest updates from PPL

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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Providence Public Library to Name Auditorium for Donald J. Farish

Naming honors late RWU President’s commitment to educational partnership established with the Library Providence Public Library (PPL) is proud to announce that it will name …

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Providence Public Library Announces Receipt of $750,000 Champlin Foundation Grant

Grant supports Library’s $25 million THINK AGAIN Capital Campaign for its building project to transform its 1950s-era Empire Street wing; brings Foundation’s total project support …

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PPL Announces “Within a Lifetime: Immigration and the Changing City,” a Discussion Series

Discussion series is co-presented by PPL and the Pond Street Project and funded in part by Rhode Island Council for the Humanities; all events are …

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PPL and Trinity Rep Continue Partnership to Present Context & Conversation

PPL/Trinity Rep Collaboration Cultivates Participatory Public Conversations Inspired by Ideas and Themes in Stage Works Providence Public Library (PPL) and Trinity Repertory Company are pleased …

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