News From Providence Community Library
Yes, you can find love and romance at PCL. Just as you can find poetry, astronomy, sports, auto repair, gardening and every other other subject in our catalog! We've got the perfect book, ebook or DVD waiting for you on our shelves. Come in and check it out!

Please take a look at our news and forthcoming, no-cost programs. Happy Valentine's Day!
Celebrating Black History Month

We have programs for youth and adults to celebrate Black History Month. Kids who like to learn while they play will love Mount Pleasant's program Black History Month: Learning Scavenger Hunt. The program will run on February 17 and February 24 from 12:00pm and 5:00pm.
 
Young movie fans should check out Let's Get the Rythmn: the Life and Times of Miss Mary Mack on February 19 (2:00pm-4:00pm) at Wanskuck. Shown in association with the Providence Children's Film Festival, the movie documents the history of children's rhythmical clapping games, sometimes called "jazz on the streets."

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The Providence Children's Film Festival takes place this month, showcasing 16 feature films, 75 shorts as well as an exciting line up of talks, presentations and workshops.  PCL has teamed with PCFF to present three free events at our library locations.

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Calling Young Bilingual Writers - Enter Our Contest!
Details of our annual Story-Writing Contest for Bilingual Young Authors are now available! Children ages 6-12 are invited to write and illustrate an original story, turn it into a real book and submit it to our Latino Program Coordinator, Carolina Briones, by April 15. PCL is offering workshops to help children complete their entries.

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Grant Award Makes For a Very Special Día Celebration

Thanks to a generous grant award of $2,000 from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), PCL will be able to add some special touches to this year's El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día) celebration. 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of Dia as a national event, and to celebrate, award winning Ecuadorian artist Ildefonso "Poncho" Franco will lead a two-part mask making workshop for children at Mount Pleasant and Olneyville and a three-part animation workshop at Knight Memorial and Washington Park.

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York Teen Interns - Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood Library

PCL received more than 60 applications from talented young people for a place on its new youth intern program, which is funded by a generous grant from the Otto H. York Foundation. Interviews were held in January and nine high school students were selected to serve, one at each of our library locations. We look forward to introducing the new interns very soon via our blog and in the next newsletter!

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Fashion For All With Tommy - Program Change

Olneyville's fascinating fashion program for all ages has got off to a great start. Due to some scheduling issues, the program has now moved from Thursdays to Wednesdays at 5:30pm. According to Olneyville librarian Sarah Gluck, the local community has rallied around the new sewing class to provide participants with fabric, wool, knitting needles and even sewing machines! If you would like to learn how to design and create clothing under the guidance of a talented RISD fashion student, Tommy Maing, why not join this drop-in class?
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It's Tax Season!

Yes, it's that time of year again and we have put together a special page of information to help you navigate the process of filing your federal and state taxes. No paper forms will be found in libraries but our website provides links to IRS, Rhode Island and neighboring state resources, as well as sources and locations of free tax help, tax return preparation and advocacy. Rochambeau reference librarian Cheryl Hunt will be leading workshops with special tips for this year's tax season - please check the calendar for dates as they are posted.
 
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