IMPORTANT NEWS from PPL... |
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June 11, 2021 -- Happening in June! |
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Expanded Hours.... Beginning June 15
We're expanding our hours again...and again...
Starting Tuesday, June 15
Mon & Wed: 8:30 am - 7 pm
Tues, Thurs, Fri: 10 am - 5 pm
Sat: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Starting Tuesday, July 6
Mon, Tues, Wed: 8:30 am - 7 pm
Thurs & Fri: 10 am - 5 pm
Sat: 8:30 - 4 pm
Tour the Library -- In Person!
Also, in case you missed the news earlier, all of our upper floors and our stacks are now open! AND, we'll be offering tours of our beautiful, newly renovated building twice a week, beginning Wednesday, June 16. Please join us on Wednesdays and/or Thursdays at 11 am!
P.S. -- We'll be closed on Friday, June 18 & Saturday June 19 in celebration of Juneteenth.
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A home for the histories of RI's LGBTQ+ communities where all can learn, reflect and engage...
In celebration of Pride Month, we're thrilled to formally announce the RI LGBTQ+ Community Archive at PPL -- a community archives initiative to collect and provide access to the current and past stories of LGBTQ+ people in Rhode Island. We are focused on ensuring the preservation of materials chronicling the social, cultural & political history of RI LGBTQ+ people and organizations.
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2021 Summer Reading is Kicking Off for Children & Adults
We invite children and adults alike to take the summer reading challenge! For adults..."Escape with PPL" is the theme and it will run June 21 through August 31. Go to provlib.beanstack.org, sign up and ESCAPE! Read, learn, watch, and do! Find enjoyment in every day activities and free materials available from the Library. Complete challenges and earn prizes!
The kids summer reading theme is "My Rhode Island." Tell us your unique tale...beginning June 28 through September 6. Read every day for at least 20 minutes and log your reading at pvd.beanstack.org to be entered into weekly drawings. Complete challenges and attend virtual and in-person events for lots of summer fun and discovery. Every Monday, beginning June 28, pick up your Passport to Summer Learning takeaway bag at the Library (while supplies last). Our Rhode Island themes include Gardens and Growing, Oceans and Beaches, Legends and Mysteries, RI Black History, RI Indigenous Peoples, RI's Unique Foods, RI Wildlife, and RI History & Government. Each bag has materials and instructions for activities as well as online and community resources and a free book!
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PPL Spirit Week Finale!
It's not too late to join the fun and support your favorite Library...
J. McLaughlin Fundraiser:
PPL Pets & Virtual Yappy Hour:
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Join us for a low-key, virtual celebration of one thing we love even more than books -- OUR PETS! Register for Yappy Hour starting at 5 pm via Zoom HERE! (And yes, please DO bring your pet!) Post a pic of your "fur baby" and use the hashtags #PPLPets #PPLGive2021 !
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Plus, prizes will be awarded for the best Spirit Week looks!
ALSO, our $15,000 match has been extended through today, Friday, June 11, at midnight -- so there is still time for folx to give! Feel free to continue to share our giving link -- prov.pub/supportPPL -- as well as any and all of the #PPLGive Day shenanigans on Facebook! Did we mention that our Executive Director Jack Martin will be tap dancing! NOT TO BE MISSED!!
Thanks again, everyone. Your support of this week and of our third annual Give Day truly means so much!
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PVD Community Gardens: Sustaining Connections
Wednesday, June 23 | 6 pm via Zoom
Community gardens are a reserve of biodiversity and resilient practices. In community gardens across the city, immigrant gardeners are growing plants rich in personal value and meaning, while building connections to their new homeland.
Join Southside Community Land Trust’s Bishnu Poudel and Raffini for an informative talk on community gardens in Providence, immigrant farmers and their practices, and unique and delicious plants from other countries that you may want to taste and grow!
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Summer Technology Learning Opportunities
We're pleased to let you know that we're offering two technology Learning Circles this summer that are now open for registration.
Sign up today!
Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 23 - Aug 11
Mondays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
July 12 - Aug 30
Join us virtually (Zoom) for our upcoming meeting.
Wednesday, June 23, 6:30 pm
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Have you been sleeping...
Even if you've slept through SLEEP MODE -- our spring exhibition & program series -- you can still take it in. All of the Audio Essays and Curator's Conversations are available online. CATCH UP here!
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IF YOU COULD SEE US NOW!!
We can't wait for you to come and see us now that our first, second & third floors and stacks are open! In the meantime, enjoy this fun tour of our newly renovated spaces. We hope to see you in the Library real soon!!
Please help us spread the word!
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