July 2021 -- Come stay cool with us!
Stay cool at the Library!

The summer days are hot, but the Library is cool! Stop by to browse for some great summer books in our beautiful new Children's Room. Don't miss our new takeaway bags and Grab 'n Go maker bags each week.

Our STEM Advantage Club Summer Session is starting this month! See details below for joining in...we're also looking for STEM Advantage mentors.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Here are our hours:
Mon, Tues, Wed: 8:30 am - 7 pm
Thurs, Fri: 10 am - 5 pm
Sat: 8:30 am - 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 are offering tours of our beautiful, newly renovated building twice a week. Please join us on Wednesdays and/or Thursdays at 11 am!

We will be closed on the following days this summer:
August 9, and September 4 - 6.

In the meantime...if you haven't already, enjoy this fun, virtual tour (scroll down)!

Fondly,
Miss Anne & Miss Bonnie
Can't Make it in...Browse Our Virtual Book Shelf!
Let's Take It Outside!
Storytime for children ages 0-5 and caregiver

Thursdays, July 22, 29 & Aug 5 | 11 am
Grace Episcopal Church, 300 Westminster St., Providence

Bring a blanket and join Miss Anne for an outdoor storytime. We will read some stories and enjoy some favorite rhythms and rhymes. We'll even have a surprise activity for you to take with you! Registration is required and seating is limited. Please register.
Summer Reading Is ON!
Read, discover, explore and play this summer with Passport to Summer Learning and our Summer Reading challenge! 

This summer's theme is "My Rhode Island." Share with us your unique Rhode Island experiences and take part in our weekly themes like RI Legends and Mysteries, RI Black History, The Narragansett and Wampanoag peoples, RI History and Government, our native wildlife, our ocean and bay, food and gardens. Log into our summer reading site at pvd.beanstack.org to register or update your account.

Read for at least 20 minutes each day and log into Beanstack to record your minutes. Meet your daily reading goal for the week and you will be entered to win a prize! There will be fun activities and challenges too!

We are excited to bring back our Takeaway Bags again this summer! Each Monday, through August 16, we will feature a bag matching the weekly theme for "My Rhode Island." The bag will have materials, instructions, resources and a free book! Supplies are limited so don't forget to stop by!
Grab 'N Go Maker Bags are Back!
We will feature a new maker bag each week through August 16 while supplies last. Stop by the Children's Room to pick up the bag which will provide materials and instructions for a variety of projects like a hemp and bead bracelet, design your own t-shirt, make a God's Eye, tissue paper collage, painting techniques, and many more. These bags are designed for children aged 6 and up, but younger children would enjoy them too with a little help from an adult or older sibling.
OUR LATEST BOOK LIST!!

Here are some great new titles to keep you cool in the shade!
"Check them out!"
IF YOU COULD SEE US NOW!!
We can't wait for you to come and see us now that our upper 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!!

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