Upcoming Programs & Events

December 2020 -- News & Upcoming Events

In This Issue...

-- Exhibition Curator's Tour Online...The King Is Dead*

-- World AIDS Day Celebrated with "Art Project Rhode Island" at PPL

-- RI Covid-19 Archive Still Seeking Your Submissions!

-- Give the Gift of PPL this Holiday Season...with an Auditorium Seat Plaque!

-- NEW Resource for PPL cardholders! cloudLibrary

-- Join PPL/Trinity Knitting Circle Starting Up

-- Small Business Series...Sessions through January 16

-- Libraries Respond to Climate Change Upcoming Programs

-- Revised Library Hours during Two-week RI Pause

Our 2020 Exhibition & Program series The King Is Dead* -- which explores how we understand and use the news -- is officially under way! We invite you to take a virtual tour of The King Is Dead* exhibition with our exhibition curator -- PPL's Head Curator of Collections Jordan Goffin! Take Virtual Tour

Celebrate World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day Celebrated with "Art Project Rhode Island" at PPL

“Art Project Rhode Island” is a community exhibition in honor of World AIDS Day that will be on display at four locations around Providence Dec. 1- 20, including at PPL. AIDS Project Rhode Island (APRI) invited individuals living with and affected by HIV to express themselves freely through visual art as a way to acknowledge not only the impact HIV has had on all of us over the last 40 years, but also a tough year in which another pandemic has challenged us.

Artworks are paired with panels from the AIDS Quilt Rhode Island and on display in windows viewable by the public at PPL, Project Weber Renew, Trinity Repertory Company, and the Providence G.

A website that showcases the artworks launched December 1 at www.aidsprojectri.org/art.

Many pieces will be available for a donation through the website, with proceeds going back to the individual artists. Viewers also have the option of making a holiday donation to APRI to help sustain their services.

RI COVID Archive Continue to Seek your Contributions

Our RI COVID-19 Archive project continues to document the ways that the pandemic is affecting the everyday lives of Rhode Islanders. We waited in distanced lines to vote, children continued to learn virtually, and we celebrated Thanksgiving over Zoom. Even Santa is having to adapt! We encourage you to document your experience this holiday season -- What extra steps are you taking to keep your holidays safe? What are your greatest worries? What are you thankful for as we close out 2020?

The Archive currently has more than 700 contributions...consider adding yours today!

GIVE THE GIFT OF PPL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

Celebrate Your Loved One with an Auditorium Seat Plaque

If you are looking for that perfect gift while also supporting one of your favorite nonprofit organizations, look no further! For a gift of $250, you can celebrate your loved one with a seat plaque in PPL's newly and beautifully renovated Donald J. Farish Auditorium. You can even chose the seat! Learn more: www.provlib.org/auditorium-seats/.

Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change

PPL is pleased to be one of 25 libraries included in this ALA privately grant-funded pilot program to support libraries in the engagement of their communities in programs and conversations that address the climate crisis. Together, libraries will create a suite of free programming resources about the climate crisis that will be available to all libraries.

Beginning in January, PPL will offer programs for all ages, including workshops, book club, film screening & discussion, children's programming, and more. Mark your calendar and stay tuned here and at www.provlib.org for details on these upcoming programs and more.

January 14, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, via Zoom

Climate Change: Intersectionality of Environment and Identity Workshop

January 27, 7 - 8 pm, via Zoom

Nature of Things Book Club

February 25, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, via Zoom

Fire and Flood Film Discussion (registered participants will receive a code to view the film on their own time prior to this event)

Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change is a pilot program of the American Library Association.

PPL/Knitting Circle Starting Up!

Meet up on Zoom | 2nd Saturday of the month

The next meet-up of the PPL/Trinity Rep Knitting Circle is on December 12.

We’re gearing up for a Rhode Island inspired yarn bomb that will be installed in Kennedy Plaza in time for the Inauguration. We are knitting/crocheting simple squares (2 inches) and everyone is welcome to join us. Join the Facebook group.

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NEW!! cloudLibrary

We're happy to introduce a new resource! Now, with your PPL library card, you can enjoy cloudLibrary! You are sure to find your next good read with thousands of titles to choose from, and the option to browse through curated lists put together by PPL librarians. You can download the cloudLibrary app to your device (except Kindle) or it can be used on a browser. Check it out!

Small Business Workshop Series

Saturdays, 9:30 am - 12 pm | Via Zoom

These workshops are offered in conjunction with RI SCORE. Upcoming sessions:

Dec. 5 -- Show Me the Money (Part 2)

Accounting for the Small Business

Dec. 12 -- Grow Your Book of Business

Marketing for Start-ups and Established Businesses

Jan 9 -- Discovering your Business Model

Capture More Value for Your Business

Jan. 16 -- Writing a Business Plan

Writing a Business Plan that Reflects Your Business Model

2021 Creative Fellowship: Call for Proposals!

We're now accepting proposals for PPL's 2021 Creative Fellowship! The 2021 Fellowship and the 2021 Exhibition & Program Series have been postponed for six months. The new application due date is APRIL 1, 2021 and the timeline has been adjusted accordingly.

The 2021 Creative Fellow will create new, original work in the field of two-dimensional artwork or illustration related to the topic of Tomboys, as part of the Library’s 2021 Exhibition & Program Series.

View the full call for proposals.