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To celebrate Pride month, PCL librarians from Washington Park and Olneyville created this bingo card full of fun, uplifting activities.
Complete and enjoy as many of the activities as possible from the card, then tune in to Facebook Live on Monday, June 29, at 7:00 PM to see if you get bingo and win a reading-based prize!
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How to Use Zoom - A Short Course in Spanish
Escoja uno de estos dos horarios de clases:
Select one of these class options:
Miércoles, 5:30 – 7:00 pm, iniciando el 17 de Junio hasta el 1 de Julio
Wednesdays, June 17-July 1, 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Sábados, 9:30 – 11:00 am, iniciando el 20 de Junio hasta el 11 Julio
Saturdays, June 20 - July 11 9:30AM - 11:00AM
Join Providence Community Library’s PVD READS Book Club on Monday, July 13th at 6PM for a virtual, intergenerational book discussion of The Bridge Home, featuring the book’s author, Padma Venkatraman. The conversation will be moderated by Meagan Lenihan, Director of the Rhode Island Festival of Children’s Books and Authors, and co-hosted by Rhode Island Center for the Book and Providence Community Library.
The PVD Young Makers initiative has brought maker space tools and creativity to Providence libraries, transforming the traditional experience of library spaces for many local teens. Now the innovative maker team and its program partners have come up with a combination of safe, socially distanced summer challenges for middle and high school students to complete at home. Inside-Out Summer is a four-week-long, online program that offers a series of design challenges utilizing three learning pathways: 2D Design, 3D Design and Entrepreneurship.
The annual citywide summer learning initiative for 11,000 Providence K - 5 school children kicks off on June 22.
Not surprisingly, things are going to look a little different this year due to COVID-19.
The last few months haven't been easy. We at Providence Community Library have had to dig deep and come up with new ways to keep you educated, entertained and informed while the buildings are closed.
Turn your sofa into a safari adventure!
Who knew that PCL had so many multi-talented, creative and camera-ready media stars on staff? Watch this short video to get a taste of some of the fun, engaging and informative videos you can find on the PCL YouTube Channel!
When her library closed its doors due to COVID-19, Duongrattha Siv (known as Siv), clerk supervisor and sewing instructor at Mount Pleasant Library, turned her crafting skills to making sought-after, reusable cloth masks.
