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Southeast Asian Cultural Cooking Workshop
Thursday, November 16 4:00PM to 5:15PM
Smith Hill Library
Join Eve Keobounthanh for a Southeast Asian Cultural Cooking Workshops. Learn how to make a variety of Southeast Asian foods and how cooking is an important part of the culture and tradition of Southeast Asia.
PCL provides materials, services and programs for many library users whose first language is Spanish. This month, we are launching two workshop series, Como Hablar Exitosamente en Publico (How to Speak Successfully in Public) at Knight Memorial Library and Clases de Computación Básica en Español (Basic Computer Skills in Spanish) at South Providence Library.
November is National Picture Book Month and Knight Memorial Library has launched a fabulous contest to celebrate it! Kids and youth in grades 4-12 are invited to select a new or favorite picture book (Ms Allison or Ms Melissa can supply suggestions), reimagine the cover in any medium and submit the new design at Knight Memorial by November 29. Winners will have their art framed and displayed at the library and receive a $25 gift card to a store of their choice.
Once again, PCL is delighted to help support the Buy Nothing Day Coat Exchange. This event has been taking place at sites around Rhode Island for the last 20 years, encouraging people to donate new and used, warm coats and top layer clothing to others who need them at this chilly time of year. Here's how you can help!
The Library Friends of Knight Memorial Library invite everyone to a neighborhood celebration of the reopening of the library building at 275 Elmwood Avenue on Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00PM.The Knight Memorial building closed temporarily in late July for essential repairs and upgrades. Come and shop fresh and world produce at the last Sankofa Market of the season on the library's lawn, then pick up some gently used bargains at the Friends' book shop. Neighborhood leaders have been invited. We hope you can come!
PCL is once again supporting the annual Write Rhode Island short fiction competition for youth with a workshop at Wanskuck Library on November 15. Read more about the workshop and competition here.
Saturday, November 4
Rochambeau Library
Are YOU ready to tee off to raise funds for youth programming? We'll be playing golf, rain or shine on November 4 - INSIDE the library!
PCL wants to know what you think! We have compiled a short survey to find out what we are doing well and what we could do better in terms of our materials, programs, services, hours and other issues. We will use the responses to inform our strategic planning process and help us to chart a course for the future. It takes just 10 minutes to complete!
Our staff know that young library users love Halloween, so we always make the Library a special place to enjoy spooky stories, goulish games, crazy crafts and costumes, and, of course, candy! Here's a handy rundown of PCL's Halloween happenings this season.
At Knight Memorial, 275 Elmwood Avenue
Halloween Bingo
Come play a spooky game of bingo and win free books and candy!
Monday, October 30 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Brent Runyon was unable to attend September's Annual Meeting, so recently, PCL Board members Patricia Raub and Kendra Brewster visited Brent, who is Providence Preservation Society's Executive Director, with his 2017 PCL "Library Champion" award.
