Visit this page to find out the latest news about Providence Community Library, information about our Friends groups, community partners as well as views and comments on current events and stories that impact the library. Please check back often - we'll continue to send you a short, succinct summary in the form of a newsletter.
Everyplace Makerspace @ the Mobile Library
Tuesdays, 1:30PM - 4:00PM Webster Avenue School, 191 Webster Ave.
Thursdays (except July 4), 1:30PM - 4:00PM Frank D. Spaziano School, 85 Laurel Hill
Fridays 9:00 - noon Mary Fogarty School, 199 Oxford Street; 1:30PM - 4:00PM Broad Street entrance @ Roger Williams Park
PCL celebrated its tenth birthday on Monday, July 1 in the same way it celebrated its first day in 2009 - with parties around the neighborhoods. Library users, staff, PCL Board members, Friends and guests assembled at 4:30PM at every location to enjoy cake and lemonade. The festivities are just the start of a special year for PCL and more events are planned.
What could motivate a child more to read every day over the summer than a bag full of exciting new books to take home and keep? PCL is piloting a free book giveaway to school students to provide additional motivation to read every day during the summer vacation.
Social Justice Story Time, ages 5-9
Tuesday, June 25 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Rochambeau Library
Annual Yard Sale: Friends of Mt. Pleasant
Saturday, June 22, 2019 8:30am to 2:30pm
Mount Pleasant Library
Cheese Making Demonstration
Saturday, June 22 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Knight Memorial Library
PCL is excited to host Summer Afterzone PVD Young Makers Camps in partnership with the Providence After School Alliance (PASA). Camps will take place at Olneyville, Rochambeau, South Providence and Wanskuck in two sessions:
Session #1: Monday - Friday, July 8 – July 19 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Session #2: Monday - Friday July 22 – August 22 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
The theme of this year's summer reading program is A Universe of Stories - an inspiring title for readers of all ages! PCL has worked with the City of Providence and several partner organizations to create more than 400 fun learning activities and free performances which are designed to encourage students to start reading - and keep reading - all summer long. We want children to enjoy reading and become lifelong readers!
Long Story Short: Art & Education at New Urban Arts
Thursday, June 20 6:00PM - 7:30PM
South Providence Library
Join Professor Susan Smulyan of Brown University on Thursday, June 20 at South Providence Library for the last presentation in the Long Story Short series, as she explores the connections between art and education in the South Providence neighborhood. Enjoy the evening and bring the family - pizza and homework help is available for school age children!
PCL is pleased to announce that Knight Memorial Library will remain open all summer! Due to recent upgrades to the historic building, the library will remain open to the public during the warmest weeks of the year. PCL began an extensive, multistage renovation of Knight Memorial in 2018, which includes updates to mechanical and electrical systems required to support the eventual installation of a full HVAC system throughout the building.
The First Amendment and the Free Press
Wednesday, June 26 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Olneyville Library
Can YOU name the Five Freedoms protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution? According to a recent survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, more than a third of Americans cannot name a single one.
