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The BIG Fall Book Sale
October 21- 26
Rochambeau Library
This is a BIG sale - 20,000 books, sorted by volunteers, priced to take home. $1 - children's books are 50 cents. Proceeds benefit programs and acquisitions at Rochambeau Library/Providence Community Library.
Neighborhood Comics Fest
Saturday, November 2, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Mount Pleasant Library
Not going to Comic Con on November 2? Then drop into Mount Pleasant Library for the third annual Neighborhood Comics Fest, a free, family event! There will be lots to see and do as local artists, librarians, and educators host creative, hands-on sessions; fun activity booths; and a comic book giveaway. Feel free to dress in costume as your favorite character!
Mind in the Making
Thursdays, October 17 - December 12, 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Olneyville Library
La Feria del Libro y las Artes de Providence, PCL's signature bilingual Spanish/English book and arts festival, will take place on Saturday, November 9 (10am-5pm) at Providence College. Activities include author appearances, book readings and signings, storytelling and creative writing workshops, cultural performances, art exhibits and short film screenings.
We are excited to announce that PCL cardholders now have access to Hoopla. Wherever you are, home or afar, borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows on your computer, tablet, phone or TV!
PCL library card holders who sign up for Hoopla will be able to check out 3 items per month.
Me & U-kelele
Mondays, starting September 16, 10:30AM
Olneyville Library
Wednesdays, Starting September 18, 10:00AM
Mount Pleasant Library
Thursdays, starting September 12, 10:00AM
...A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities and then its heartland, leaving nothing but an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water...
Join a nationwide reading experience!
Join us as we celebrate the art, cultures and heritage of our vibrant and diverse Latinx communities during Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15).
PCL has been selected to participate in Libraries Lead with Digital Skills, an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Public Library Association (PLA), sponsored by Grow with Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity initiative.
We will use the funding to hold 4 Google Digital Skills workshops at Smith Hill Library in September with refreshments & giveaways at each event!
Laser Cutting Workshops (for Adults)
Mondays in September, 6:00PM -8:00PM
Mount Pleasant Library
Mystery Bag Mondays: Games, Puzzles, & Brainteasers
Mondays from September 9, 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Washington Park Library
