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Virtual Edible Book Festival
Submit your entries: May 4 - May 17
Enter our Edible Book Festival with a tasty representation of a book or character.
What is an edible book?
It's an edible creation that can look like a book, be a pun on the book title, refer to a character, or have something to do with books!
How does the Virtual Edible Book Festival work?
April is a special time of the year at PCL, as many staff are poetry lovers and even poets themselves!
To engage our adult patrons, librarians will offer a social media-based program throughout the month of April, #ProvidenceCommunityPoetry. Staff will provide occasional writing prompts as well as suggestions of favorite poets and their work. Check out our Facebook page for these posts!
You donated because you care, and we thank you.
One hundred and five library supporters gave a total of $6,410 to Providence Community Library on 401 Gives Day, April 1. We were thrilled at your generosity, which we deeply appreciate in these challenging times. Your willingness to give is what makes our mission possible, and we will, as always, make every dollar count.
Thank you again!
If you have, thank you. If you haven't, there's still time to do so, and it is vitally important that you do. Information from the Census provides Rhode Island with $3.8 billion in funds every year from the federal government. These funds support healthcare, schools, roads, housing, libraries, the environment, and many services and programs in communities across the state.
We simply need to spend more time together.
That’s the message from you, our valued library users. That’s why we’re asking you for your help to tell Mayor Elorza and the Providence City Council that Providence deserves #MoreHoursforPCL!
PCL needs additional funds to expand its hours during the week and on weekends in order to provide the much-needed services and programs requested by residents across the City.
There are four ways to help:
Gentle Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation
Continuing Thursdays, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Fox Point Library
Black History Month -Saturday Movie Selection - "Black and Blue"
Saturday, February 29 3:00PM to 5:45PM
Knight Memorial Library
Our annual Pequenos Autores Bilingues competition invites kids aged 7-12 to write an original, illustrated story in English and Spanish and present it in book format. Prizes are offered in in two age categories: 7 to 9 and 10 to 12 and the winners will be announced at our Día de Los Niños/ Día De Los Libros celebration at Knight Memorial Library on Saturday, April 25, 3:00PM - 5:00PM.
Here are three picks from Smith Hill's February line up for youth, focusing on art and expression, online safety and Black History Month celebration. There are lots more programs suitable for all ages to choose from, visit the calendar to find out more!
Mind in the Making
Tuesday, March 3 & 10, 10AM
Olneyville Library
