Press Release

The Annual Citywide Summer Learning Initiative Kicks Off This Week

Providence Community Library (PCL) is introducing new, scheduled hours on Monday, October 19.  Knight Memorial, Mount Pleasant and Rochambeau, PCL’s three larger libraries, will close on Fridays but will continue to provide curbside pick-up services during afternoon hours and outdoor WiFi access on that day. On Saturdays, the same three libraries will open for longer hours, in response to a clear public demand expressed during a recent public advocacy campaign.

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Annual citywide summer learning initiative for 11,000 Providence K - 5 school children will kick off on June 22

Come as Yourself or in Costume to This Free Community Event!
 

The One-Day Event features more than 20 Authors, Artists, Performers and Speakers

Fifty brave library supporters will Rappel for PCL this Saturday!

Through Kanopy and Kanopy Kids, Patrons Will Have Access to more than 30,000 Films, For Free
 

Providence Community Library (PCL) y Bibliotecas sin Fronteras (BSF) se asociarán para proporcionar servicios directos a los residentes Olneyville ya que utilizan la lavandería local, explore el mercado de pulgas, esperan en el estación de buses, y regrese a su hogar en el fraccionamiento Manton Heights. La Iniciativa de Legal Literacy se esfuerza por llevar los servicios de la biblioteca y los recursos legales a lugares cotidianos frecuentados por los residentes y proporciona ayuda con los asuntos de preocupación constante.

Providence Community Library (PCL) will eliminate overdue fines on all materials in its children's and young adult collections from June 25. Additionally, $37,000 in existing fines on juvenile cards will be waived on June 25, creating a clean slate for young library users, removing barriers to future borrowing and encouraging greater participation in library activities. Lost materials continue to be subject to replacement charge for the time being. PCL is also reducing overdue fines on DVD materials for adult cardholders from one dollar to twenty cents a day.

Grant Provides Equipment for Bigger Classes and New Projects

The Zennovation Fund at United Way of Rhode Island (UWRI) has awarded Providence Community Library (PCL) a grant of $5,000 to purchase Virtual Reality (VR) equipment for use at its nine neighborhood locations. The grant will allow more than 20 students to interact simultaneously with VR technology, enable PCL to expand its VR project, Virtual Providence and plan new VR ventures with other Rhode Island based partner organizations. The Zennovation Fund is advised by community leader, Lorne Adrain.  

Library’s Rappelling Fundraiser is a First for Rhode Island

Providence Community Library (PCL) has partnered with Over the Edge to bring a brand new event to the Ocean State this coming June. The fundraiser will feature an exciting opportunity for members of the public to rappel down the 12-story Regency Plaza building in downtown Providence and help raise $100,000 for the nine neighborhood locations of Rhode Island’s largest library system.

Providence Community Library (PCL) is pleased to announce that Knight Memorial Library will reopen to customers on October 23. The building, which is located at 275 Elmwood Avenue, closed temporarily in late July for essential repairs and upgrades. Services and programs will resume during normal scheduled hours, Monday to Friday. Knight Memorial will be closed Saturdays until the end of the year and South Providence Library will continue to offer Saturday hours until the end of 2017.

Visit PCL’s Summer Reading Page to See What’s Happening Today!

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The Neighborhood Library System’s New Leader Brings a Wealth of Experience to His New Role

The Board of Directors of Providence Community Library (PCL) has appointed Jeffrey Cannell, MLS, as its new Library Director. The announcement follows a rigorous selection process, which involved consultation of staff at all levels of the organization. Cannell, who was most recently Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Education at New York State Education Department, will take up his post in mid-July.

Providence Patrons Describe What their Neighborhood Library Means to Them – in their Own Words

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Donations Will Benefit Food Bank and Neighborhood Merchants Will Offer Special Deals and Prizes to Patrons

All Part of “Día Turns 20” Celebrations at Providence Community Library

Multi-talented artist Ildefonso “Poncho” Franco will lead a series of mask making and animation workshops in April at Providence Community Library (PCL). The program is connected to El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), an annual celebration of books and literacy for children of diverse backgrounds that takes place at the end of April. Poncho’s visit has been made possible by a $2,000 “Building STEAM with Día” grant from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Successful Applicants Will Develop Youth Programs and Learn Leadership Skills

The Providence Community Library (PCL) has named Eileen Dyer, Head of Collection Management Services, as Interim Library Director, and Sue Gibbs, PCL Business Director, as Interim Chief Operating Officer. The Library’s prior Executive Director recently left to become head of the Omaha, Nebraska library system. The PCL Board of Directors and Administration are engaged in a review of the library’s structure and organization, at the same time that the Board begins a search for a permanent Director.

Kids Who Take Part in PCL's Summer Reading Program Will Exchange Letters, Emails and Gifts With Children at the Kitengesa Community Library in Uganda