Coloring & Cocoa
Rochambeau Library - Cafe 708 Hope Street, ProvidenceColoring & Cocoa for adults in our café area! Come hang out and de-stress every Friday!
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Makerspace Open Studio for Adults
Rochambeau Library - Studio 708 Hope Street, ProvidenceDo you have your own creative project in mind? We have makerspace equipment that might be useful! We offer access to Silhouette and Cricut cutting machines, sewing machines, sublimation printing, a Glowforge laser cutter, Wacom drawing tablets, a button/pin maker, and heat presses for fabric and mugs. To participate, simply follow these steps: 1. First, we encourage […]
Arts & Crafts
Fox Point Library - Children’s Area 90 Ives Street, ProvidenceStop in on Friday afternoons for arts & crafts! Coloring, structured/themed crafts, and grab-n-go crafts offered. Children of all ages are welcome!
Canva for Your Business (Drop-In Canva Help)
Knight Memorial Library - Entrepreneurship Center 275 Elmwood Avenue, ProvidenceDrop-In Canva Help (Ideal for business owners, entrepreneurs, and artists). Canva skills taught at all levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). No registration needed.
Upcycle Sewing
Wanskuck Library - MakerSpace 233 Veazie Street, ProvidenceJoin us each Friday for open studio sewing. Sewing machines and all supplies are provided!
Kids Coloring Club (KCC)
Knight Memorial Library - Teen Area 1 275 Elmwood Avenue, ProvidenceSchool getting you stressed? Join our Kids Coloring Club (KCC). We supply the artist-quality crayons, pencils and pens and coloring pages, to spark your creativity. Just drop by and color your stress away.
Spectacular Snakes
Wanskuck Library 233 Veazie Street, ProvidenceJoin us for a visit from The Reptile Nook! Spectacular Snakes will be here at the library. Thank you to the Friends of Wanskuck Library for sponsoring this event.
Model Building Workshop
Smith Hill Library - Community Room 31 Candace Street, ProvidenceKids and Teens! Join us as we build plastic model soldiers, airplanes, cars, tanks and more! Registration recommended, as supplies are limited! Únase a nosotros mientras construimos soldados modelo de plástico, ¡aviones, autos, tanques y más!
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Youth Gardening 101 Workshops
Youth Gardening 101 Workshops
Washington Park Library - Outside 1316 Broad Street, ProvidenceJoin Melissa from 15 Minute Fields Trips for six after school workshops all on Gardening 101! Learn the basics on topics like regrowing food scraps, mini greenhouses, saving seeds, sharing seeds, composting and storing herbs! Open to all ages! Lots of fun art activities and raffle prizes each week. SIX 90 MINUTE WORKSHOPS from March […]
Virtual Model Building – Airfix airplane Starter Sets
Smith Hill Library - Online 31 Candace Street, ProvidenceMr. Alan of Smith Hill Library looks at an Airfix Starter Set and a Gift Set. One is of the Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vc, and the other is a Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3. Both are in 1/72 scale and come with paint and cement. https://youtu.be/Zp48NN0GAPQ
Story and Activity – Buddy the Butterfly: The Flight to Hope
Smith Hill Library - Children's Area 31 Candace Street, ProvidenceCollege student Emily Dunford presents a reading of her story, Buddy The Butterfly: The Flight to Hope. There will be a fun activity for kids following the reading. Emily says, “I wrote it as a way to explain hope to children in a way that they can understand as well as a story that is easy […]