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Get to Know Roger Williams

Fox Point Library - Main Area 90 Ives Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join park ranger, Sparkly Bryant as she discusses how Roger William's struggles in early colonial New England led to his establishing a place where all could worship as their conscience dictated without interference from the government.

Travels with Roger (Ages 8 – 11)

Mt. Pleasant Library - Children’s Area 1 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Park Ranger Sparkle Bryant will introduce kids to Roger Williams and his life’s work to gain religious freedom. Using a giant floor map, students follow Roger Williams’ travels across the landscape of Southeastern New England. Although the program is mainly history-based, it incorporates science, natural history, language arts, and geography! No registration is required.

The Fox Point Library History Book Group

Fox Point Library - Main Area 90 Ives Street, Providence, RI, United States

Our newest book group meets bi-monthly. This month we are reading, Carthage Must Be Destroyed: the Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization by Richard Miles:  Drawing on a wealth of new research, archaeologist, historian, and master storyteller Richard Miles resurrects the civilization that ancient Rome struggled so mightily to expunge. This monumental work charts […]

Roger Williams’ Providence

Mt. Pleasant Library 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Roger Williams took a big leap of faith when he left England to come to New World for a fresh start. Eventually banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for having new […]

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