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Event Series Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Sensory Friendly Storytime! (Ages 0—5)

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

Join us for sensory-friendly storytime designed for children of all abilities! It involves stories, songs, movement, and therapeutic play. All participants will have access to fidget toys, visuals, and other supports throughout the program. This eight—week session will run on Tuesdays from March 12th—April 30th.      

STEAM Workshops with Wheeler

Wanskuck Library 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join 8th grade students from the Wheeler School in STEAM workshops. You may participate in as many or as few of the following activities as you like. Story Boarding: Create an ending to a story given to you, or a story you want to create! Mixing Colors: Learn about color theory while having fun with […]

Bilingual Storytime – Hora de cuentos bilingüe

Washington Park Library - Children’s Area 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United States

A bilingual program for kids of all ages and their families! Come enjoy stories, songs, and games in English and Spanish with Ms. Kaia. ¡Un programa bilingüe para niños de todas las edades y sus familias! Vengan a disfrutar de cuentos, canciones, y juegos en español e inglés con Ms. Kaia.

Event Series Newspaper

Newspaper

Wanskuck Library - Children’s Area 1 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI, United States

Come help us write our community newspaper! Join our after school youth in writing about your favorite books, what's happening in your neighborhood, and our collective dreams for the future. Writing not your thing? All good newspapers need a comics section! This activity is aimed at school aged participants, but younger children can join with […]

CRAFTERNOONS! Tardes Artesenales!

Olneyville Library - Children's Area 1 Olneyville Square, Providence, RI, United States

CRAFTERNOONS! Tardes Artesenales! Stop in and make a craft w/ Ms. Toni/ Visítanos y haz una manualidad con la Sra. Toni. Every Tuesday/ Cada Martes 3:00-4:00pm Par mas informacion habla con Toni /For more information please call Toni (401)421-4084 x4302

Event Series After School Clubs!

After School Clubs!

Rochambeau Library - Children's Area 1 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join us Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for our after school club activities! Tuesday - Lego Club. Build and play with Legos. Wednesday - Coloring Club. Enjoy a relaxing activity on our low-tech day. Thursday - Maker Cart. Use our supplies to create something right out of your own imagination.

Event Series Youth Maker Studio

Youth Makerspace Studio

Knight Memorial Library - Teen Area 1 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Attention young makers! Come work with our teen leaders and learn about using different tools for creative projects, including vinyl cutting, sewing, 3D design, laser cutting, coding robots, and more.  (recommended for ages 10+)

Event Series Building Club

Building Club

Smith Hill Library - Children's Area 31 Candace Street, Providence, RI, United States

Kids! Hear stories about different kinds of buildings and use of all the library’s different building supplies (Legos, Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, and more) to make your own structures.

Event Series Anime Club

Anime Club

Washington Park Library - Children’s Area 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United States

Anime Club is moving to Tuesdays! Join us to watch anime, discuss your favorites, and discover new shows. Recommended for ages 10+. For more information, please contact Kaia at 401-781-3136 or email kheimer-bumstead@clpvd.org.

Seed Starting with Rhody Grows Hope

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

Join us for a seed starting workshop with Rhody Grows Hope!  Rhody Grows Hope is a container gardening program that repurposes various types of recyclables as gardening space to grow food.

Event Series Conversations Book Club

Conversations Book Club

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

Join the conversation every month to talk about books featuring authors and characters from marginalized groups. We meet virtually on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Copies of the latest book are on display and available to check out from the Mount Pleasant Library. Register for the upcoming discussion through Eventbrite to get […]

Death Café with Jay Davani (RSVP Required)

South Providence Library - Community Room 441 Prairie Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Death is universal but how different communities + cultures deal with it is unique. Join us for a rare conversation. Community Libraries of Providence — Death Café — a doorway into shared exploration. WHAT IS A DEATH CAFÉ? It’s a guided group discussion forum where people come together to talk openly + candidly about the […]