Chess Club
Washington Park Library - Outside 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin Sam as we learn and play chess! For ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check out Sam's Tips and Tricks on our YouTube page!
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Coloring & Cocoa
Rochambeau Library - Cafe 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United StatesColoring & Cocoa for adults in our café area! Come hang out and de-stress every Friday!
Makerspace Open Studio for Adults
Rochambeau Library - Studio 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United StatesDo 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 […]
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Mindful Movement
Mindful Movement
Rochambeau Library - Community Room 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United StatesAre you overloaded by daily stimuli? Saying yes to too many things? Do you sometimes wish to pause and simply be? Mindful Movement is an experiential blend of principles of Alexander Technique, reiki, elastic stretch and playful movement to evoke joy and wonder. Our time together will encompass a guided body mapping lie down, further individual interior […]
Arts & Crafts
Fox Point Library - Children’s Area 90 Ives Street, Providence, RI, United StatesStop 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, Providence, RI, United StatesDrop-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, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin us each Friday for open studio sewing. Sewing machines and all supplies are provided!
Author Story time- A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
Rochambeau Library - Children's Area 1 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United StatesPicture book reading and signing by Author Meghana Narayan! Amaya was born on a winter night--and every experience and memory since then has become a part of who she is. She is a little bit of Mama and her Indian heritage and little bit of Papa whose mother left everything she knew in China for […]
Youth Book Club: “The Lost Library Book”
Wanskuck Library 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin us in reading and discussing The Lost Library Book by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, the 2024 Annual Kids Reading Across Rhode Island Book! Participants will receive a free copy of the book (while copies last), meetings happen in the children's room or outside (weather permitting) 3:30pm Fridays in May.
Model Building Workshop
Smith Hill Library - Community Room 31 Candace Street, Providence, RI, United StatesKids 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!
Imagination Takes Flight: Shadow Puppets with Cathren Housley
Washington Park Library - Children’s Area 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin artist Cathren Housley to learn how to make shadow puppets and let your imagination take flight! Recommended for ages 8+.
Switch It Up
Mt. Pleasant Library - Teen Room 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesMario Kart, Smash Bros, Zelda: Breath of the Wild… Play these games and more on the library’s Nintendo Switch! We have multiple handsets and adapters so you can challenge your friends but feel free to bring your own controller! The Switch can connect with up to 8 controllers at once. Ages 10 and up. No […]