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Weekly Summer Reading Challenge
Fox Point Library - Children’s Area 90 Ives Street, Providence, RI, United StatesStop by Fox Point Library anytime on Mondays for the weekly summer reading challenge! Complete the weekly challenge for a prize! Kids of all ages are welcome!
Providence Talks Playgroup
Washington Park Library - Children’s Area 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin us for a free playgroup focused on language development and school readiness. Providence Talks Groups are designed for parents and their children ages 1 to 3.5 years old. The group of eight weeks includes fun activities, story time, playtime, music, activities and free books. For more information, and to sign up for this playgroup […]
LIHEAP Heating Assistance Information
Smith Hill Library - Adult Area 31 Candace Street, Providence, RI, United StatesNeed help paying your heating bills? You may be eligible for LIHEAP assistance. LIHEAP helps income-eligible households pay their heating bills, offers weatherization services, and can assist in heating crisis situations. Staff […]
Art Adventures
Smith Hill Library - Children's Area 31 Candace Street, Providence, RI, United StatesLearn about Different Artists and try your hand at using different materials and making your own art.
Newspaper
Wanskuck Library - Children’s Area 1 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI, United StatesCome help us write our community newspaper! Join our 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 the support […]
Video Game Club
Knight Memorial Library - Teen Area 1 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesLet’s laugh and play with friends! Come and join the Video Game Community Club for a fun hour of video games and be the champion of games. For tweens & teens ages 10+. For more info, contact Benny at bnguyen@clpvd.org.
Move It Mondays!
Washington Park Library - Outside 1316 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United StatesDue to the ever changing weather, we are MOVING our Monday program from Pickleball to MOVE IT MONDAYS! Some weeks, it may still be pickleball, others it may be indoor dancing, yoga, jumping jacks, who knows?!? Join us every week to find out what's in store for you!
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, and heat presses for fabric and mugs. To participate, simply follow these steps: 1. First, we encourage you to request a training […]
Storytime
Rochambeau Library - Children's Area 1 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin us for storytime at the Rochambeau library! This is a weekly storytime that is open to kids of all ages and their caregivers. Each week we will read ~3 books and sing several songs. If the weather is nice we will meet on the back patio! This storytime begins promptly at 10:00 am and the exact […]
Meadow Makers at Davis Park
Davis Park Community Garden corner of Chalkstone Avenue and Oakland Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesAre you interested in getting first-hand experience growing a meadow with native plants? Volunteer with us at the Davis Park Community Garden! Together we will continue the transformation of what […]
Bilingual Songs & Stories with Josefina Callender
Wanskuck Library - Children’s Area 1 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI, United StatesUno dos tres, led by Josefina Callender, is an opportunity to play and interact with a host of songs and stories in Spanish. Josefina, a performer and educator who hails from Argentina, will delight her audience in this interactive story time, accompanied by guitar, ukulele and charango. Come to Uno, dos, tres, and experience this […]