These nonprofit libraries function similarly to municipally run libraries, often receiving substantial local funding. While some independent libraries remain, others have been integrated into ...

Providence Public Library (PPL) officially turns 150 years old this year and has already begun celebratory activities. In a happy coincidence, the date of the charter that PPL operates under today is ...

At it’s most basic, Kimberly Akimbo tells the story of a sixteen-year-old girl who has a chromosomal disorder that makes her age rapidly. While that’s already an interesting premise, this musical goes ...

In early October, a new exhibition titled “‘Everywhere I Go’: Sketchbooks from Cyrus Highsmith” opened on the third floor of the Providence Public Library at the Joan T. Boghossian Gallery. The ...

The award-winning documentary "Slatersville: America's First Mill Village" is returning to Ocean State Media. Ocean State Media will air episodes six, seven, and eight of the 11-part series on ...

The Providence Public Library hosted an online workshop Jan. 14 to spark community discussion on climate change and its varying impacts on people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. The webinar ...