http://www.provlib.org/blog/events/providence-375-exhibit-opening-reception-lecture-phoebe-s-bean-saving-type-face-printers-and- en Family History Workshop Series http://www.provlib.org/blog/family-history-workshop-series <p>Is it too early to start planning for 2014? &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/family-history-workshop-series" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/family-history-workshop-series#comments events family history genealogy workshops Rhode Island Red Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:08:00 +0000 kwells 4712 at http://www.provlib.org Cutting up Documents for Fun and Profit http://www.provlib.org/blog/cutting-documents-fun-and-profit <p>If anyone makes a special collections horror movie, this would undoubtedly be one of the scariest villains: <a href="http://pplspcoll.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/2013-11-20-07-39-36.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4302" src="http://pplspcoll.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/2013-11-20-07-39-36.jpg?w=584" alt="autograph scraps" width="584" height="438" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/cutting-documents-fun-and-profit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/cutting-documents-fun-and-profit#comments Special Collections Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:43:27 +0000 jgoffin 4690 at http://www.provlib.org Harold Mason Photograph Collection http://www.provlib.org/blog/harold-mason-photograph-collection <p><em>This is a guest post from Fall 2013 intern, Jessica Lemieux. &nbsp;Jessica is currently in the MLIS program at Simmons College in Boston. &nbsp;</em></p><p>Recently processed and now available in the Rhode Island Collection - The Harold Mason Photograph Collection!</p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/harold-mason-photograph-collection" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/harold-mason-photograph-collection#comments architecture doorways photographs Rhode Island Collection Rhode Island Rhode Island history Rhode Island Red Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:03:39 +0000 kwells 4687 at http://www.provlib.org Forbes Theatre Handbills http://www.provlib.org/blog/forbes-theatre-handbills <p>Sometimes when you work in an archive you find undiscovered treasures when you least expect it. &nbsp;There is ALWAYS a backlog of uncataloged materials in every archive and my team of trusty volunteers and I are in process of getting our backlog identified and ready to be cataloged. &nbsp;Last week one of the volunteers who has been working on sorting and identifying original materials from some clippings files "discovered" an little treasure trove of theatre handbills.<p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/forbes-theatre-handbills" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/forbes-theatre-handbills#comments Archives Forbes Theatre Handbills Rhode Island Theatre Theatre history Rhode Island Red Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:37:26 +0000 kwells 4671 at http://www.provlib.org Kennedy Assassination Remembered http://www.provlib.org/blog/kennedy-assassination-remembered <p>Sometimes you meet a library patron and it's amazing what stories you hear. &nbsp;For the past few weeks, I've been working with Rhode Islander Steve J. Caminis to highlight his memories and collected memorabilia related to the assassination and funeral of President John F. Kennedy. &nbsp;The 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death falls on November 22nd and Mr. Caminis was interested in sharing his experience with our library community. &nbsp; &nbsp;So we created a <a href="http://www.provlib.org/exhibitions/kennedy-assassination-remembered" target="_blank">digital exhibit</a>.<p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/kennedy-assassination-remembered" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/kennedy-assassination-remembered#comments Assassination exhibition John F. Kennedy magazines newspapers Rhode Island Rhode Island Red Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:21:15 +0000 kwells 4661 at http://www.provlib.org Women in Rhode Island http://www.provlib.org/blog/women-rhode-island <p>In anticipation of the <a href="http://www.provlib.org/events/50-years-later-feminine-mystique" target="_blank">PPL panel &amp; conversation in acknowledgement of the anniversary of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique </a>scheduled for Sunday, November 3rd, I thought that I'd showcase several items I recently pulled from the Rhode Island Collection related to women's civil rights.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/women-rhode-island" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/women-rhode-island#comments feminism Rhode Island Rhode Island history suffrage women women's history Rhode Island Red Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:54:23 +0000 kwells 4630 at http://www.provlib.org Cheers to Learning! http://www.provlib.org/blog/cheers-learning <p>The late fall and early winter are the times when most school-age children start looking forward to the holiday break; a time that I remember as being dedicated to adventuring outside, playing with friends, and spending lots of time on the computer, all while reveling in the fact that I was not "learning in school". It was only as an adult that I realized that time spent - fully engaged in the topics that I loved and enjoyed - actually represented some of the most formative educational experiences in my life.</p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/cheers-learning" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/cheers-learning#comments The Cyber Scriber Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:17:59 +0000 bleveillee 4626 at http://www.provlib.org Seances, Vampires and Ghosts, Oh My! http://www.provlib.org/blog/seances-vampires-and-ghosts-oh-my <p>Starting this evening, the Providence Public Library will be helping to host the <a href="http://www.film-festival.org/Horror_ri.php" target="_blank">RI International Horror Film Festival</a>. &nbsp;Getting into the spirit of the film festival and Halloween, here's a highlight of some or the Rhode Island Collection ghoulish works.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/u35/photo%203.JPG" alt="" width="400" height="604" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/seances-vampires-and-ghosts-oh-my" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/seances-vampires-and-ghosts-oh-my#comments ghosts hauntings mesmerism Rhode Island Collection Rhode Island history Rhode Island Red Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:25:37 +0000 kwells 4618 at http://www.provlib.org History Has a Scent http://www.provlib.org/blog/history-has-scent <p>Working in a special collections library I've often thought to myself, "If I just took a random book off the shelf, I'm sure it would be fascinating somehow." Here's a quick post to demonstrate that. On Tuesday, while preparing for one of our <a href="http://www.provlib.org/historic-library-tours">twice-monthly Library architectural tours</a>, I decided to put one of our whaling logbooks on display, so I turned to a shelf and pulled down a logbook I'd never opened before, the journal of the ship <em>Marcus</em>, which set out in 1844.<p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/history-has-scent" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/history-has-scent#comments Special Collections Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:04:08 +0000 jgoffin 4614 at http://www.provlib.org The STEM and the ROSE http://www.provlib.org/blog/stem-and-rose <p>Recently, a 19 year old was discussing going back to school after trying a year in the “working world”, after graduating high school.&nbsp; He already possessed a solid financial disciple, so returning to the classroom would not be an appetizer sampler, similar to the approach many young adults take heading out of high school.</p><p><a href="http://www.provlib.org/blog/stem-and-rose" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.provlib.org/blog/stem-and-rose#comments The Cyber Scriber Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:19:28 +0000 dgregory 4611 at http://www.provlib.org
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