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Providence Public Library receives $700K in federal funding

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library received $700,000 in federal funding for building upgrades and community space improvements, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Rep....

Hasbro launches $500M bond deal

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. launched a $500 million bond deal Wednesday as it raises debt for the first time since 2019.  The toymaker is selling...
BUSINESS 101: The Providence Public Library will hold a workshop on May 4 on planning and owning a business. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Editor’s Choice: Providence Library to hold business planning workshop 


EDITOR’S CHOICE Providence library to hold business planning workshop THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC Library will hold a workshop as part of its Small Business Series....
TECH TALK: Lina Bravo, right, digital equity and learning coordinator at the Providence Public Library, assists Wathira Nganga, who is visiting Providence from New Jersey, at one of the library’s computer stations.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Groups poised to start R.I.’s Digital Equity Plan

While the internet may seem unavoidable – even crucial – in day-to-day life, just 80% of Rhode Island residents have a laptop or desktop...
TEST RUN: Jorge Reyes of Providence displays pastries called pastelitos at the Culinary Hub of Providence – CHOP – a workforce training restaurant that’s due to open this spring in the Providence Public Library. Reyes is in the early stages of culinary ­training.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Building restaurant in Providence library is far from by the book

These days, it’s not so silent in the Providence Public Library. And PPL isn’t unique in that regard – while libraries haven’t completely abandoned quiet...

Providence Public Library graduates first class of Microsoft Excel program

PROVIDENCE – Sixteen Rhode Island residents recently graduated from a Providence Public Library pilot program offering free Microsoft Excel and English-language training. The class, Microsoft Excel Work Readiness...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Jack Martin

1. What do you see as the library’s role in supporting Providence’s workforce and community? I see PPL as a changemaker in both the library...
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Hope & Main’s Nourish Our Neighbors program a hit, especially during...

With Giving Tuesday still in the public consciousness, and the holiday season making all of us aware of why we reach out to neighbors...

BankNewport awards $505,000 in grants to 45 R.I. organizations in Q2

NEWPORT – BankNewport awarded more than $505,000 in grants to 45 organizations throughout Rhode Island that focus on areas of need during the second...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Guitar Festival will hold its fundraiser concert and silent auction on July 15 at the Providence Public Library, pictured. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Philanthropy Calendar, July 5, 2023

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
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