EX LIBRIS: Covered with Night
In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois) and […]
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Poetry Out Loud
Rhode Island Poetry Out Loud 2023 finalists recite classic poems at the Athenæum’s annual poetry event dedicated to the memory of Charles and Deborah Philbrick […]
EX LIBRIS: Orwell
Over seventy years since his premature death, George Orwell has become one of the most significant figures in western literature. His two dystopian masterpieces, Animal […]
The Public’s Voice
The Public’s Radio’s Ian Donnis moderates a panel discussion about the 2024 Election, the potential threat to American democracy, and other hot topics. Panelists include […]
Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night
Save the date for the Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night at the Athenæum! Join us for an entertaining potpourri of the recent independent film […]
EX LIBRIS: Belongings, Archives, & Indigenizing Design
Executive Director of Tomaquag Museum, Lorén Spears, Narragansett, will share the history of the museum as well, as strategies around decolonizing and Indigenizing museum policies […]
Athenæum Pub Quiz!
The library's popular pub quiz with Quizmaster Jonathan Migliori returns! Come test your trivia and general knowledge chops in the library after dark. Teams can […]
EX LIBRIS: Beaverland
In Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, Leila Philip explores how this amazing animal has played an outsized role in American history and can […]
EX LIBRIS: A Librarian’s Legacy
Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She ran the Morgan Library for forty-three years - initially […]
Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night
Save the date for the Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night at the Athenæum! Join us for an entertaining potpourri of the recent independent film […]
EX LIBRIS: Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester has long been a font of far-reaching, deep-digging, and sometimes delightfully arcane knowledge: from the stories of all-but-forgotten men who shaped civilization to […]
Athenæum Pub Quiz!
The library's popular pub quiz with Quizmaster Jonathan Migliori returns! Come test your trivia and general knowledge chops in the library after dark. Teams can […]
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