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Poetry Out Loud
Rhode Island Poetry Out Loud 2022 finalists recite classic poems at the Athenæum’s annual poetry event dedicated to the memory of Charles and Deborah Philbrick…
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EX LIBRIS: Central Park
With more than 800 sprawling green acres in the middle of one of the world’s densest cities, Central Park is an urban masterpiece. Designed in…
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Membership Library Spotlight: The Folio Seattle
This program is reserved for members of the Providence Athenæum or another membership library. The youngest organization in the Membership Libraries Group, Folio Seattle is…
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EX LIBRIS: Shouting from the Archives
The John Carter Brown Library, an independent institution located on the campus of Brown University, has held one of the world’s outstanding collections of 15th-19th-century…
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Membership Library Spotlight: Cincinnati’s Mercantile Library
This program is reserved for members of the Providence Athenæum or another membership library. Predating the Providence Athenæum by one year, the Mercantile Library in…
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EX LIBRIS: Azar Nafisi
What is the role of literature in an era when one political party wages continual war on writers and the press? What is the connection…
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EX LIBRIS: The Words That Made Us
When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of 30 years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But…
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EX LIBRIS: The Salem Witch Trials
More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials, the personal tragedies and grievous wrongs that occurred still provoke reflection as we continue to reckon…
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EX LIBRIS: Michael Pollan
For the past 30 years, bestselling author Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect:…
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EX LIBRIS: Begin Again
Named one of the best books of the year by Time, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune, Begin Again by Princeton University’s Eddie S.…
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EX LIBRIS: A Defense of Truth
Trolls. Disinformation. Canceling. Conspiracy theories. If America’s grasp on reality seems to be under attack, that’s because it is. Epistemic warfare – the use of…
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Annual Meeting
Members are invited to join us for a review of last fiscal year and Board of Directors elections.
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