Events

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Victorian Valentine Crafting
Sat, Feb 9,
2 pm – 3:30 pm

Mrs. Poe
Fri, Feb 15,
5 pm – 7 pm

PCFF Screenings!
Tue, Feb 19,
10:30 am – 2 pm

Bill Harley’s Stickeen
Wed, Feb 20,
6 pm – 8 pm

From Day to Day
Fri, Feb 22,
5 pm – 7 pm

RISD Illustration Stars
Sat, Feb 23,
2 pm – 3 pm

Shakespeare Recitation Competition
Sun, Feb 24,
1:30 pm – 3 pm

Dan Barry
Fri, Mar 1,
5 pm – 7 pm

Rock-a-Baby!
Sun, Mar 3,
11 am – 12 pm

Nevermore Tasting
Thu, Mar 7,
6 pm – 8 pm

Marijuana & Medicine
Thu, Mar 14,
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Family Movie Night!
Fri, Mar 15,
6 pm – 8 pm

Meg Wolitzer
Fri, Mar 22,
6 pm – 8 pm

The Road Ahead
Fri, Mar 29,
5 pm – 7 pm

Meet a Live Raven!
Sat, Mar 30,
2 pm – 3 pm

Gorham Silver
Fri, Apr 5,
5 pm – 7 pm

A Woodland Cinderella
Sat, Apr 6,
2 pm – 3 pm

Gothic Poe-try Night
Thu, Apr 11,
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

House of Secrets
Fri, Apr 12,
5 pm – 7 pm

Family Movie Night
Fri, Apr 12,
6 pm – 8 pm

Solid Seasons
Thu, Apr 18,
5 pm – 7 pm

Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences
Sat, Apr 20,
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

While Benefit Street was Young
Tue, Apr 23,
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

21st Annual Philbrick Poetry Reading
Thu, Apr 25,
5 pm – 7 pm

A May Basket Workshop
Sat, Apr 27,
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Making Their Debut
Fri, May 3,
5 pm – 7 pm

Heifetz Musicale
Fri, May 10,
5:30 pm – 7 pm

Sparky’s Puppets
Sat, May 11,
11 am – 12 pm

Stephen Greenblatt
Fri, May 17,
5 pm – 7 pm

Fairy Houses & Insect Apartments
Sat, May 18,
3 pm – 4 pm

Shakespeare in the Library
Thu, May 23,
6 pm – 6:45 pm

Providence Unveiled Exhibit Opening
Sat, Jun 8,
10 am – 2 pm

The Rainbow Beard Show
Fri, Jun 14,
6 pm – 7 pm

Fiddle N’ Fun Music Experience
Sat, Sep 21,
11 am – 12 pm

Banned Books Live
Tue, Sep 24,
5 pm – 7 pm

The Athenæum presents Colson Whitehead!
Fri, Sep 27,
6 pm – 8 pm

Wilding
Fri, Oct 4,
5 pm – 7 pm

Halloween Magic
Sat, Oct 5,
10 am – 11 am

Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night
Wed, Oct 9,
6 pm – 8:30 pm

Politics & the Media
Thu, Oct 10,
5 pm – 7 pm

Mike Stanton
Fri, Oct 18,
5 pm – 7 pm

A Walt Whitman Celebration!
Sat, Oct 19,
11 am – 3 pm

Little Pumpkins Party
Thu, Oct 24,
4 pm – 5 pm

Becoming Whitman
Fri, Oct 25,
5 pm – 7 pm

Monuments & Memory
Fri, Nov 1,
5 pm – 7 pm

Rock-a-Baby!
Sat, Nov 2,
11 am – 12 pm

Pfaff’s Saloon Tasting
Thu, Nov 7,
6 pm – 8 pm

The Athenæum presents Karen Armstrong
Fri, Nov 15,
6 pm – 8 pm

Thanksgiving Luminaire Craft Workshop
Sat, Nov 16,
3 pm – 4 pm

Providence Children’s Film Festival Jury Night
Wed, Nov 20,
6 pm – 8:30 pm

How to Think About War
Fri, Nov 22,
5 pm – 7 pm

Family Film: Pippi in the South Seas
Sat, Nov 30,
3 pm – 4 pm

Annual Meeting
Thu, Dec 5,
5 pm – 7 pm

Pippi, Pirates, & Pancakes!
Sat, Dec 7,
3 pm – 4:30 pm

Nathaniel Philbrick
Thu, Dec 12,
6 pm – 8 pm

Cozy Stories & Craft Hour
Sat, Dec 14,
3 pm – 4 pm

An Afternoon with TinTin
Sat, Jan 25,
3 pm – 4:30 pm

A Mysterious Affair
Thu, Jan 30,
7 pm – 10 pm

Victorian Valentine Crafting
Sat, Feb 8,
3 pm – 4 pm

PCFF 2020 Screenings
Tue, Feb 18,
10:30 am – 2:45 pm

History of the Book
Fri, Feb 21,
5 pm – 7 pm

ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition
Sun, Feb 23,
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Citizen Reporters
Fri, Feb 28,
5 pm – 7 pm

RISD Illustration Stars
Sat, Feb 29,
3 pm – 4 pm

Gish Jen
Fri, Mar 6,
5 pm – 7 pm

Bibliomania Exhibit Opening
Sat, Mar 7,
1 pm – 3 pm

*SUSPENDED* Hail Caesar
Fri, Mar 13,
5 pm – 7 pm

*SUSPENDED* Irish Dance Performance with Tir Na Nog
Sat, Mar 14,
11 am – 12 pm

*SUSPENDED* Secrets of Suspense
Thu, Mar 19,
5 pm – 7 pm

*SUSPENDED* Rock-A-Baby!
Sat, Mar 21,
11 am – 12 pm

*SUSPENDED* Conan Doyle for the Defense
Fri, Mar 27,
5 pm – 7 pm

*SUSPENDED* Poetry Out Loud
Fri, Apr 3,
5 pm – 7 pm

*SUSPENDED* Animated Picture Books & Crafts
Sat, Apr 4,
11 am – 12 pm

*SUSPENDED* 1.5 Celsius
Fri, Apr 17,
5 pm – 7 pm

*SUSPENDED* Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences
Sat, Apr 18,
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

*SUSPENDED* The Great Athenæum Pub Quiz!
Thu, Apr 23,
6:30 pm – 9 pm

*SUSPENDED* Lincoln on the Verge
Fri, May 1,
5 pm – 7 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Fri, May 1,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

*SUSPENDED* Pressed Flower Creations
Sat, May 2,
3 pm – 4:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Worthy and Virtuous Portraits
Wed, May 6,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Fri, May 8,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Weird with Olga Khazan
Wed, May 13,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Fri, May 15,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Riddle of the Rosetta
Wed, May 20,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Fri, May 22,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Victoria Regia
Wed, May 27,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

The Final Spring Virtual Cocktail Party!
Fri, May 29,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Lincoln on the Verge
Wed, Jun 3,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Witching Hour
Wed, Jun 10,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

*POSTPONED* EX LIBRIS: Thoreau’s Library Alcoves
Wed, Jun 17,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: Spider Silk in Textiles
Wed, Jun 17,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: Bibliomania
Wed, Jun 24,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Thu, Sep 10,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: The Art Room
Thu, Sep 17,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Annette Gordon-Reed
Fri, Sep 25,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Thu, Oct 1,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Rough Riders
Fri, Oct 2,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Little Women Book Group: Part 1
Sun, Oct 4,
2 pm – 3:30 pm

The Public’s Voice
Thu, Oct 8,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: David Blight
Fri, Oct 9,
6 pm – 7 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: The Bust Project
Thu, Oct 15,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: From Here to Equality
Fri, Oct 16,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Mary Wollstonecraft
Fri, Oct 23,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Little Pumpkins’ Party!
Thu, Oct 29,
4 pm – 5 pm

EX LIBRIS: Louisa May Alcott
Fri, Oct 30,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Little Women Book Group: Part 2
Sun, Nov 1,
2 pm – 3:30 pm

*CANCELLED* Virtual Cocktail Party!
Thu, Nov 5,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Frederick Douglass
Fri, Nov 6,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Meet Louisa May Alcott!
Sun, Nov 8,
2 pm – 3 pm

EX LIBRIS: Senator Sherrod Brown
Fri, Nov 13,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

*CANCELLED* Virtual Animal Experiences
Sat, Nov 14,
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Special Collections
Thu, Nov 19,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Hail Caesar
Fri, Nov 20,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Boston’s Apollo
Tue, Nov 24,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Annual Meeting
Thu, Dec 3,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Alexander Chee
Fri, Dec 4,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Cocktail Party!
Thu, Dec 10,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Winter/Spring 2021 Programs
Sun, Dec 20,
All day

Burns Night 2021: The Home Edition
Mon, Jan 25,
7 pm – 8:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Ann Patchett
Fri, Feb 5,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

FILM CLUB: Two Short Films
Thu, Feb 11,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Conan Doyle for the Defense
Fri, Feb 12,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Chazan! Unfiltered
Fri, Feb 19,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Malbone’s Miniature
Thu, Feb 25,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Creative Survival
Fri, Mar 5,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

FILM CLUB: The Hitch-Hiker
Thu, Mar 11,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: John Locke
Fri, Mar 12,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual New Members’ Tour & Reception
Thu, Mar 18,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

EX LIBRIS: Chef Sean Sherman
Fri, Mar 19,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Ath Architecture 101
Thu, Mar 25,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

FILM CLUB: Chinatown
Thu, Apr 8,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Peter Brooks
Fri, Apr 9,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Vintage Egyptologist
Fri, Apr 16,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Rita Dove
Fri, Apr 23,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: What’s Next?
Thu, Apr 29,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: John McWhorter
Fri, Apr 30,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Virtual Tour & Orientation for New & Renewing Members
Tue, May 4,
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

FILM CLUB: Grizzly Man
Thu, May 13,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Daniel Mendelsohn
Fri, May 14,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Summer Break!
Sat, May 15, 2021 – Tue, Sep 7, 2021

BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Welcome back!
Thu, Sep 16,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: Charles Yu
Fri, Sep 24,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Agitators
Fri, Oct 1,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

The Public’s Voice
Thu, Oct 7,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Life of Alain Locke
Fri, Oct 15,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

EX LIBRIS: The Fire Right Now
Fri, Oct 22,
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm