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Annual Report 2018–2019 The Year — BY T HE NUMBE RS Financial Information Snapshot of the Providence Communi ty Library operating Libraries 9 finances (unaudited) for fiscal year July 1, 2018 –June 30, 2019 . Staff 67 Patrons 42,501 Library visits 657,391 Resources: $5,440,528 Total Programs 6,814 Donated Materials 1% City of Providence Total Program Attendance 85,869 Other Income 2% 73% Physical Circulation 391,111 Donations/Grants 9% Digital Circulation * 60,636 RI State Grant-in-aid 15% Total Circulation 451,747 Computer Lab use 112,657 WiFi Use 95,330 Use of Resources: $5,440,528 Web Visits 412,043 Occupancy 10% Reference Questions 43,558 Other Operating/Program 7% Meeting Rooms Used 968 Library Materials 6% Meeting Room Attendance 9,834 Personnel Library Consortium Membership 4 % 73% *Includes Ocean State Libraries eZone & Kanopy

Circulation by Audience 451,747 eZone Circulation eBooks, audioBooks, Streaming Video

2019 59,380 Youth 41% 2018 48,072

2017 41,707

2016 38,164 Teens 6% Adults 53% 2015 31,468

Total Number of Programs 6,814 Total Program Attendance 85,869

Family 7% Adults 23% Family 4% Adults 15%

Teens 13% Teens 14%

School Age School Age Pre-School Pre-School 48% 45% 12% 19%

Students at three elementary schools including Alfred Lima, ( pictured on cover ) were given five free books each to keep and to read every day over the summer. PCL will monitor to see if the book giveaway has an effect on their reading results. e books were purchased with funds from United Way of RI. CHERYL SPACE Library D irector

As we begin a very special tenth anniversary year, PCL has many reasons to celebrate! e PVD Young Makers initiative produced an explosion of positive, youthful energy at all locations. The maker spaces have attracted a lot of interest from parents and older residents and several locations have responded by adding adult maker sessions to their weekly program lineups. A generous $45,300 grant from OLIS enabled PCL to equip a traveling Everyplace Makerspace with Board of D ir ectors maker tools and materials, providing a creative compliment to the PCL Mobile Library, Patricia Raub which has received renewed funding from the United Way of Rhode Island. PRESIDENT Kendra Brewster Providence Talks groups brought dozens of young families into our library spaces for the first VIC E PRESIDENT time, while a new Teens Read card increased the appeal of the Summer Reading Program for Ken Wise middle school students. e addition of Kanopy to PCL’s digital services provided cardholders SECRETARY Ellen Schwartz with instant streaming access to 30,000 movies and other quality content. With an updated TREASURER strategic plan in place and the injection of fresh ideas and energy from a new Director of Phi - Tony Aguilar lanthropy and several new library managers and staff, we look forward to the future! Avital Chatto Joan Dagle Jordan Day PATRICIA RAUB President, Board of Directors Deborah Del Gais Margaret Gardner Providence Community Library is ten years old, and I feel privileged to Althea Graves have served on its Board of Directors for that entire time. I look back Joseph Morra upon a number of achievements since 2009. Rochelle Lee All of our libraries have continued to thrive. We have renovated and made improvements to sev- Deborah Schimberg eral libraries, including Smith Hill and Wanskuck and have begun the restoration of Knight Me- Pam Vogel morial. Olneyville, which was flooded a few years back, is now in better condition than ever. Cyndie Wilmot

We created an innovative school preparedness program, Ready For K!, now available at all PCL locations. Our Big Red Bus visits elementary schools and recreation centers through- out the city, as part of our extensive summer reading program. We were the first library to lend hotspot devices; we established coding and technology classes, offer free GED in Spanish classes as well as computer builder workshops that teach the next generation how to build fully functional devices. BELOW Library Manager Amy and ese and other accomplishments would not have been possible without the commitment young library users enjoy cake and of our staff, board, community partners and donors. is past year, under the leadership of kazoos on PCL’s tenth birthday. our new Library Director, Cheryl Space, has been especially productive, and I look forward to her continued guidance as we enter our second decade.

Demand for our services continue to grow! For 2018-2019, library usage was up from the previous year: 25% increase in circulation 9% increase in walk-in patrons 42% increase in meeting room reservations 20% increase in number of programs 74% increase in meeting room attendance 33% increase in program attendance 74% increase in wifi usage Dynamic Partnerships

Providence Community Library once again teamed with Providence Public Library, Providence Public Schools and the PVD Mayor’s Office to produce the Passport to Summer Learning . About 2,400 youth participated in the summer reading program in 2018, an increase of approximately 1,000 readers from the previous year. PCL’s mo - bile library visited school sites on its regular weekly schedule and offered 153 out - 2019 Providence reach programs to 2,677 youth, including students enrolled in day camps at PVD Teens READ the City’s recreation centers. This program is sponsored by Providence Talks play groups were a highlight of the year at PCL. Trained staff from Federal Hill House worked with staff to implement a curated version of innovative early learning and coaching model. The programs were effective in reaching new families, which often transitioned to other library activities when the groups ended.

TOP OF PAGE Mayor Jorge Elorza and son Omar attend Providence Talks at Washington Park Library.

ABOVE RIGHT New PVD Teens Read card that encourages middle school students to complete 20 hours of reading and to explore PVD Young Makers activities around the libraries.

LEFT Professor Susan Smulyan explored the connections between art and educa - tion at her presentation in the Long Story Short series of micro-courses at South Providence Library. is exciting collaboration between PCL and the Dept. of American Studies and the Center for Public Humanities at Brown Uni - versity was supported by a grant from the American Studies Association. PCL Out in the Community

As more organizartions request on-site visits, outreach is an increasingly important part of PCL’s mission.

ABOVE PCL staff was invited by Arnell Milhouse and CareerDevs Computer Science University to bring PVD Young Makers to WaterFire’s Tech Night. Vis - itors created designs using maker tools and experienced videos made by PCL’s teen interns for Virtual Providence .

BELOW Dhana and Siv of Mt. Pleasant Library make regular “. . .Hillcrest staff told us ‘We visits to the nearby Hillcrest Vil- really need this service and the ABOVE PCL’s new Everyspace Makespace takes PVD Young lage apartments, where they set residents are always waiting Makers out of library buildings and into the community. up a community room to func- and so grateful .” DHANA WHITEING e truck is equipped with a vinyl cutter, 3D Printer, tion like a library. . . Surface Pro devices, Dash Robots, 360-degree cameras, printer, sewing machines, a 4K laser projector and screen, STEM sets, building kits and a giant tent, funded by a generous $45,300 Studio Rhode grant from the RI Office of Library and Information Services.

ARRAN FRENCH , Everyplace Makerspace/FabNewport Kids love access to technology that they would not other - wise experience. ey love to see the 3D printer working. e Everyplace Makerspace completely opens up their minds, as many don’t realize that such technology exists.

ABOVE PCL had a booth at the RI PrideFest for the first time! With themed book raffles, cras, and fun activities, library staff inter - acted with over 200 attendees and spread the message that the library is a welcoming and safe space for the LGBTQ+ community! Technology Innovators

PVD Young Makers has transformed our libraries into hubs of youth lead - ership and creative innovation. In our first year, 7,618 visits were made to DAVID SOK, PCL IT Manager e goal PVD Young Makers by 2,319 youth, including 460 superusers, who made is not just to provide access to five or more visits! equipment but to spark creativity in such a way that it will make students want to come back for more.

LEFT Met School students build fully-functional computers— a distinctive red color—at South Providence Library during the C omputer Builders workshop. Under IT Manager David Sok, youth have built these and fiy other devices that have already been installed in computer labs throughout PCL, all inscribed with the names of the youth builders!

ABOVE Introductory, intermediate and advanced level soware ABOVE Maker space teen interns prepped their own developers attend a CareerDevs Computer Science University work uniforms at a training to support middle coding session at Rochambeau Library. school students at Summer ARNELL MILHOUSE , Caree rDevs PCL and CareerDevs have a history of Afterzone PVD Young Mak -“ A huge shoutout bringing rigorous STEM and computer science education/workforce de - ers Camps held at to all of the teens velopment to Rhode Islanders. I look forward to helping more technology four PCL libraries. The professionals begin or advance their careers . free camps were presented for their dedication, in partnership with the presence, and Providence After School Al- mentorship !” liance with the support PCL added the popular on-demand FRANCESCA DEL PRETE film streaming service Kanopy to its of AmeriCorps, Providence PVD Young Makers Youth Journal S ummer Fund, digital services, giving library users ac - Services Specialist cess to 30,000+ of the world’s best FabNewport, City of films, documentaries, etc. including Providence, 21st Century Community Learning the Kanopy Kids collection. Centers, and Providence Community Library. SANDY OLIV IE RA I love books, kids and people: what could be a better Fox Point Library place to work than the library! It’s all about the community, the people, and servicing whatever needs show Fox Point is a hive of activity for youth both during and after school: up — in a loving environment. 14 classes from neighboring Vartan Gregorian Elementary School visited during school hours, while after school, youth flocked to participate in PVD Young Makers workshops, open studios, regular “crafternoons” and STEAM-based programs. Fox Point’s Book Club for adults, formed in 2011, is still going strong .

ABOVE Student Isaiah’s first handmade cushion, complete with fox design.

ABOVE National Library Week display shows off work by “handy foxes!”

RIGHT Author Daniel Kenner visited Fox Point in October to promote Room for Grace , a book about his late mother’s struggle with cancer. Maureen was a teacher at Vartan Gregorian and she worked closely with the library. Many of her colleagues and former students attended the event.

JOSEPH MORRA is year, we brought in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Olneyville Library program to help patrons file taxe s–free of charge! We also created programs with the Providence After School Al - liance, the Manton Avenue Project, the Olneyville is all about energy—from patrons, from arts organizations, Wilbury Theatre Group and and from other neighborhood afterschool programs. Developing Providence Talks, to name but a few! deeper relationships with community partners is a vital focus for this small but active library. Thanks to a $53,200 CDGB grant, the building has been revitalized.

LEFT Patrons enjoyed music, performances and food supplied by local restaurants at Olneyville’s Hispanic Heritage Month cele - bration.

LEFT anks to Family Code Night, Olneyville parents and their kids got to learn coding – together! is is part of a statewide ini - tiative and collaboration between URI’s Graduate School of Li - brary and Information Studies and FamilyCodeNight.org, with funding from Infosys Foundation USA. Washington Park Library AMY ROSA From animation to animals, cir - cus to chess, dancing to craing, maker - space to parties, board games to writing, Recently established Thursday-night programs such as Costumes and ballet to fortnite ... we do it all at Washington Park Library ! in the Age of Downton Abbey , aromatherapy, an adult coloring club, open makerspace studio time, and folded book-art workshops have brought in new adult patrons. The reinvigorated Friends’ group has in - vested generously in its library and donated an American Doll, with accessories, which is now on loan for patrons!

ABOVE Washington Park’s first Fortnite online game tournament was filled to capacity with 25 competitors.

LEFT Library Manager Amy and Keith of FabNewport with fairy garden creations made at Washington Park and displayed at an ex - hibition at the Roger Williams Botanical Center.

RIGHT Kids proudly show the comics they created.

DE NISE BROPHY Volunteers are so essential al - lowing us to offer much more. Oen when Wanskuck Library kids arrive at Wanskuck, they ask ‘Where is Miss Inez (our sewing volunteer)?’ ey can’t wait to start sewing with her! Wanskuck is a center of lively after school activity. PVD Young Mak - ers is hugely popular and a fruitful partnership with Providence Col - lege has generated successful youth programs.

BELOW When Kenrick (pictured with family) needed BELOW Young students to obtain a GED certificate, he worked to pass the worked with fashion de - tests with PCL’s GED coach, Carolyn Brown. Kenrick signer Candace subsequently enrolled at CCRI for a business studies French during a 5-week degree. “Miss Carol has been one of my biggest blessings , sewing course to design, with all the advice she gave me, for the way she be - create and model their lieved in me, and supporting me to not give up .” own Kimonos.

ABOVE Wanskuck hosted a distinguished panel of experts from the New England First Amendment Coalition as it discussed e First Amendment and the Free Press . e panel consisted of Boston Globe’s Edward Fitzpatrick, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mike Stanton, WPRI 12’s Tim White and Dr. Paola Prado of Roger Williams University. GARRETT LOCKE Two sisters designed amaz - ing houses and figurines at our 3D printing Mount Pleasant Library workshop. eir grandmother also attended the workshops and she said how impressed and happy she was that this Mt. Pleasant has added to its lively mix of arts and cultural pro - sort of thing is available at their library. gramming, like the Board Game Night which has attracted the 30 plus crowd, and the new Garden Club giving patrons the chance to get outside and grow their own food.

The new teen space is having a positive impact on young library users. When not in use for PVD Young Makers, it is a venue for the library’s book clubs or general community meetings. The new ADA-compliant restroom on the first floor will further boost accessibility to the building.

TOP Mt. Pleasant’s annual jazz event attracts outstanding local tal - ent. e latest concert featured Tish Adams and Candida Rose with Joe Potenza on bass, Gino Rosati on guitar and Vinnie Pagano on drums. As always, this was a real crowd-pleaser!

ABOVE Garden Club members meet twice a week at Davis Park Community Garden to grow cucumbers, peppers, onions, collard greens, kale and more.

RIGHT Artist Cathren Housley presents her RISCA-funded board game workshop in the new teen space. ALAN GUNTHER e kids who were around when I first arrived are now parents them- Smith Hill Library selves. ey come in and joke, “Hey, y ou still here? You gave me a hard time back then!” ey tell their kids to listen to staff a nd and Smith Hill Library is part of the fabric of the neighborhood and follow directions, because they trust us. continues to provide critical access to technology and internet, ey see the library as a s afe place and want hosts popular programs and events, such as the Friends of the Li - their kids to spend time here. brary Holiday Bazaar and plays a leading part in the organization of the annual Smith Hill Block Party.

RIGHT Smith Hill hosted More Hours for PCL in March, launching PCL ’s ongoing advocacy campaign to ex - tend library hours across the city.

LEFT Ms. Jennifer went to several public schools to give programs, in - cluding Where I Live, Urban Amer - ica and Careers . ey were a perfect fit with the schools’ social studies curriculum and encour - aged students to visit the library.

RIGHT More than 100 people attended Smith Hill History Day and the honorary renaming of Candace Street to include “Mary C. Jones Way.” e late Miss Jones was a beloved community member, activist, and long-time staff member of Smith Hill Library.

ETHEL STEWART We supported a homeless family: we watched them grow, get hous - South Providence Library ing, food, and clothing ...one family mem - ber is going to college now. We go past the job and respond as human This Southside gathering place has a huge impact on the local beings who cansympathize and help. We assist in countless ways. community, providing a variety of programs as well as attention to the diverse needs of its individual library users.

ABOVE Edilberta provides interest and stimulation for local senior center users with a class featuring 30 minutes of Zumba exercise followed by a cra. ABOVE Rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of neighborhood supporters who gathered to weed and plant new seedlings at South Providence’s annual Earth Day celebration. Knight Memorial Library

Knight Memorial’s caring staff responds to requests from recent im - GALE YALLOP We have six schools within migrants for resources in languages that include Spanish, French, walking distance and several social service Creole, Vietnamese and Arabic. Its active Friends group runs the agencies nearby. We provide a safe place for Southside’s only bookstore and sponsors community events, which new immigrants and we work hard to serve this year included concerts and a cheese making demonstration. people who face challenges such as home-less - ness, domestic violence and addiction.

ABOVE Providence Preservation Society (PPS) awarded artist Walker Mettling a grant to produce a hardcover art book about the library building and the project was the subject of a PPS Sites and Stories Explored walking tour in October. ABOVE TOP Knight Memorial’s spectacular Game of rones - themed display, the winning entry in a PCL-wide contest TOP OF PAGE PCL renovated the roof and exterior shell of the historic building during National Library Week. and updated the electrical and fire systems, thanks to generous grants from the Champlin Foundation. Knight Memorial was added to Providence Preservation ABOVE BOTTOM PCL’s Spanish-language GED Class of 2019 Society’s Endangered Properties List in 2018. celebrated their graduations in the auditorium. JUDANNE HAMIDZADA Rochambeau is a Rochambeau Library great community spot. When we open the doors, patrons of all ages are outside, ready to access technology, popular pro - grams such as storytime and language This year, Rochambeau expanded its language classes to include classes, or to use our public meeting rooms. Italian, Chinese and Hebrew, in addition to its existing English as a Second Language (ESL) and extremely popular Learn Spanish courses. A Dorcas International event, Immigrants and Refugees of Rhode Island drew a large crowd as did the co-hosted series: Conversations About Race .

ABOVE Youth services staff piloted ‘glades,’ a method of organization for children’s picture books. Glades sort books by subject or theme, using easy-to-understand signs with simple words and graphics. ABOVE Miss Viola Swamp, Miss Frizzle and a Hobbit visit the BELOW A huge crowd came to see Ms. Naomi Chomsky present a Children’s area during National Library Week (otherwise Drag Queen Story Hour . So many enthusiastic families attended known as Ms.Sammi, Ms. Laken and Ms. Kelly). that Rochambeau held two consecutive readings!

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In-kind Donors Tony Aguilar/New Flavor Media Jen Bonin Dunkin’Donuts Del’s Lemonade Friends Groups of PCL Robert Huseby Kiel James Patrick & Co. Inez Jason La Broa Pizza Lowe’s Oscar Mejias / RI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Pizza J. Regency Plaza Apartments Rock Spot Climbing Ellen Schwartz Thank you, supporters of Providence C ommunity Library PCL gratefully acknowledges all donations made July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019. Every dollar we receive M ATTERS a nd helps provide more programs and services, access to technology and free arts and cultural events. A donation to PCL is a donation to the future of Providence.

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Lawrence Schlager Daisy Schnepel and Paul Evans Martha Tuttle Jessie Kingston Alyssa Marton Carle Pieters Sulamita Schoenfeld Monica Vacca Clare Kirby Cynthia Maurer Sharon Plotnick Janice Schuster & Timothy Southern Moose Valentine William and Linna Kite Laura Maxwell Alison Pollard Ann Kittner Nicole Pollock Nicole Sclafani-Titone Roberta VanDerMolen Taryn Mazza Anne Vanderweele David and Mary Kitzes Pam Pomfret Karen P Scrymgeour Kristen McDonough Peter Van Erp Shakay Kizirian Eliot Porter Emily Sellon Stephen McGarry, Jr. Rosalynde Vas Dias Ann Klaiman Diane Postoian Owen Semple Karen McGrath Traci Vaspol Shana Klinger Nate Powell Lee Senderov George McHugh Cynthia Vela Steven Knapp Heather Poyhonen Mary Shannon Michael McHugh Rachel Atlas Venditto Faith Knowles Amanda Prisco Bruce and Judith Shaw* Jane McIlmail Kate Veronneau Michael Knox Lawrence Pryor Myra Shays Mary McKinstry Tom Veronn Nina Kohli Siegfried Puello Steve Sheinkopf Christopher Mclaughlin Kevin Veronneau Sandy Kohring Jay Puthumanappilly Lucille Sherlock Philip McMaster Doug Victor Jennifer Quintella Josh Short Emily Koo Charles McNeil Pam Vieira Anjali Ram Priscilla Shube &Wayne Rosenberg Paula Korklan Kristen Meleedy Trina Vithayathil Dpc Ra Ttha Chelsea Siefert John and Berit Kosterlitz Walker Mettling Vanessa Volz John Rawlings Katie Silberman Maureen Krasnow Linda Meyer Noy Vongphayboun Christine Rayner Anthony Silva Celina Krupski Art Middleton Gregory Waksmulski Brianne Reardon Nuno Silva Patrick Kuharic Lavern Miller Mindy Walls Caroline Reed Sharon Simpson Rich Kullander Rachel Miller Ada Wang Cynthia Reed Barbara Sims Messiah LaFortune Marilyn and Mark Moffett Joyce Wardlr Kristen Regan Ratkanhnha Siv Veronneau Nirva LaFortune Holly Mollicone Nathan Watchous Suzanne and William Reilly Richard Sliwinski Nicole Lagace Jean Mollicone Barbara Weindling & David Cohen Bonnie Reisman Caldwell Smith & Alice Benedict Lorraine Lalli Sharon Monsour Audrey Weinreich Carla Rich Kimberly Smith Roberto Lama Shirley Moore Jack Welsh Derek Richards Ondine Sniffin Jean Lamb Cathie Morat John Wermer Karyn Robbins Maria Soares Donna Lancaster Martha Moreno Warren Wesolowski Heidi Lane Jaimee Roberts James Soldner Timothy Moroz Ann Marie White Cornelia and Robert Lanou Danilo Rodriguez JoAnn Sousa Joseph Morra Jocelynn White Morgan Lantz Pablo Rodriguez Jennifer Sparr Amy Moses Dhana Whiteing Christopher LaRoux Katie Rogers Antoinette Stamatos Lynda Murphy Camille & Kenneth Wilkinson Anastasia Laurenzi Michael Rogers Pamela Steager Elli Mylonas and David Durand Lynn Willey Matthew Lawrence Jennifer Romanat Howard and Cheryl Stein Kira Neel Katherine Williams Rochelle Laws Karen Romer* Cliff and Karen Stern Dawn Nero Kelly Williams Michelle Le Brun Amy Romero Steve Stycos and Chris Herbert Roth Nhar Ada Winsten Beth LeComte Amy Rosa Angel Subervi Bruce Nichols Judith Wolf Colleen LeComte Jon Rosa Rogelio Suchite Mary Wollinger Nancy Nichols Florine LeComte Tina Rosa Kathleen Sullivan Lynn Wolslegel Martha Nichols-Pecceu Laurie LeComte Ana-Cecilia Rosado Brett Summers David Wolslegel Martha and Louis Nielsen Molly Lederer Adam Rosen Marcia Summers Kathryn Worthington Shahla Nikpour Katie Lee Melissa Rosenbaum Erin Swanson Pumpkin Yang Deborah Norman Lauri Lee Ruthy Kohorn Rosenberg Mark Sweeney Martha Yules Sandra Lee Shannon Norquist Kathryn Roth Elizabeth T Tracy Zack Kelly Lemieux Andrew Nosal Shelley Roth Janet Taylor Nicole Zambruski Sam Lenz Philip Notardonato Kathleen Rourke Cheryl Teverow Catherine and Mike Zarra Jennifer Lesser Nancy Nowak Sue Rousseau Mel ompson Roger and Rosemary Zehntner Varda and Robert Lev Alozie Nwosu John and Wendy Roworth Anne Marie Ticaric Colleen Zeitz Ernest Levesque Lana and John O'Brien Cynthia Roy James and Jill Tobak Martha Zimmerman Paul and Jacqueline Levinson Julie Ocean Mark &Christine Rubinstein* Carlos Tobon Sarah Zlydaszek Rachel Lewin Tina Odessa Karen Rugg David Toltzis Anonymous (7) David Lewis Kari and Kevin O’Driscoll Joanna Ruocco Katherine O’Kane Khadija Lewis Khan Karen Russotti We returned to the Regency Plaza Apartments for our second Pat LHeureux Vera Old Kate Ryffranck Eric Linden Susan O’Lone Barb Saadeh rappelling fundraiser on May 4. Fiy brave edgers went Lewis Lipsitt Anna Opydo Frances Saadeh Over the Edge raising $71,535. ABOVE Councilwoman Garrett Locke Ken Orenstein &Barbara Feibelman William Saadeh Nirva LaFortune, who raised $2,145, was the top individual Tim Longden Kelly Orr Micah Salkind fundraiser. LEFT Our corporate sponsors included Pariseault Erma Lopes Luisa Osborne Clark and Carole Sammartino Noni Lopez Grace Ott Narayan Sankaran Builders, who sent three people Over the Edge! Carlos Lopez Estrada Margaret Owen Mike Santomaro Ever yon e in Provide nce has a li bra ry!

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