Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. In this episode, Dave offers some recommendations you can share with the kids in your life.

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This week's episode comes from the Steamship Historical Society of America located in Warwick, RI. Hear about what resources they have to help you track down your ancestors who may have travelled to America on a steamship, and some tricks their staff use when they run into some difficult genealogy situations. 

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This episode was made possible by an American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. In this episode, we went to the Greene Library Farmers Market to find out what Greene is reading!

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This week we’re sharing an excerpt from an episode of Down Time with Cranston Public Library in which host Tayla talked with Robin from William Hall Library and Michael Delaney, Director of Photography at the Providence Journal and author of Rhode Island Memories. They discussed his books, the work that he has done while at the ProJo, and the importance of local journalism. During The Last Chapter, they answer the question: are you the kind of person who reads several books at once or the kind of person who can only read one book at a time?

Thanks for listening! Theme music for this episode is Day Trips by Ketsa. New episodes of Down Time with Cranston Public Library are released  every Tuesday. Each week, host Tayla Cardillo chats with staff from Cranston Public Library about what they’ve been reading, what they’ve been watching, and what they’ve been loving! You’ll also hear from guests from outside the library community sharing their work and  passions. Down Time is available anywhere you find podcasts - subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. In this episode Debra Young, Circulation Manager at the Coventry Public Library, shares her recommendations for titles about Alternative Religions.

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In this episode, we hear from Ray Rickman, co-founder and Executive Director of Stages of Freedom, a nonprofit that teaches swimming to children of color and provides African American cultural programs to thousands of Rhode Islanders of all races. Rickman provides an introduction to the topic of slavery in Rhode Island and the problematic idea that slavery was a southern problem.

For more information about Stages of Freedom and Ray Rickman’s speaking engagements, visit www.stagesoffreedom.org.

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This episode’s theme is: Going on a Treasure Hunt. Each recommendation this week involves characters who follow maps and clues to uncover secrets from the past, and gain something in the present.

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July 8 & 9th mark the return of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum Education Powwow. A living exhibition open to the public which showcases, honors, and explains the important indigenous ceremony.

We spoke with Nakai Clearwater Northup from the museum about the event and all that the museum has to offer. Check out their website for event information, current and upcoming exhibits, and virtual exhibits.

Head to your local library to borrow a discount museum pass on your way to visit the museum!

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Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Almost everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online.

In this week's episode, librarians bring you their book recommendations, recorded LIVE at the Rhode Island Library Association Conference on May 25 & 26, 2022. 

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In this episode, Lauren Walker from the Rhody Radio crew and Coventry Public Library speaks with Kate Wells, Curator of Rhode Island Collections at Providence Public Library, and Dr. Virginia Thomas, Assistant Professor of Art & Art History and Women & Gender Studies at Providence College, about an oral history project called, “Queer StoRIes”- a project of the Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive, which is housed at Providence Public Library. Kate and Virginia talk about the project, why it’s important, and how more Rhode Islanders can get involved.

For more information about the Queer StoRIes Projects and the Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive, visit https://www.provlib.org/research-collections/community-archives/ri-lgbtq-community-archives/

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