Events

Visiting writer and teacher Eve Kerrigan will work with students in grades 7-12 with the basics of short story writing. Eve will provide writing prompts and feedback for creative pieces. Some class time will be spent generating ideas for stories. Students are welcome to submit stories to Write Rhode Island, a short fiction competition for RI students in grades 7-12. Write Rhode Island presents cash prizes, awards and publishes the winning submissions in RI's only print magazine dedicated to teens.

Instructor information: Eve Kerrigan is a writer of fiction, personal essays and screenplays. Her short fiction has been published in The Oddville Press, FIVE2ONE Magazine and L’Allure des Mots. Her work has also appeared in online magazine Sociology of Style, on pop culture blog The Narcissistic Anthropologist, and on her personal blog Tumsen.wordpress.com. Eve is a RISCA roster artist and on staff at School One.

Audience: Grades 7-12
Cost: Free

Register by October 13.

Audience: This activity is designed for middle and high school students, but, there is no minimum age.

Cost: free

Note: this event is for 15 people TOTAL, please include all who will be attend, including adults.

Founded in 1822, the Rhode Island Historical Society is the fourth oldest state historical society in the United States. At the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center (RRC), students of all ages can gain valuable experience working with RIHS’s vast collection of printed items, manuscripts, and graphics. They can read through the original diaries written by Rhode Islanders or examine old pictures to see firsthand the dramatic changes in Rhode Island’s skyline. As students use RIHS collection, they will not only learn strategies for researching in archives and interpreting primary sources but also develop a deeper connection to their local history.

The RRC holds excellent resources on the settlement of the colony in 1636 by Roger Williams and the native peoples who preceded him. In this 60 minute program, our librarians will provide an overview of our earliest collections documenting Rhode Island history.

Update : This event is filled to capacity.