Children’s Film Fest and more | What to do in February at the Community Libraries of Providence

The Community Libraries of Providence offer a slew of free programming every week for kids and adults at their nine locations around the city. Each month, we highlight a few of these events. In a conversation with afternoon host Mareva Lindo, Library Director Cheryl Space shared with us what’s on the docket in February.

Learn how to play the kazoo, and play along right afterwards with the High Tone Jug Band. Kazoos provided – and other instruments are welcome, too. If you can’t make it this month, mark your calendar: this happens the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the Fox Point Library.

This all-volunteer group builds things to help our communities. This time, you can learn how to build tent heater stoves for people living in tents. The club will build heaters from 4-6 p.m., and meet from 6-7:30 p.m. to talk about current and future projects.

Stacey Grant is the artist behind Poke-It Felting. In celebration of the return of the TV show “Outlander,” she’s leading a 2-D needle-felted wool painting workshop inspired by Scotland’s thistle and a shimmering dragonfly in flight. For adults only.

Learn how to tuft a small rug! These are two intensive workshops taking place Feb. 14 and 28 from 1-5 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Library. Registration required.

The Mount Pleasant Library is one of the official screening locations for the Providence Children’s Film Festival. Some of the highlights:

• Feb. 20: Screening of the new animated comedy “The Pout-Pout Fish,” before its nationwide premier March 20
• Feb. 21 and 22: A line-up of events that includes animated films from Portugal and Spain; animations about solving problems and overcoming obstacles; a film about a South African boy who raises an ostrich from an egg; and a British film about a young girl growing a giant pumpkin to compete in the town’s giant pumpkin contest.
• Both mornings and afternoons, there are special animation workshops for kids using the Rhode Island-made Gif-o-Graf, an all-in-one animation station.

Some events require advance registration. All tickets are “give what you can” to provide access for all.

Still from “The Pout-Pout Fish”

Go to providencechildrensfilmfestival.org for the full schedule.

You can find more information about events at the Community Libraries of Providence at clpvd.org.