public library directory - Office of Library and Information Services

Donald L. Carcieri, Governor
July 2006
OFFICE OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICES
1 CAPITOL HILL, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02908
TEL: 222-2726 (Voice/TDD); 222-4195 (FAX)
PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORY
CITY/TOWN
LIBRARIAN/TRUSTEE
BARRINGTON
Barrington Public Library (M) (BAR)
Deborah Barchi
281 County Rd. Director
Barrington 02806
Tel. 247-1920; TDD: 247-1862
Bonnie Moore
FAX: 247-3763
Chairperson
Mon.-Thurs. 9-9; Fri. and Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5
BRISTOL
Rogers Free Library (M) (BRI)
Joan Prescott
525 Hope St. Director
Bristol 02809
Tel. 253-6948
George Yanyar
FAX: 253-5270
Chairperson
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 2-5 (Jan.-May)
BURRILLVILLE
Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (M) (BUR)
Sandra P. Mundy
144 Main St. P.O. Box 511 Librarian
Harrisville 02830-0511
Tel. 568-8244
Admin. use/office 568-1877
G.Wayne Miller
FAX: 568-8244
Chairperson
Mon. - Wed. 10-8:30; Thurs. 1-8:30
Fri. & Sat. 10-5
Pascoag Public Library (N) (PAS)
Raymond Tellier
57 Church St. Librarian
Pascoag 02859
Tel. 568-6226
Marilyn Johnson
Mon. 10-12 and 3-8; Wed. & Thurs.. 10-12 and 3-6; Fri. 10-12 and 3-8; Sat. 10-12
President
CENTRAL FALLS
Central Falls Free Public Library (M) (CFA)
Adams Memorial Library
205 Central St.
Central Falls 02863
Tel. 727-7440 & 7441
FAX: 727-7442
Mon. 9-6; Tues. 9-8; Wed.& Thurs. 9-6:30; Fri. 10-4; Sat. 10-3
Laura Marlane
Director
Eunice DeLaHoz
Chairperson
(M) = Municipal Library (N) = Non-Municipal Library (XXX) = Delivery Code

CHARLESTOWN
Cross' Mills Public Library (N) (CHA)
Ulla Virks
4417 Old Post Rd. Librarian
P.O. Box 1680
Charlestown 02813
Peter Herstein
Tel. 364-6211
Chairperson
FAX: 364-0609
Mon. 1-8; Tues. 9-1; Wed. 9-6; Thurs. 9-1 & 3-8; Fri. 1-6; Sat. 9-3
COVENTRY
Coventry Public Library (M) (COV)
Lynn Blanchette
1672 Flat River Rd. Library Director
Coventry 02816
Tel. 822-9100
P. Michael McLinn
Children's: 822-9102; Literacy Volunteers of Coventry: 822-9103;
Chairperson
Reference: 822-9105; TDD: 822-9105
FAX: 822-9133
Mon.-Thurs. 9-9; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-4
Greene Public Library (N) (GRE)
CherylWilcox
179 Hopkins Hollow Road Director
Greene RI 02827
Glenn Underwood
Tel. 397-3873
Chairperson
Mon. 4-8; Tues.& Thurs. 3-7; Wed 9-1; Sat. 9-12
CRANSTON
Cranston Public Library (M) (CRA)
David Macksam
140 Sockanosset Cross Rd. Library Director
Cranston 02920
John Cory
Tel. 943-9080; TDD: 943-8960
Assistant Director
FAX: 946-5079
Mon.-Thurs. 9:00-8:00; Fri. & Sat. 9:00-5:00
Donald L. Soucy
Chairperson
Other Units:
Arlington Reading Room (ARL) Auburn Branch (AUB) Knightsville Branch (KNV)
Karen McGrath
Nancy Sousa
1064 Cranston St. 396 Pontiac Ave. 1847 Cranston St.
944-1662 781-6116 942-2504
Mon. – Thurs. 12-4 Mon.-Thurs. 10-6; Sat. 10-5 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 11-5
Oak Lawn Branch (OAK)
William Hall Library (HAL)
Adrienne Gallo
John Bucci
230 Wilbur Ave. 1825 Broad St.
942-1787 781-2450
Wed. & Thurs. 1-8 Mon.-Thurs. 12-8;
Fri. & Sat. 10-5 Sat. 10-5
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CUMBERLAND
Cumberland Public Library (M) (CUM)
Janet A. Levesque
1464 Diamond Hill Rd. Library Director
Cumberland 02864
Tel. 333-2552; TDD: 333-9711
Rev. Thomas F. Conboy, Jr
FAX: 334-0578
Chairperson
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8; Fri. & Sat. 9-5
EAST GREENWICH
East Greenwich Free Library (N) (EGR)
Karen A. Taylor
82 Pierce St. Librarian
East Greenwich 02818
Tel. 884-9511
Edmund Magner
FAX: 884-3790
President
Mon.-Thurs. 10-8; Fri. & Sat. 10-4
EAST PROVIDENCE
East Providence Public Library (M) (EPL)
Eileen Socha
41 Grove Ave. Library Director
East Providence 02914
Cindy Lunghofer
Tel. 434-2453; TDD: 435-5542
Assistant Director
FAX: 434-3324
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5 (Sept.-May)
Margaret Marcotte
Chairperson
Other Units:
Anne Ide Fuller Branch (EPF) Rumford Branch (EPR) Riverside Branch (EPV)
Alicia Antone Denise Inman Sarah Capobianco
260 Dover Avenue 1392 Pawtucket Ave. 100 Bullocks Point Ave.
434-1136 434-8559 433-0993
Mon.-Thurs. 10-6; Sat.10-5 Mon.-Thurs. 10-6; Sat.10-5 Mon.-Thurs. 10-6; Sat.10-5
EXETER
Exeter Public Library
Amy E. Neilson
773 Ten Rod Road Director
Exeter, RI 02822
Tel. 294-4109
FAX: 294-4796
Elaine Rasmussen
Tue. 10-8; Wed. & Thurs. 2-8; Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-4
Chairperson
FOSTER
Foster Public Library (N) (FOS)
184 Howard Hill Rd. Director
Foster 02825
Tel. 397-4801
Franklin Arnold
FAX: 392-3101
Chairperson
Tues. - Thurs. 2-8:30; Sat. 10-4; Sun. 1-4 (Sept. – June)
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FOSTER (cont.)
Tyler Free Library (N) (TYL)
81 A Moosup Valley Rd. Director
Foster 02825
Tel. 397-7930
Katherine Burgess
FAX: 397-7930
Chairperson
Mon. 1-8; Wed. 10-8; Fri. 1-5; Sat. 11-4
GLOCESTER
Harmony Library (N) (HAR)
Box 419
Harmony 02829
Tel. 949-2850
FAX: 949-2868
Mon.-Thurs. 10-8; Sat. 10-4
Joan Hackett
Librarian
Cathy Roseen
President
Glocester Manton Free Pub. Lib. (N) (GLO)
Gayle Wolstenholme
1137 Putnam Pike Librarian
Chepachet, RI 02814
Tel. 568-6077
Phyllis Steger
FAX: 567-0140
President
Mon. - Wed. & Fri. 10-8; Sat. 10-3
HOPKINTON
Ashaway Free Library (N) (ASH)
P.O. Box 70
Ashaway 02804
Tel. 377-2770
Mon. 10-5; Wed. 10-8; Fri. 10-5;
Tues. & Thurs. 4-8
Heather Field
Director
Dennis Lavorato
Chairperson
Langworthy Public Library (N) (LAN)
Margaret Victoria
24 Spring St. Box 478 Director
Hope Valley 02832
Tel. 539-2851
Michele Walker
Mon. 10-9; Tues. & Thurs. 6-9
Chairperson
Wed. 10-9; Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-2
JAMESTOWN
Jamestown Philomenian Library (M) (JAM)
Judith H. Bell
26 North Main Rd. Librarian
Jamestown 02835
Tel. 423-7280
Lisa G. Tyre
FAX: 423-7281
Chairperson
Mon. 10-9; Tues. 12-9; Wed. 10-5 and 7-9; Thurs. 12-5 & 7-9;
Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-5 (10-2 Summer); Sun. 1-5 (Oct. 1-May 15)
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JOHNSTON
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library (M) (JOH)
Jon Anderson
1 Memorial Ave. Director
Johnston 02919
Tel. 231-4980; TDD: 231-6709
Joseph M. Monti
FAX: 231-4984
Chairperson
Mon. - Wed. 9-9; Thurs. - Sat. 9-5;
Sunday 1-4 (Oct. June)
LINCOLN
Lincoln Public Library (M) (LIN)
Becky A. Boragine
145 Old River Rd. Director
Lincoln 02865
Tel. 333-2422/21
FAX: 333-4154
Mon. - Thurs. 9-8
Karen Quinn
Fri. - Sat. 9-5
Chairperson
LITTLE COMPTON
The Brownell Library (N) (LCO)
Home of the Little Compton F.P.L.
44 Commons
PO Box 146
Little Compton 02837-1232
Tel. 635-8562
FAX: 635-8562
Mon. & Tues. 10-5; Wed. 1-8; Thurs. 10-5; Sat. 10-4
Beth Golembeske
Librarian
Carlton C. Brownell
Chairperson
MIDDLETOWN
Middletown Public Library (M) (MID)
Robert Balliot
700 West Main Rd. Library Director
Middletown 02840
Tel. 846-1573
Stephen Arendt
Children's Dial 1; Adult Department Dial 14
Chairperson
FAX: 846-3031
Mon 9-9; Tues.-Thurs. 9-8; Fri. 9-5; Sat. 10-5
NARRAGANSETT
Marilyn Sherman
Narragansett Public Library (M) (NAR) Assistant Director
35 Kingstown Rd.
Narragansett 02882
Tel. 789-9507
Robert Loffredo
FAX: 782-0677
Chairperson
Mon.- Thurs. 10-7:45; Fri. 10-4:45; Sat 10-4:45
Summer Hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day):
Mon. 10-Thurs. 10-7:45; Fri. 10-4:45; Sat. 10-2
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NEW SHOREHAM
Island Free Library (M) (NSH)
Box 1830
Dodge St.
Block Island 02807
Tel. 466-3233
FAX: 466-3236
Tues. & Thurs. 10-9;
Wed., Fri., & Sat. 10-4; Sun. 12-3
Lonni Todd
Librarian
Kay Marcoux
Chairperson
NEWPORT
Newport Public Library (N) (NPT)
Aquidneck Park
Box 8 300 Spring Street
Newport 02840
Tel. 847-8756
Information/Operator-101; Circulation Desk-102; Children's Room-103;
Reference Desk-104; Bookmobile Office-105; Director's Office-107;
Cataloging Department-108; and Young Adult Section-110
FAX: 842-0841
Mon. 12:30-9; Tues.-Thurs. 9:30-9; Fri. & Sat. 9:30-6; Sun. 1-5
Regina Slezak
Director
Joseph P. Pratt
Chairperson
NORTH KINGSTOWN
North Kingstown Free Library (M) (NKI)
Susan Aylward
100 Boone St. Director
North Kingstown 02852
Tel. 294-3306
Patricia B. Carlson
FAX: 294-1690
Chairperson
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8:30; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5 (Oct.-June)
Davisville Free Library (N) (DPL)
Sarah Ornstein
481 Davisville Rd. Librarian
North Kingston, RI 02852
Tel. 884-5524
Sen. John Patterson
Mon. 10-5; Wed. 3-8; Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-4
Chairperson
Willett Free Library (N) (WIL)
P.O. Box 178 45 Ferry Rd.
Saunderstown 02874
Tel. 294-2081
FAX: 294-2081
Mon. & Thurs. 5-8; Tues. & Wed. 2-5
Fri. 11-4; Sat. 1-4
Martha McCabe
Librarian
Eleanor Ferguson
Chairperson
NORTH PROVIDENCE
Mayor Salvatore Mancini Union Free (M) (NPR)
Library & Cultural Center
1810 Mineral Spring Ave.
North Providence 02904
Mary Ellen Hardiman
Librarian
Shawn R. Donahue
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Tel. 353-5600
FAX: 353-1794
Mon.-Thurs. 10-8:45; Fri. & Sat. 10-5:45
Chairperson
NORTH SMITHFIELD
North Smithfield Public Library (N) (NSM)
P.O. Box 950
20 Main St.
Slatersville 02876
Tel. 767-2780
FAX: 767-2782
Mon., Wed., & Thurs. 12-8; Tues., Fri. & Sat. 10-5
Carol Brouwer
Librarian
Lynn Benetti
Chairperson
PAWTUCKET
Pawtucket Public Library (M) (PAW)
Susan Reed
13 Summer St. Director
Pawtucket 02860
Christine Jeffers
Tel. 725-3714; TDD: 722-8239
Assistant Director
FAX: 728-2170
Father Edward St-Godard
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8:45; Fri. & Sat. 9-4:45; Su. 1-4:45 (Oct. –Apr.)
Chairperson
PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth Free Public Library (N) (POR)
Rosemary Finneran
2658 East Main Rd. Librarian
Portsmouth 02871
Tel. 683-9457
Michael W. Mello
FAX: 683-5013
President
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5
PROVIDENCE
Providence Public Library (N) (PRO)
Dale Thompson
225 Washington St. Director
Providence 02903 455-8100
Tel. 455-8000; TDD: 455-8089
455-8065 (FAX)
Reference: 455-8005
FAX: 455-8080
Mary B. Olenn
Mon. & Thurs. 12-8; Tues. & Wed. 10-6;
Chairperson
Fri. & Sat. 9-5:30
Shared Resources
455-8028
FAX: 455-8032
Other Units:
Fox Point Branch (FPT) Rochambeau Branch (ROC) Wanskuck Branch (WAN)
Alexander Zimmerman
Sarah Weed
90 Ives St., Prov. 02906 708 Hope St., Prov. 02906 223 Veazie St., Prov. 02904
455-8112 455-8110; 455-8116 (FAX) 455-8108
Mt. Pleasant Branch (MTP) Smith Hill Branch (SMH) Washington Park Branch (WPK)
Alan Gunther
315 Academy Ave., Prov. 02908 31 Candace St., Prov. 02908 1316 Broad St., Prov. 02905
455-8105 455-8104 455-8109; 455-8133 (FAX)
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Olneyville Branch (OLN) South Providence Branch (SPR) Knight Memorial Library (N) (KMA)
Priscilla Harris
Kathleen Paroline Vernon
One Olneyville Square, Prov. 02909 441 Prairie Ave., Prov. 02905 275 Elmwood Ave., Prov. 02907
455-8113 455-8107 Tel. 455-8102/8103
RICHMOND
Clark Memorial Library (N) (CLA)
Lynn Thompson
7 Pinehurst Drive Librarian
Carolina 02812
Tel. 364-6100
Chris Turner
FAX: 364-7675
President
Mon. and Tues. 1-8; Wed. 10-8; Thurs. 4-8; Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-1
SCITUATE
Hope Library (N) (HPE)
Paula DiBiase
374 North Rd. P.O. Box 310 Director
Hope 02831
Tel. 821-7910
Linda Foss
FAX: 822-4068
President
Mon. ,Tues., Fri, 10-5; Wed. & Thurs. 2-8; Sat. 10-2
North Scituate Public Library (N) (SCI)
Greenville Rd.
North Scituate 02857
Tel. 647-5133
FAX: 647-5680
Mon. & Wed. 1-8; Tues. & Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 1-5; Sat. 10-4; Sun. 1-4
Leslie B. McDonough
Director
Lucille Cameron
Chairperson
SMITHFIELD
East Smithfield Public Library (N) (ESM)
Elodie E. Blackmore
50 Esmond St. Director
Esmond 02917
Tel. 231-5150
Kathleen Walsh
FAX: 231-2940
President
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10-5 and 7-9; Wed.10-5;
Sat. 10-3 (Sept.-June only)
Greenville Public Library (N) (GVL)
Christopher LaRoux
573 Putnam Pike Director
Greenville 02828
Tel. 949-3630/3703
Domine Ragosta
FAX: 949-0530
President
Circulation Dial 1; Reference Dial 2; Children's Dial 3;
Director/Secretary Dial 4
Mon.- Wed. 10-8; Thurs. 1-8; Fri.10-5
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN
South Kingstown Public Library (M)
Shirley Long
Director
Peace Dale Library (SKI)
1057 Kingstown Rd. Alice K. Juda
Peace Dale 02883
President
Tel. 789-1555
FAX: 782-6370
Mon. & Tues. 9-8; Wed. & Thurs. 9-6;
Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5 (Mid-Oct to Mid-April)
Summer: The same as above except: Tues. 9-6; Sat. 9-1
Robert Beverly Hale Library (SKH)
Mary Ann Comstock
2601 Comm. Perry Highway Librarian
Wakefield 02879
Tel. 783-5386
Mon. & Wed. 10-5; Tues. 3-8; Thurs. 1-5; Fri. 1-6 (3-8 Summer)
Kingston Free Library (SKK)
Pamela Mead
2605 Kingstown Rd. Librarian
Kingston 02881
Tel. 783-8254
Mon. & Tues. 10-6; Wed. 10-8; Thurs. & Fri. 10-5; Sat. 9:30-5 (9:30-1 Summer)
TIVERTON
Essex Public Library (M) (TIV)
Cheryl Maraj-Aboudola
238 Highland Rd. Director
Tiverton 02878
Tel. 625-6796
Barbara Donnelly
FAX: 625-5499
Chairperson
Mon.-Wed. 10-8; Thurs. & Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-4
Other Unit:
Union Branch Library (TUN)
3832 Main Road
625-6799
Tues. 2:30-7:30; Thurs. 12:30-5:30
WARREN
George Hail Free Library (N) (WRR)
Patricia Redfearn
530 Main St. Director
Warren 02885
Tel. 245-7686
John F. Millard
FAX: 245-7470
Chairperson
Mon.-Fri. 11-8; Sat. 10-3
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WARWICK
Warwick Public Library (M) (WAR)
Douglas Pearce
600 Sandy Lane Director
Warwick 02886
Carol Drought
Tel. 739-5440; TDD: 739-3689
Deputy Director
FAX: 732-2055
Janet Whalen
Mon.-Thurs. 9-9; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5 (Sept.-May)
Chairperson
Also: CLAN (Cooperating Libraries Automated Network) Headquarters
Rick Payette
CLAN Catalog Dept.
Executive Director Technical Support Specialist 738-2200x311
738-2200x301 738-2200x302
FAX: 736-8949
Other Units:
Apponaug Branch (WAP) Conimicut Branch (WCO) Norwood Branch (WNO)
Lois Mazzone, Coord. Irene Ovalles, Coord. Teresa Carberry, Coord.
3267 Post Rd. 02886 55 Beach Ave. 02889 Pawtuxet Ave. 02888
739-6411 737-6546 941-7545
Mon.-Tues. 1-9; Wed.-Thurs. 9-9;
Fri. 1-5; Sat. 9-5
Pontiac Free Library (N) (WPO)
Carol Romelczyk
101 Greenwich Ave. Librarian
Warwick 02886
Tel. 737-3292
Edward Jusczyk
Mon.1-7; Tues. 10-5; Thurs. 2-7;
Chairperson
Fri. 1-5; Sat. 12-4
WEST GREENWICH
Louttit Library (N) (WGR)
Elsie Oltedale
274 Victory Highway Director
West Greenwich 02817
Tel: 397-3434
John Livsey
Mon. 10-4; Tues. 10-8; Wed. & Thurs. 2-8; Fri. & Sat. 10-4
Chairperson
WEST WARWICK
West Warwick Public Library (M) (WWA)
Frances Farrell-Bergeron
1043 Main Street Director
West Warwick 02893
Cyndi Desrochers
Tel. 828-3750; TDD: 828-4730
Assistant Director
FAX: 828-8493
Nathan Shapiro
Mon. - Wed. 9-9; Thurs.- Sat. 9-5; Sun. 12-4
Chairperson
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WESTERLY
Westerly Public Library (N) (WES)
Kathryn Taylor
44 Broad St. Library Director
Westerly 02891
Tel. 596-2877
Stephen Greene
FAX: 596--600
President
Mon.-Wed. 9-9; Thurs. & Fri. 9-6; Sat. 9-4; Sun. 12-4 (Starting 10/17)
WOONSOCKET
Woonsocket Harris Public Library (M) (WNS)
303 Clinton Street Director
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Tel. 769-9044
FAX: 767-4124
Mon..-Thurs. 9-9; Fri. & Sat. 9-5; Sun. 1-5
Other Unit:
Leslie Page
Diane Rivers
Chairperson
Fairmount Branch (WFL)
Angela Detonnancourt
20 Memorial Drive Librarian
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Tel. 762-8598
Tues. 2-7; Wed.-Fri. 12:30-5; Sat. 10-2