Stephanie T.
4/25/2025
Providence Public Library (PPL) is 150 years old this year. In honor of their birthday, PPL released a PPL150 commemorative library card. I wasn't able to celebrate PPL's 150th Birthday and...
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225 Washington St
Providence, RI 02903
Providence Public Library is a 139-year-old nonprofit organization providing free public library services through print, recorded and digital collections, information resources, programs of interest and relevance, and expert staff. As the state's premiere personal learning institution, the Library is focused on building and strengthening our core mission and services for all Rhode Islanders -- expanding our reach and fostering critical connections with individuals and groups statewide -- to nurture and enhance the educational, historical and cultural fabric of Rhode Island. As a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places, the Library welcomes tourists for free guided architectural tours offered on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays* of each month. (*Call ahead to check that tour is running.) The Library's recently renovated historic spaces also serve as a popular event venue.
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Carol C.
4/18/2025
The Providence Public Library offers a free 1-1/2 tour that is well worth your time. The new construction is impressive but, oh, I had no idea the original architecture was so gorgeous. The tour...
Claudia Z.
4/17/2025
I am a voracious reader & I have always loved going to public libraries. When I moved to Rhode Island, I initially used the local branch in Warwick. When I started working in Providence, I became...
Philip G.
10/12/2024
This library is a great resource to local residents. They have all you need from books to movies and the catalogue is large especially if you go online to order specific titles in advance. They...
Robert S.
9/22/2024
A few years ago, this public library got a makeover and it is more modern and it offers a lot more services for the members (which anyone can join for free). If you are not very tech savvy, you...
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