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The Smith Hill Library-A Community Library of Providence is one of the branch libraries of the Providence, Rhode Island, public library system. It is located at 31 Candace Street, in a single-story brick building designed by Albert Harkness and built in 1932 by contractor Clifford K. Rathbone.
By 1935, the Rhode Island State Library was administering state aid for community libraries and library extension service. [4] The Department of State Library Services (now OLIS) was founded in 1964 as a result of legislation initiated by the Rhode Island Library Association, taking over some of these roles from the State Library. [4]
Private library, oldest library building in the U.S. Rhode Island Historical Society: Providence: Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society library Robert Beverly Hale Library South Kingstown: Washington: Ocean State Libraries: Robert L. Carothers Library: Kingston: Washington: University of Rhode Island research library
The school library fight comes to Rhode Island. ... By July 2004, the Providence Public Library had cut 21 librarians and 14 clerical workers and slashed hours at the Central Library, eliminating ...
The Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library is an association library funded by and for the villages of Port Chester and Rye Brook. The library was founded in 1876 by Jared V. Peck and was dedicated at its present location in 1926 at the intersection of Haseco and Westchester Avenues. Three major renovations have taken place, in 1967, 2007, and 2012.
The library was established in 1836 as a merger between two earlier subscription libraries: The Providence Library Company, founded in 1753, and the Providence Athenaeum, founded in 1831. It became "The Providence Athenaeum" by amendment to its charter in 1850.
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The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is a professional organization for Rhode Island's librarians and library workers. [1] It is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island . It was founded on March 9, 1903, at the Providence Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island , at a meeting organized by Frank G. Bates, State Librarian of Rhode ...