List of libraries in Rhode Island

This is a list of public and private and university libraries in Rhode Island, USA.

Library^[1]	Town/City	County	Consortium
Adams Library	Providence	Providence	Rhode Island College library
Adams Public Library	Central Falls	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Annmary Brown Memorial	Providence	Providence	Brown University library
Ashaway Free Library	Ashaway	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Barrington Public Library	Barrington	Bristol	Ocean State Libraries
Brown University Libraries ^[2]	Providence		Brown University library
Brownell Library	Little Compton	Newport	Ocean State Libraries
Clark Memorial Library	Richmond	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Coventry Public Library	Coventry	Kent	Ocean State Libraries
Cranston Public Library	Cranston	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Crompton Free Library	West Warwick	Kent	now used by Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society
Cross Mills Public Library	Charlestown	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Cumberland Public Library	Cumberland	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Douglas and Judith Krupp Library	Smithfield	Providence	Bryant University library
East Greenwich Free Library	East Greenwich	Kent	Ocean State Libraries
East Providence Public Library	East Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
East Smithfield Public Library	Smithfield	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Exeter Public Library	Exeter	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Foster Public Library	Foster	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
George Hail Free Library	Warren	Bristol	Ocean State Libraries
Glocester Manton Free Public Library	Glocester	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Greenville Public Library (Rhode Island)	Greenville	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Harmony Public Library	Glocester	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Island Free Library	New Shoreham	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Jamestown Philomenian Library	Jamestown	Newport	Ocean State Libraries
Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library	Burrillville	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
John Carter Brown Library	Providence	Providence	Brown University
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library	Providence	Providence	Brown University library
John Hay Library	Providence	Providence	Brown University library
Kingston Free Library	Kingston	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Langworthy Public Library	Hopkinton	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Lincoln Public Library	Lincoln	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Loutitt Library	West Greenwich	Kent	Ocean State Libraries
Marian J Mohr Memorial Library	Johnston	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Maury Loontjens Memorial Library	Narragansett	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
McKillop Library	Newport	Newport	Salve Regina University library
Middletown Public Library	Middletown	Newport	Ocean State Libraries
Newport Historical Society	Newport	Newport	Newport Historical Society library
Newport Public Library	Newport	Newport	Ocean State Libraries
North Kingstown Free Library	North Kingstown	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
North Scituate Public Library	North Scituate	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
North Providence Public Library	North Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
North Smithfield Public Library	North Smithfield	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Pawtucket Public Library	Pawtucket	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Peace Dale Public Library	South Kingstown	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Phillips Memorial Library	Providence	Providence	Providence College library
Portsmouth Free Public Library	Newport	Newport	Ocean State Libraries
Providence Athenaeum^[3]	Providence	Providence	Providence Athenaeum private library
Providence Public Library	Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Redwood Library and Athenaeum	Newport	Newport	Private library, oldest library building in the U.S.
Rhode Island Historical Society	Providence	Providence	Rhode Island Historical Society library
Rhode Island Medical Society Library^[4]
Robert Beverly Hale Library	South Kingstown	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Robert L. Carothers Library	Kingston	Washington	University of Rhode Island research library
Rochambeau Library-Providence Community Library	Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Roger Williams University Library	Bristol	Bristol	Roger Williams University Library
Rogers Free Library	Bristol	Bristol	Ocean State Libraries
Sciences Library (Brown University)	Providence	Providence	Brown University library
Smith Hill Library-Providence Community Library	Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
South Providence Library-Providence Community Library	Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Tiverton Public Library	Tiverton	Newport	Ocean State Libraries
Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library	Providence	Providence	Ocean State Libraries
Warwick Public Library	Warwick	Kent	Ocean State Libraries
Westerly Library and Wilcox Park	Westerly	Washington	Ocean State Libraries
Woonsocket Harris Public Library	Woonsocket	Providence	Ocean State Libraries

References

↑ "Rhode Island", American Library Directory 2020-2021, vol. 2 (73rd ed.), Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc., 2020, p. 2061+, ISSN 0065-910X – via Internet Archive
↑ "List of ARL Members", arl.org, Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, retrieved March 21, 2026
↑ "American Libraries before 1876: Data Table", daviesproject.lib.princeton.edu, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, retrieved March 20, 2026
↑ Special Libraries Association, Boston Chapter (1961), Directory of special libraries: Boston, vicinity and member libraries in New England (6th ed.) – via HathiTrust

External links

"Bibliography Search: Rhode Island", Bibliography of Library History, 1990-Present, American Library Association Library History Round Table – via Penn State University Libraries
"Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries (CRIARL)", criarl.org, est.1972
Institute for Museum and Library Services, "Library Search & Compare: Rhode Island", imls.gov, Washington, DC (data from the annual United States Public Libraries Survey)
"Ocean State Libraries (OSL)", oslri.org, Rhode Island, public library consortium est.1982
"Special Libraries Association Rhode Island", sla-divisions.typepad.com, archived from the original on May 6, 2010 – via Wayback Machine, est.1977

[1] "Rhode Island", American Library Directory 2020-2021, vol. 2 (73rd ed.), Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc., 2020, p. 2061+, ISSN 0065-910X – via Internet Archive

[ARL-2] "List of ARL Members", arl.org, Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, retrieved March 21, 2026

[Davies-3] "American Libraries before 1876: Data Table", daviesproject.lib.princeton.edu, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, retrieved March 20, 2026

[4] Special Libraries Association, Boston Chapter (1961), Directory of special libraries: Boston, vicinity and member libraries in New England (6th ed.) – via HathiTrust

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