Providence Public Library | |
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![]() Southeast face, original core building dating from 1900 | |
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41°49′19″N 71°25′01″W / 41.822026°N 71.416879°W | |
Location | 150 Empire Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
Type | Public Library |
Established | 1875 |
Collection | |
Size | 1.43 million (2010)[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 618,730 (2018)[2] |
Population served | 638,931 (2019)[3] |
Members | 69,273 (2010)[1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Providence Public Library of Providence, Rhode Island was founded in 1875. The central library building at 225 Washington Street opened in 1900 and was constructed in a Renaissance style with private donations including a large donation from John Nicholas Brown I, and a large addition was built in 1954.[4] The Library is different from most city libraries because it is governed by a board of trustees and funded privately but serves the public.[4]
Providence Public Library was awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2001,[5] for outstanding service to their community.
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