Rochambeau Library - Providence, Rhode Island USA
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The Rochambeau Library is one of nine neighborhood libraries in Providence, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WMZWGZ
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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"The library was first established as a children's library in 1915 by the Monday Morning Musical Club and was named the Elodie Farnum Memorial Library, in memory of a gifted child violinist who died young. The early library occupied space in the Rochambeau School. In 1930, the books in this collection were transferred to PPL, which built the Rochambeau Branch Library at the corner of Hope Street and Langham Road. The building was designed by Clark & Howe in the same Georgian Colonial architectural style and according to the same general layout as the other branches built by PPL at this time.
In the early years of the 21st century Rochambeau Library underwent a major renovation, at a cost of $5.1 million, with the Rochambeau Friends of the Library contributing nearly $800,000 (about 15% of the total costs) toward the project. PPL applied for funds from the state through the Public Library Construction Reimbursement Program to help defray the costs of this project, and the library was allocated just over $2 million, or approximately 40% of the total cost, to be paid to PPL in yearly installments over a twenty-year period ending in 2024."
The Rochambeau Library is one of the busiest libraries in the state with an annual circulation of over 200,000 items.
It is a member of the
Ocean State Libraries consortium. As a member of OSL, which serves the Rhode Island community by sharing materials, services, and electronic resources, library card holders may check out and return books from and to here and any other OSL member institution in the state.
Services include:
Regular programming for children
75+ Magazine and Newspaper subscriptions
Meeting Rooms (2)
Museum Passes
eBooks, DVDs, travel books, and exam study guides
30 Computers
Sources:
Rochambeau Library
ArtsNowRI
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