The Library is Handicap accessible Playaways - A Playaway is a self-playing digital audio book that comes pre-loaded on a small storage device. Each Playaway can hold 80 hours of play time. The Playaway devices circulate like audio books. A title can be checked out, renewed, and reserved. You can check our catalog to see [...]
Join the Friends of the North Providence Union Free Library. As a Friends member, you’ll be supporting programs like these… Performance and educational programs for children and adults Purchase of needed equipment and furniture Purchase of area museum passes for free use by the community Just print the form below, fill out and mail with [...]
Fax Machine The library has a fax machine located at the Reference Desk on the second floor. There is a charge of $1 for the first page of transmittal and 50 cents for every page thereafter. Printing There are 2 print stations available. First floor for all b&w printing done on first floor computers and [...]
We are happy to accept donations from our patrons, however, due to space and staff constraints we cannot accept everything you might like to give us. Our guidelines for donations are that we accept new or gently used items. If we are unable to use your donation it will be used to stock our ongoing [...]
There are several ways to contact the North Providence Union Free Public Library. You can visit, call, or email us to speak directly with a member of our staff.
Jr. Book Buddies Book Club Our Jr. Book Buddies Book Club is for children ages 5 through 8 and meets on alternating Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. Join Miss Christine for stories, games and crafts. Registration is required and more information is available in the Children’s Department. The Last Friday of the Month Book Club Join [...]
The North Providence Library now offers One-on-One computer training/help sessions. Adults, 18 years and older, can stop by the Reference Desk or call 353-5600 ext. 109 to schedule a one hour appointment with a staff member for computer help of your choice, for example, learning how to set up an e-mail account.
David R. Vallee, Hydrologist-in-charge, NOAA/NWS/Northeast River Forecast Center, will be speaking at the North Providence Library on Thursday, May 30th, at 7 pm, on Storm Behavior in New England – Times They are a Changing! This program is free and open to the public. Much of New England has been experiencing an increasing trend in [...]
Join us for our Chat ‘N Chew Book Club with young adult literature. We will be discussing the book, “just one day” by Gayle Forman. It will be held on June 14th, Friday, at 2 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Liana in the Reference Department of the Library or call 353-5600 ext. [...]
