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Read MoreKnight Memorial Library At A Glance
Today
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Currently Closed
Address:
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Phone:
(401) 467-2625
Fax number:
(401) 467-2654
Hours:
Monday
9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Saturday
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday
Closed
Services Available:
Upcoming Events At Knight Memorial Library
Makerspace Open Studio for Adults
Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesDo you have your own creative project in mind? We have makerspace equipment that might be useful! We offer access to Silhouette and Cricut cutting machines, sewing machines, sublimation printing, a […]
MANGA Club
Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesLet's discuss your favorite manga stories. For ages 10+. No registration required. For more info, contact Benny at 467-2625 or email: bnguyen@clpvd.org. Tuesdays from 2:45 - 3:45pm
Makerspace Open Studio
Knight Memorial Library - Children's Area 1 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesDrop by the teen area to learn, explore, and make with maker machines. School-age children & teens* are welcome! Younger makers may try some activities with an adult.
Pre-K Storytime
Knight Memorial Library - Children's Area 1 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesFamilies with preschoolers are invited for stories, songs, rhymes, & a simple craft. Siblings welcome. Registration required. Wednesday, May 31 from 10 -11:00 am
Ear Acupuncture Clinic
Knight Memorial Library - Auditorium Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesFree ear acupuncture IS provided by Providence community acupuncture. La acupuntura de oÃdo gratuita es proporcionada por la acupuntura comunitaria de Providence.
OpenDoors Community Conversation
Knight Memorial Library - Auditorium Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesOpenDoors RI invites the Elmwood community for a conversation about a proposed 25 bed shelter on Elmwood Avenue.
Spaces
Staff

Gale Yallop
Systems Coordinator
401-467-2625
gyallop@clpvd.org

Avelina Rocchio
Adult Services Librarian in Training
401-467-2625
arocchio@clpvd.org

Melissa Rivera
Youth Services Specialist
401-467-2625
mrivera@clpvd.org

Youth Services Librarian
gstokes@clpvd.org

Taylor Stannard
Teen & Adult Librarian
401-467-2625
tstannard@clpvd.org

Sochan Sok
Programs Clerk
401-467-2625
ssok@clpvd.org

Christine Williams
Lead Library Clerk
401-467-2625
cwilliams@clpvd.org

Benny Nguyen
Circulation Clerk
401-467-2625
bnguyen@clpvd.org

Michelle Freeman
Circulation Clerk
401-467-2625
mfreeman@clpvd.org

Alan Martinez
Circulation Clerk
401-467-2625
amartinez@clpvd.org

Khamy Verfley
Entrepreneurship Specialist
Entrepreneurship Center
401-467-2700 x1615
kvarfley@clpvd.org

Natalie Velez-Millan
Community Support Specialist
Supporting YOU!
401-467-2700 x1614
nvelez-millan@clpvd.org
History


A group of Elmwood mothers formed the Elmwood Public Library Association and went door-to-door to raise money to open a library in 1915 in a small room above a local fire station. The library was too small to meet the needs of patrons in the neighborhood, and the children of Robert Brayton Knight, founder of the Fruit of the Loom Company, built the current Knight Memorial Library in 1924 as a "memorial to their parents and a place for the Elmwood library to make itself a home. Along with the building, the Knights continued to donate money as well as private collections of books to the library throughout the years. 1
Knight Memorial Library remained a privately operated public library until 1962. During this time, the Knight Memorial Association paid for the overhead of the building, and the Elmwood Library Association dealt with operating expenses and ran the library, with financial contributions to both organizations provided by the Knight family. However in 1962, management of the library was assumed by the Providence Public Library, and in 1995, Knight Memorial Library Association officially merged with Providence Public Library; thereupon, Knight Memorial Library became a full PPL branch in the PPL system of neighborhood libraries.
1."Lilli Avenia, Kevin Crace, and Ming Yi Wong, "KML Report: A Reference Document for Preservation Planning," Second Draft, March 27, 2010, pp. 4, 7. Additional information provided by Deborah Del Gais in correspondence with the author, May 9, 2011.
Knight Memorial Library Map
PLEASE NOTE: Knight Memorial Library is not ADA accessible. If you need accommodation, please contact Knight Memorial Library for alternative options and locations.