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June 2 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
Video Game Club @ Knight

Video Game Club

June 3 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
Knight Memorial Library Building

CCRI Event

June 6 @ 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
Knight Teen Advisory Board

Teen Advisory Board

June 7 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 9 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
Video Game Club @ Knight

Video Game Club

June 10 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 16 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 17 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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Video Game Club

June 17 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
Weird or Wonderful Book Club

Weird or Wonderful Book Club

June 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 23 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 24 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States
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June 30 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
275 Elmwood Avenue
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275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907 United States

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Knight Memorial Library At A Glance

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June 2 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm Event Series Canva for Your Business (Drop-In Canva Help)

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Knight Memorial Library - Entrepreneurship Center 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Drop-In Canva Help (Ideal for business owners, entrepreneurs, and artists). Canva skills taught at all levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). No registration needed. Spanish Speaker may be available for your convenience.

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Video Game Club @ Knight
June 3 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Event Series Video Game Club @ Knight

Video Game Club

Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Join us at the library for an hour of Nintendo Switch Gaming! Let your competitive side shine as we play games like Smash Brothers, Mario Kart, and Overcooked. Feel free to bring your own joy-cons, pro-controllers, or games!

Tue 6
June 6 @ 9:00 pm - 11:15 pm

CCRI Event

Knight Memorial Library - Auditorium Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States
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Knight Teen Advisory Board
June 7 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Teen Advisory Board

Teen Advisory Board

Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

We need YOU! Do you want to make a difference? Do you need service hours for school? Why not do both at the same time? We want YOUR input about what types of programs, books, DVDs, games and other stuff we should have at the library for YOU to use. Contact Taylor for more information tstannard@clpvd.org

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Canva for Your Business (Drop-In Canva Help)

Knight Memorial Library - Entrepreneurship Center 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Drop-In Canva Help (Ideal for business owners, entrepreneurs, and artists). Canva skills taught at all levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). No registration needed. Spanish Speaker may be available for your convenience.

Sat 10
Video Game Club @ Knight
June 10 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Event Series Video Game Club @ Knight

Video Game Club

Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Join us at the library for an hour of Nintendo Switch Gaming! Let your competitive side shine as we play games like Smash Brothers, Mario Kart, and Overcooked. Feel free to bring your own joy-cons, pro-controllers, or games!

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

Adult Services Librarian in Training

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

Melissa Rivera, Youth Services Specialist

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

Gail Stokes, Youth Services Librarian
Gail Stokes
Youth Services Librarian
401-467-2625
gstokes@clpvd.org
Taylor Stannard, Teen & Adult Librarian

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

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

Christine Williams, Lead Library Clerk

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

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

Michelle Freeman, Circulation Clerk

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

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

Khamry Varfley, Entrepreneurship Specialist

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

Natalie Velez-Millan, Community Support Specialist

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

History

from PPL's Postcard Collection
from PPL's Postcard Collection

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.

Knight History Brochure (PDF)


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.

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PLEASE NOTE: Knight Memorial Library is not ADA accessible. If you need accommodation, please contact Knight Memorial Library for alternative options and locations.

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