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Today
1:00 PM - 5:30 PMOpening within 30 minutes
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
Canva for Your Business (Drop-In Canva Help)
Knight Memorial Library - Entrepreneurship Center 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesDrop-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.
Video Game Club
Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin 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!
CCRI Event
Knight Memorial Library - Auditorium Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesTeen Advisory Board
Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesWe 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
Canva for Your Business (Drop-In Canva Help)
Knight Memorial Library - Entrepreneurship Center 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesDrop-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.
Video Game Club
Knight Memorial Library - Conference Room 275 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin 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!
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.
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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.