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RISPCA Storytime

Storytime with the RISPCA (Ages 3 – 5)

June 3 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
MTP Toddler Storytime

Toddler Time! (Ages 18 months—3 years)

June 5 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Knitting Club

Knitting Club

June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
MTP Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime! (Ages 3—5)

June 6 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
MTP Kids Science Lab

Kids Science Lab! (Grades K+)

June 6 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Latin Modern Dance

Baile Moderno Latino (Latin Modern Dance)

June 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Community Cookout

Community Cookout

June 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Me & U-Kulele: Music and Movement Class (Ages 0-5)

Me & U-Kulele: Music and Movement Class (Ages 0-5)

June 8 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
MTP Toddler Storytime

Toddler Time! (Ages 18 months—3 years)

June 12 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Knitting Club

Knitting Club

June 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Mt. Pleasant Library Building

Medicaid Informational Session

June 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
MTP Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime! (Ages 3—5)

June 13 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
MTP Kids Science Lab

Kids Science Lab! (Grades K+)

June 13 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Latin Modern Dance

Baile Moderno Latino (Latin Modern Dance)

June 13 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States
Mt. Pleasant Library Building

Friends Book Group

June 15 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 United States

Mt. Pleasant Library At A Glance

Today
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Currently Closed

Address:

315 Academy Avenue
Providence, RI 02908

Phone:

(401) 272-0106

Fax number:

(401) 272-0852

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

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Services Available:

  • 3D Printer
  • ADA Accessible
  • Color Printer
  • Community Garden
  • Composting Bin
  • Computers & Printing
  • Cooling & Warming Center
  • Exhibit Space
  • Fax
  • Free Seed Library
  • Homework Help
  • Laser Cutter
  • Meeting Room Reservations
  • Mobile Hotspots
  • Notary (please call)
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Scanner
  • Sensory-Friendly Aids
  • Sewing Machines
  • Spanish Speaking Staff
  • Sublimation Printer
  • Take-Home Art / STEM Kits
  • Vinyl Cutter
  • WiFi (outside the library)

Upcoming Events At Mt. Pleasant Library

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June 2023

Sat 3
RISPCA Storytime
June 3 @ 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Storytime with the RISPCA (Ages 3 – 5)

Mt. Pleasant Library - Children’s Area 1 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Join us on Saturday, June 3rd at 11 AM for a special storytime with RISCPA! This program is geared towards children 3 - 5 years old and focuses on humane […]

Mon 5
MTP Toddler Storytime
June 5 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am Event Series Toddler Time! (Ages 18 months—3 years)

Toddler Time! (Ages 18 months—3 years)

Mt. Pleasant Library - Children’s Area 1 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

This storytime features stories, songs, and fingerplay for toddlers and their parents/caregivers! Open playtime will occur after storytime! This five-week session will run from May 15 to June 26, not […]

Mon 5
Knitting Club
June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Knitting Club

Knitting Club

Mt. Pleasant Library - Main Level 2 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Knit with us in person on Monday nights from 6:30-7:30pm at Mt. Pleasant Library!  A basic knowledge of knitting is needed to join. Email Allie at alliemfdonahue@gmail.com  to learn more and register.

Tue 6
MTP Preschool Storytime
June 6 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am Event Series Toddler Time! (Ages 18 months—3 years)

Preschool Storytime! (Ages 3—5)

Mt. Pleasant Library - Children’s Area 1 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Join in on the fun with stories, songs, and more that encourage the development of early literacy skills in your preschoolers. This six-week session will run from May 23 to […]

Tue 6
MTP Kids Science Lab
June 6 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Event Series Kids Science Lab! (Grades K+)

Kids Science Lab! (Grades K+)

Mt. Pleasant Library - Children’s Area 1 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Join us to complete a different experiment and learn a little science along the way!

Tue 6
Latin Modern Dance
June 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Baile Moderno Latino (Latin Modern Dance)

Baile Moderno Latino (Latin Modern Dance)

Mt. Pleasant Library - Main Level 315 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI, United States

Participa en este taller GRATIS y diviértete mientras aprendes a bailar salsa, merengue, bachata y más ritmos modernos con la bailarina internacional Colombiana Adriana Londoño. Invita a tus amigos. Participate […]

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Highlight: Little Free Food Pantry @ Mt Pleasant Library

Little Free Food Pantry
Mt Pleasant Library - Little Free Food Pantry

Mount Pleasant Library facilitates the free exchange of food between neighbors. Please take what you need from our Little Free Food Pantry shelf, open during library hours. We also accept donations of shelf-stable, undamaged, unexpired food at the circulation desk. Are you in need of additional food? Find your nearest food pantry through the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s Food Assistance List.

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Mt. Pleasant Library Building
Mt. Pleasant Library Building
Mt Pleasant Library - Adult Area
Mt Pleasant Library - Adult Area
Mt Pleasant Library - Children’s Computer Lab
Mt Pleasant Library - Children’s Computer Lab
Mt Pleasant Library - Children’s Area
Mt Pleasant Library - Children’s Area
Mt Pleasant Library - Main Level
Mt Pleasant Library - Main Level
Mt Pleasant Library - Teen Room
Mt Pleasant Library - Teen Room
Mt Pleasant Library - Community Garden
Mt Pleasant Library - Community Garden
Little Free Food Pantry
Mt Pleasant Library - Little Free Food Pantry

Staff

Dhana Whiteing, Systems Coordinator

Dhana Whiteing
Systems Coordinator
401-272-0106
dwhiteing@clpvd.org

Lee Smith, Adult Services Librarian

Lee Smith
Adult Services Librarian
401-272-0106
lsmith@clpvd.org

Karina Veras, Youth Services Librarian

Karina Veras
Youth Services Librarian
401-272-0106
kveras@clpvd.org
Hablo Español

Cassidy Mills, Adult Services Librarian

Cassidy Mills
Teen & Adult Services Librarian
401-272-0106
cmills@clpvd.org

Duongrattha Siv, Lead Library Clerk

Duongrattha Siv
Lead Library Clerk
401-272-0106
dsiv@clpvd.org

Anna Parello, Clerk

Anna Parello
Circulation Clerk
401-272-0106
aparello@clpvd.org

Carlos Giron, Cataloging Clerk
Carlos Giron
Cataloging Clerk
401-272-0106
cgiron@clpvd.org
Kristen Haines, Program Clerk

Kristen Haines
Program Clerk
401-272-0106
khaines@clpvd.org

Yanderis Cirino, Clerk

Yanderis Cirino
Circulation Clerk
401-272-0106
ycirino@clpvd.org
Hablo Español

Gail Stokes, Youth Services Librarian
Gail Stokes
Youth Services Librarian
401-272-0106
gstokes@clpvd.org

History

Sprague House

In the early twentieth century, the Mount Pleasant area of the city was rapidly being developed into a neighborhood of predominately middle-class single-family homes. In 1906, the Sprague House Association opened a library in a wooden building owned by the Association. Eight years later, the Sprague House Association "combined with the Federal Hill House Association and gave the building to the Providence Public Library." 1 For the next thirty-five years PPL would continue to use this building to provide library services to local residents in Mount Pleasant.

Sprague House

According to PPL's branch library building program, a new building for the citizens of Mount Pleasant was slated for construction by the early 1940s. However, work on the building was delayed until after the Great Depression and World War Two. In 1940,

a citizen of another section of Providence, who desires to remain anonymous, gave the Trustees of the Providence Public Library $10,000 in War Savings Bonds for the purpose of helping to replace the present inadequate library on Armington Avenue with a modern building. It was then estimated that the new branch, with furniture, would cost about $50,000. The benefactor offered to make an additional gift of $15,000, if the balance of the sum required were raised within five years. 2

Given the slow progress on fund-raising due to the war, the benefactor extended the deadline by another five years, but eventually "other gifts from individuals and corporations, together with appropriations from library reserves PPL "reserves" were those allocated for "Central Library repairs and improvements." 3, provided a total of $100,000" which was spent on the building's construction and furnishings. The last $6,000 of the sum was raised by a "house-to-house canvass" of Elmhurst residents. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Harkness and Geddes and built by Lawrence O. Ahlborg. It opened on June 28, 1949. 4

Nearly twenty years later PPL added an annex to the building which more than doubled the size of the library. The $200,000 cost of the addition was paid by city and state grants, with the city providing half the funds and the rest shared by the state and federal governments. 5

  • 1."A New Branch Library for Mount Pleasant," Reader's Guide to Books, Vol. 11, No. 5 (May 1944): 2.
  • 2.See above.
  • 3."The Mt. Pleasant Branch: Its Past and Present," A Reader’s Guide to Books, Vol. 16, No. 7 (July 1949): 4.
  • 4."New Mt. Pleasant Library Formally Opened to Public," Providence Journal (June 29, 1949): 15.
  • 5."Ground Broken for Library," Providence Journal (July 14, 1967): 30, and "Mount Pleasant Library Addition Dedicated," Providence Journal (March 26, 1968): 34.

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