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Rochambeau Library At A Glance
Today
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Currently Closed
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:
We`re so excited for our second open-mic night this Thursday at 6:00PM. Bring your original work or cheer on community members!
![We're so excited for our second open-mic night this Thursday at 6:00PM. Bring your original work or cheer on community members!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
We`re so excited for our second open-mic night this Thursday at 6:00PM. Bring your original work or cheer on community members!
Join our Artists in Residence, Melanie Hicken and Christopher Ransom, for the last meeting of film club as they showcase their project "An Exercise in Preparation for the Film: `What`s Wrong With the World`" this Saturday, July 27th at 2:00PM
![Join our Artists in Residence, Melanie Hicken and Christopher Ransom, for the last meeting of film club as they showcase their project "An Exercise in Preparation for the Film: 'What's Wrong With the World'" this Saturday, July 27th at 2:00PM](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Join our Artists in Residence, Melanie Hicken and Christopher Ransom, for the last meeting of film club as they showcase their project "An Exercise in Preparation for the Film: `What`s Wrong With the World`" this Saturday, July 27th at 2:00PM
We`ll be having a second open mic night here at Rochambeau with our Aesop Society--please come by!
![We'll be having a second open mic night here at Rochambeau with our Aesop Society--please come by!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
We`ll be having a second open mic night here at Rochambeau with our Aesop Society--please come by!
We`ll be having a collaborative resume workshop tomorrow at 2:30--bring your resume and come on down!
![We'll be having a collaborative resume workshop tomorrow at 2:30--bring your resume and come on down!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
We`ll be having a collaborative resume workshop tomorrow at 2:30--bring your resume and come on down!
#REPOST from @9librariespvd WE NEED YOU to help us create our new strategic plan that will guide us for the next 5 years.
Whether you currently use the library or not, we would love to hear from you! We`d so appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete this survey😍
Click the link in our bio to take the survey!
![#REPOST from @9librariespvd WE NEED YOU to help us create our new strategic plan that will guide us for the next 5 years.
Whether you currently use the library or not, we would love to hear from you! We'd so appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete this survey😍
Click the link in our bio to take the survey!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
#REPOST from @9librariespvd WE NEED YOU to help us create our new strategic plan that will guide us for the next 5 years.
Whether you currently use the library or not, we would love to hear from you! We`d so appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete this survey😍
Click the link in our bio to take the survey!
Hi everyone! Unfortunately there will be no teen open maker studio today. Join us next Wednesday!
![Hi everyone! Unfortunately there will be no teen open maker studio today. Join us next Wednesday!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Hi everyone! Unfortunately there will be no teen open maker studio today. Join us next Wednesday!
We`re having a composting information session this Saturday! This information session is regarding a mentorship program by Providence Gardenworks.
![We're having a composting information session this Saturday! This information session is regarding a mentorship program by Providence Gardenworks.](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
We`re having a composting information session this Saturday! This information session is regarding a mentorship program by Providence Gardenworks.
This Thursday 7/18 join us at 6PM for Music and Conversation with RI Rhythm & Blues Preservation Band!
![This Thursday 7/18 join us at 6PM for Music and Conversation with RI Rhythm & Blues Preservation Band!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
This Thursday 7/18 join us at 6PM for Music and Conversation with RI Rhythm & Blues Preservation Band!
Have you heard of our Artists-in-Residences` film club? It`s been really fun so far--come on down!
![Have you heard of our Artists-in-Residences' film club? It's been really fun so far--come on down!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Have you heard of our Artists-in-Residences` film club? It`s been really fun so far--come on down!
We`ll be having a collaborative resume workshop this month on July 19th at 2:30--bring your resume and come on down!
![We'll be having a collaborative resume workshop this month on July 19th at 2:30--bring your resume and come on down!](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
We`ll be having a collaborative resume workshop this month on July 19th at 2:30--bring your resume and come on down!
Upcoming Events At Rochambeau Library
Spaces
Staff
![Aimee Fontaine, Systems Coordinator Aimee Fontaine, Systems Coordinator](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/aimee-300x291-circle-e6c96f6dfda6e55a3d04ced4032b223b-zx68dj0l14hr.png)
Aimee Fontaine
Systems Coordinator
401-272-3780
afontaine@clpvd.org
![Lee Teverow, Adult Services Librarian Lee Teverow, Adult Services Librarian](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/lee-tev-264x300-circle-940796ab11bae786dbc66bd0a66feebb-zgqi0uj9m2b5.png)
Lee Teverow
Adult Services Librarian
401-272-3780
lteverow@clpvd.org
![Cassidy Santos, Teen & Adult Librarian Cassidy Santos, Teen & Adult Librarian](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Cassidy-Santos-288x300-circle-33fb42b498fee02672a9a93da7ef0d8a-kywm2l3sdte9.jpg)
Cassidy Santos
Teen Librarian
401-272-3780
rocyouth@clpvd.org
![Taylor Stannard, Youth Services Librarian Taylor Stannard, Youth Services Librarian](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Taylor-Stannard-circle-8acde2a4a09914c8c76f6516a0e24e78-ya83lc6ox5jd.jpg)
Taylor Stannard
Youth Services Librarian
401-272-3780
tstannard@clpvd.org
![Rochambeau Library icon Rochambeau Library icon](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/RB-icon-fs-circle-f2091a970b3ebbcd1c51bb244e409a20-rfokznu8gwh1.png)
Laken Hottle
Youth Services Librarian
401-272-3780
rocyouth@clpvd.org
Speaks ASL
![Cheri Melvin, Lead library Clerk Cheri Melvin, Lead library Clerk](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/cheri-circle-f41192ec4fe5cb367f457b306698c7cb-wfiuz8dnrje3.png)
Cheri Melvin
Lead Library Clerk
401-272-3780
roccirculation@clpvd.org
![Bonnie Reisman, Circulation Clerk Bonnie Reisman, Circulation Clerk](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/bonnie-circle-f9a8873e78d2cd7b5a6f55ca312c3bf6-oma3dx9q2l1e.png)
Bonnie Reisman
Circulation Clerk
401-272-3780
roccirculation@clpvd.org
![Rochambeau Library icon Rochambeau Library icon](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/RB-icon-fs-circle-f2091a970b3ebbcd1c51bb244e409a20-h8m3bcq1ul0k.png)
Sarah Kennedy
Program Clerk
401-272-3780
skennedy@clpvd.org
![Diane Roberts, Circulation Clerk Diane Roberts, Circulation Clerk](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/diane-263x300-circle-0fa026e89124e76c326110e2ec3b21f1-yov0g8nwb425.png)
Diane Roberts
Circulation Clerk
401-272-3780
roccirculation@clpvd.org
![Geoff Visiglio, Circulation Clerk Geoff Visiglio, Circulation Clerk](https://clpvd.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/geoff-1-300x300-circle-cc662c040ce41dea90c64b8af0c1040b-0azphlv4r8dc.jpg)
Geoff Visiglio
Circulation Clerk
401-272-3780
roccirculation@clpvd.org
History
The library was first established as a children's library in 1915 by the Monday Morning Musical Club and was named the Elodie Farnum Memorial Library, in memory of a gifted child violinist who died young. The early library occupied space in the Rochambeau School. In 1930, the books in this collection were transferred to PPL, which built the Rochambeau Branch Library at the corner of Hope Street and Langham Road. The building was designed by Clark & Howe in the same Georgian Colonial architectural style and according to the same general layout as the other branches built by PPL at this time.
In the early years of the 21st century Rochambeau Library underwent a major renovation, at a cost of $5.1 million, with the Rochambeau Friends of the Library contributing nearly $800,000 (about 15% of the total costs) toward the project.1 PPL applied for funds from the state through the Public Library Construction Reimbursement Program to help defray the costs of this project, and the library was allocated just over $2 million, or approximately 40% of the total cost, to be paid to PPL in yearly installments over a twenty-year period ending in 2024.2