Address:
150 Empire Street
Providence,
Rhode Island
02903
United States
County: Providence
Phone: 401-455-8000
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Providence Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Providence Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 956,557 volumes. The library circulates 159,987 items per year. The library serves a population of 178,042 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Jack Martin .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
Statistics Public | ||
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Service Population | 178,042 | Residents |
Collection size | 956,557 | volumes |
Annual Circulation | 159,987 | transactions |
Technology Profile | ||
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Product Name | Year Contracted | |
Current Automation System | Sierra | 2013 |
Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2005 |
Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2003 |
Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1991 |
Previous Automation System | CLSI | 1972 |
Discovery Interface | Encore | |
Item ID Type | RFID | |
RFID Tag Type | HF | |
The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Ocean State Libraries (view map) |
Technology Interoperability Survey:
We are conducting a study on factors related to the selection and interoperability of technology systems in academic libraries.
Identifiers | |
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libraries.org ID | 5482 |
NCES FSCSKEY | RI0036 |
NCES LIBID | PRO |
Record History: This listing was created on Apr 30, 2001 and was last modified on Jan 18, 2022.
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