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Providence Public Library
Providence, RI
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 | Koha -- ByWater Solutions | 2022 |
| Previous Automation System | Sierra | 2013 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2005 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2003 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1991 |
| Discovery Interface | Aspen Discovery -- ByWater Solutions | 2022 |
| Previous 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) | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Koha -- ByWater Solutions.
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 5482 |
| NCES FSCSKEY | RI0036 |
| NCES LIBID | PRO |
Record History: This listing was created on May 1, 2001 and was last modified on Jan 16, 2026.
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Providence Public Library
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