Friends of our Community Libraries
Related News Regarding Control of PCL buildings
WPRI Video: Providence libraries need repairs
Christian Caldarone Speaks at the Smith Hill Friends' Informative Meeting, Oct 13
Group petitions Providence Public Library for repairs to branches, Providence Journal, 11/29/2010
Branch libraries belong to city residents, not PPL, Providence Business News, 11/29/2010
Library groups find coexisting a struggle; relations remain strained 16 months later, Providence Business News, 11/06/2010
City accuses library of poor maintenance, Providence Business News, 10/23/2010
This Time It’s About The Buildings, Actually, Providence Daily Dose, 10/13/2010
Deborah Schimberg: Free our branch libraries, Providence Journal, 10/13/2010
JOIN A FRIENDS GROUP!
All nine of the neighborhood libraries now have Friends groups. These organizations provide a direct link between the library and the community. Friends Groups serve as advocates to promote and protect neighborhood libraries, they support local libraries by raising money for books, supplies and programs; and they will help to govern Providence Community Library by participating in the selection of neighborhood representatives to serve on the PCL board of trustees. If you use a neighborhood library, consider becoming a Friend. The contact person for each Friends group is listed below.
Friends of Fox Point
President, Ken Wise
kawise@cox.net
Friends of Knight Memorial
Contact person, Deborah Schimberg
deborah@gleegum.com
Friends of Mount Pleasant
Susan Shepard, President
ssstock@cox.net
Friends of Olneyville
Contact person, Cyndie Wilmot
cwilmot@lifespan.org
Friends of Rochambeau
President, Pam Vogel
pvogel@gmail.com
Friends of Smith Hill
President, Althea Graves
AGRAVES@providence.edu
Friends of South Providence
Contact person, Sharon Simpson
sharons276@verizon.net
Friends of Wanskuck
President, Janet Caretti
carettij6@aol.com
Friends of Washington Park
Contact person, Rob Medeiros
robert_medeiros@brown.edu