Please note the library will close at 1pm on Sunday, October 20th for a private event.

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Always so many books to read 📚

Always so many books to read 📚

If you’ve visited recently, you might be wonderi

If you’ve visited recently, you might be wondering about the gorgeous arrangements and vessels that have been appearing at the Circulation Desk. They’re the work of talented member Max Avi Kaplan @maxavikaplan who sources his blooms from local gardens. Thank you, Max, for sharing your incredible gift with us and for bringing such joy into the library! (The hydrangea arrangement was inspired by the wigs of Marie Antoinette!)

It’s getting hot in here! The library will be cl

It’s getting hot in here! The library will be closed Wednesday, July 17th as temperatures are already hitting over 90° in parts of the building. We’ll reopen as usual at 10am on Thursday. Online reading group registration will open at 8am as planned.

Our upcoming slate of reading groups has been anno

Our upcoming slate of reading groups has been announced! Registration will open next Wednesday, July 17th, at 8am. Click the link in bio for full group descriptions and schedules.

📚 Reading groups are reserved for Athenæum members, so please consider joining the library if you’d like to participate! Visit provath.org/benefits for details.

📚 Members can access the registration form by clicking the green “REGISTER” button at the bottom of each group’s webpage.

📚 Please note that the groups are exceedingly popular, and your first choice may fill up quickly. Mark your calendars!

📚 Members are able to register for one group each year.

📚 We are so grateful for our dedicated leaders who make these groups possible!

📙☀️It’s hot hot hot!☀️📙 As summer

📙☀️It’s hot hot hot!☀️📙

As summer temperatures soar, it’s possible that the library’s interior will become too warm for normal functions. If we do need to adjust our hours or services due to the heat, we’ll update our website, social media, and voicemail. Please give us a call or check one of these resources before you visit on a hot day. Thanks!

📕📖📘 The library will be closed tomorrow f

📕📖📘 The library will be closed tomorrow for the holiday! 📕📖📘

The library will be closed tomorrow 6/19 for Junet

The library will be closed tomorrow 6/19 for Juneteenth, but we’ll be back on Thursday!

Summer hours start now! So if you want to stop by

Summer hours start now! So if you want to stop by to check out The Baked Bean Supper Murders (a recent delightful find in the card catalog) or other books, visit us Tues - Sat, 10-6. The library will reopen on Sundays after Labor Day.

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“The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital” CNN Travel, June 2024

“Providence, RI, Is the Charming East Coast Creative Capital to Visit Now” Vogue, June 2024

“‘Cabinet of curiosities’: A tour of the rare books, art and oddities at the Providence Athenaeum” Artscape, The Public’s Radio, May 2024

“Edgar Allan Poe & Helen Whitman – Birthday Twins” Providence Daily Dose, January 2023

“Searching for Bigfoot and the ghost of a literary icon” Chronicle, WCVB, January 2023

“The Bust Project” Rhode Island PBS, Art Inc., November 2022

“The 12 Most Beautiful Libraries in the U.S.” Yahoo Life, November 2022

“The Beautiful Rhode Island Library That Looks Like Something From A Book Lover’s Dream” Only in Your State, October 2022

“Window on Rhode Island: Providence Athenaeum” Rhode Island PBS Weekly, October 2022

“5 Rhode Island wedding venues that will take your breath away” The New York Post, March 2022

“Providence Athenaeum” Atlas Obscura, Dec 2016

“The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries” Condé Nast Traveler, Jan 2016

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