A small library in the smallest state still makes big headlines.

“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

“Ancestry, Athenaeums, and Americana: 6 of the Oldest Libraries in Providence” RIBookRiot, December 2021

“A Poet’s Home for Romance & Heartbreak” Accidentally Wes Anderson, December 2021

“60 Things To Do in America at Least Once in Your Life” Yahoo!Finance, August 2021

“Inside the Providence Athenaeum’s Gorgeously Restored Art Room” Providence Monthly, April 2021

“Author Ann Patchett to kick off virtual programs at Providence Athenaeum” Providence Journal, January 2021

“Sustaining the Arts” Providence Monthly, November 2020

“The Most Impressive Library in Every State” Readers Digest, May 2020

“Destinations: Providence Athenaeum” YurView, January 2020

“The Heart of Providence” Providence Monthly, January 2020

“Walt Whitman Was Here” Providence Monthly, November 2019

“The Best-Designed Building in Every U.S. State” Architectural Digest, May 2019

“Providence” The Washington Post, May 2019

“Bard Company” Providence Journal, February 2019

“Poe Exhibit ‘Ravenous’ At The Athenaeum” Daily Dose, February 2019

“Ravenous: The Enduring Legacy of Poe” Odd Things I’ve Seen, February 2019

“Behind the Stacks at the Providence Athenaeum” Rhode Island Monthly, February 2019

“Remembering Edgar Allan Poe’s Providence romance” Brown Daily Herald, February 2019

“The most underrated travel destination in each state” USA Today, February 2019

“The USA’s most artsy city is …” CNN, February 2019

“Ravenous Will Quell Your Hunger” Motif Magazine, February 2019

“Work of Edgar Allan Poe to be Featured at Providence Athenæum” GoLocal Prov, January 2019

“A Local’s Guide to Providence’s Reimagined Historic Spaces” National Trust for Historic Preservation, January 2019

“Oskar Eustis: Theater can bridge nation’s divide” Providence Journal, December 2018

“Dog-Friendly Hotspots in Rhode Island” Rhode Island Monthly, September 2018

“Providence getaway: The Rhode Island capital is rich in culture and eats” AM New York, August 2018

“The wonderfully Greek Providence Athenaeum” Providence Journal, July 2018

“An Oasis on Benefit Street” Providence Monthly, July 2018

“A New Chapter” East Side Monthly, June 2018

“Library’s historical fountain on Benefit Street flows once again” Providence Journal, May 2018

“The most underrated tourist stops in every state” USA Today, May 2018

“Water to flow again through 145-year-old drinking fountain” Associated Press, Apr 2018

“Athenaeum acquires rarities with anonymous gift” Brown Daily Herald, Apr 2018

“A Tank Away: Providence, RI” WCVB, Apr 2018

“The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries” Condé Nast Traveler, Mar 2018 (updated from Sept 2014)

“Entertain Yourself” Providence Monthly, Mar 2018

“Why Providence, Rhode Island, Should Be Your Next Weekend Getaway” Vogue, Mar 2018

“Shakespeare comes to life in R.I. competition” Providence Journal, Feb 2018

“Visit ‘Imaginary Worlds’ at the Providence Athenaeum” Rhode Island Monthly, Jan 2018

“A Conversation with the Providence Athenaeum’s Matt Burriesci” RIPR, Dec 2017

“Five Questions with Matt Burriesci” Providence Business News, Nov 2017

“Head Of NEH Discusses Agency’s Future Under Trump” Rhode Island Public Radio, Nov 2017

“Cultural Groups Urged to Seek Grants Amid Budget Uncertainty” Associated Press, Nov 2017

“The Athenaeum Gets It Right” Providence Monthly, Sept 2017

“14 Things That Go Bump in RI” Providence Monthly, Sept 2017

“The Literary Treasures of the Athenaeum” Providence Monthly, July 2017

“Providence Athenaeum” Atlas Obscura, Dec 2016

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

For press inquiries or to receive the Athenæum’s logo, please contact Robin Wetherill, Director of Membership & External Relations, at 401.421.6970 x27 or at rwetherill@provath.org.