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Public libraries in Rhode Island

22 public libraries in Rhode Island, 47th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Cranston Public LibraryCranstonProvidence17.85
Warwick Public LibraryWarwickKent13.61
Pawtucket Public LibraryPawtucketProvidence10.65
East Providence Public LibraryEast ProvidenceProvidence10.18
South Kingstown Public LibrarySouth KingstownWashington9.63
North Kingstown Free LibraryNorth KingstownWashington8.75
Barrington Public LibraryBarringtonBristol8.35
Mayor Salvatore Mancini Union Free LibraryNorth ProvidenceProvidence8.3
Woonsocket Harris Public LibraryWoonsocketProvidence7.48
Coventry Public LibraryCoventryKent7.08
Tiverton Public LibraryTivertonNewport5.73
Cumberland Public LibraryCumberlandProvidence5.56
Lincoln Public LibraryLincolnProvidence5.26
Jesse M. Smith Memorial LibraryBurrillvilleProvidence5.25
Rogers Free LibraryBristolBristol5.19
Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett)NarragansettWashington4.88
West Warwick Public LibraryWest WarwickKent4.38
Marian J. Mohr Memorial LibraryJohnstonProvidence3.65
Island Free LibraryNew ShorehamWashington3.5
Jamestown Philomenian LibraryJamestownNewport3
Middletown Public LibraryMiddletownNewport2.63
Exeter Public LibraryExeterWashington1.75

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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