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yeehawkalian t1_ird26f1 wrote

Reply to comment by PM_me_ur_beetles in The Willet Free Library: the cutest library in the state! by HotConcrete

I’m trying to up my library game. What are some cool ones you would recommend?

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zebrawithflowers t1_irdv4ju wrote

Tiverton's library is really something, and so is the renovated Providence Public Library.

Other libraries I like in Providence I like specifically for their older charm: the Athenaeum, and Knight Memorial.

There are lots of other great ones around the state, I just haven't been in then. Happy exploring!

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[deleted] t1_irem71w wrote

North Kingstown library is the opposite of charm but a really interesting example of 70's modern architecture where the natural environment was tapped to steal the show. Make sure you go downstairs and walk the grounds for a true appreciation.

If you ever find yourself in Camden Maine do not miss that one.

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PM_me_ur_beetles t1_irgrldv wrote

I used to live in a carriage house in Wickford village until last year! I spent a lot of time there, but I did not like the North Kingstown library because it was so LOUD. Wide open, high-celling, multi-floor open plans are terrible choices for library design. However, it almost always had the books I was looking for, the staff was excellent, and you can't beat the view of Academy Cove! I did like walking around the outside and sitting at the tables in the little sunken garden.

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PM_me_ur_beetles t1_ire8dxn wrote

I'm biased and love the East Greenwich Public Library for it's gothic revival architecture and the shady bench outside by the garden BUT

the little cute ones I've loved the most (aside from Willett) are Foster, Brownell, Union, Rochambeau, and Greene! I have a spreadsheet of every library in the OSL system, which has made it easy to track which ones I'll be near and which ones I've liked.

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