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The table below contains information about proposed and ongoing public library construction projects in Rhode Island. Data is compiled from existing construction agreements, applications, and a survey conducted by the Office of Library and Information Services in February 2003.
The table also includes information about libraries currently receiving reimbursements and when payments will end. For annual figures and payments to specific libraries, see the Construction Overview Spreadsheet (Excel file), which contains annual summary of payments through state Fiscal Year 2028.
| Total | State share | Date to begin/ began |
Date to complete/ completed |
Reim- bursement (FY) |
Project Descriptions and Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | $900,000 | $300,000 | 11/2004 | 4/2005 | 2006 | reorganization of ground floor; new young adult area |
| Bristol - Rogers Free | $6,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4/2004 | 10/2005 | 2006 | addition/renovation |
| Burrillville - J Smith | $5,500,000 | $2,750,000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | new building, 23,500 sq.ft. |
| Jesse Smith | 4/1992 | see Burrillville project above | ||||
| Pascoag | ||||||
| Central Falls | $450,000 | $225,000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2,400 sq. ft. addition |
| Charlestown | no construction planned | |||||
| Coventry - Public | $3,500,000 | $1,750,000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 13,000 sq. ft. addition & renovation |
| Greene | no constuction planned | |||||
| Cranston - Central* | $930,213 | $459,836 | 1994 | 2000 | current reimbursement ends FY2015 | |
| Central (new) | ||||||
| Arlington | $2,007,000 | $1,003,500 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | new building; 8,000 sq.ft. |
| Auburn* | current reimbursement ends FY2011 | |||||
| Knightsville | no construction planned | |||||
| Oak Lawn | no construction planned | |||||
| W. Cranston | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | new building; 12,000 sq.ft. |
| William Hall* | current reimbursement ends FY2010 | |||||
| Cumberland* | $5,488,853 | $2,200,000 | 7/1998 | 6/2000 | 2001 | current reimbursement ends FY2019 |
| Cumberland (new) | $400,000 | $200,000 | 3/2004 | 12/2004 | 2006 | renovate archives area, creating new meeting space |
| East Greenwich** | $1,955,148 | $950,000 | 5/2003 | 2/2004 | 2005 | addition/renovation |
| East Prov - Weaver* | current reimbursement ends in FY2012 | |||||
| Weaver (new) | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 10,000 sq. ft. addition |
| Fuller | no construction planned | |||||
| Riverside | $1,500,000 | $750,000 | 3/2004 | 3/2005 | 2006 | new building,10,000 sq. ft |
| Rumford | no construction planned | |||||
| Exeter** | $1,807,626 | $903,813 | 11/2003 | 6/2004 | 2005 | new building, 6,400 sq.ft. |
| Foster | new building or additions to existing buildings; no time frame/cost given | |||||
| Foster Public | see Foster project above | |||||
| Tyler | see Foster project above | |||||
| Glocester | ||||||
| Harmony | ||||||
| Glocester Manton | no constuction planned | |||||
| Hopkinton | ||||||
| Ashaway | ||||||
| Langworthy | $400,000 | $200,000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 1,500 sf expansion in rear to add elevator, collection space |
| Jamestown* | current reimbursement ends FY2014; minor renovations planned - no time frame/cost given | |||||
| Johnston - Mohr | $6,100,000 | $3,000,000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | new building, 29,000 sq. ft |
| Lincoln | new building anticipated; no time frame/cost given | |||||
| L. Compton - Brownell | ||||||
| Middletown** | $1,509,935 | $750,050 | 9/2002 | 12/2003 | 2005 | addition/renovation |
| Narragansett | ||||||
| N. Shoreham - Island* | $1,791,991 | $797,995 | 5/2000 | 11/2001 | 2003 | current reimbursement ends FY2022 |
| Newport* | $7,243,200 | $3,523,000 | 6/1999 | 6/2001 | 2002 | current reimbursement ends FY2021 |
| North Kingstown - NKI* | $1,570,000 | $500,000 | 4/1999 | 2000 | current reimbursement ends FY2019 | |
| Davisville | ||||||
| Willett | $300,000 | $150,000 | 2006 | 2006 | 2008 | small addition, space reorganization, ADA issues |
| North Prov - Mancini | ||||||
| North Smithfield | $5,500,000 | $2,750,000 |
2007 | 2008 | 2010 | new building |
| Pawtucket* | current reimbursement ends FY2004 | |||||
| Pawtucket (new) | expand children's area, possible addition; will apply only if addition; no time frame/cost given | |||||
| Portsmouth* | current reimbursement ends FY2010 | |||||
| Portsmouth (new)* | $718,785 | $338,149 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | current reimbursement ends FY2022 |
| Providence - Central* | current reimbursement ends FY2008 | |||||
| Central (new) | $40,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
2008 | 2009 |
2009 | major renovation/addition |
| Fox Point | $500,000 | $250,000 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | renovations to make building accessible/ADA compliant |
| Knight Memorial | $4,623,727 | $2,311,864 | 2004 |
2005 | 2006 | renovation/handicapped access |
| Mount Pleasant | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | new building |
| Olneyville | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | new building |
| Rochambeau** | $5,320,693 | $2,098,921 | 11/2002 | 11/2003 | 2005 | 8,000 sq.ft. addition; renovation/handicapped access |
| Smith Hill | $2,669,501 | $1,334,751 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | renovations to make building accessible/ADA compliant |
| South Providence** | $3,152,495 | $992,795 | 11/2002 | 9/2003 | 2005 | 1100 sq. ft. addition; renovations to make building accessible/ADA compliant |
| Wanskuck | $2,329,412 | $1,164,706 | 2005 |
2006 | 2007 | renovations to make building accessible/ADA compliant |
| Washington Park | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 2005 |
2006 | 2008 | new building |
| Richmond - Clark | children's room addition; no time frame/cost given | |||||
| Scituate - Hope* | current reimbursement ends FY2011 | |||||
| Hope (new)** | $404,800 | $144,800 |
11/2002 | 10/2003 | 2005 | renovate space on lower level of library for children's library, reorganize upstairs |
| North Scituate | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 7/2004 | 6/2005 | 2007 | addition, increasing size to 10,500 sq. ft. |
| Smithfield | ||||||
| East Smithfield | ||||||
| Greenville* | current reimbursement ends FY2011 | |||||
| Greenville (new) | $4,500,000 | $2,250,000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 20,000 sq.ft addition/parking |
| S Kingstown | $2,500,000 | $1,250,000 | 7/2004 | 7/2005 | addition/renovation | |
| Peace Dale* | current reimbursement ends in fiscal 2010 | |||||
| Hale | no construction planned | |||||
| Kingston* | $1,040,442 | $104,668 | 2/1995 | current reimbursement ends in fiscal 2010 | ||
| Tiverton | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | new building, 20-25,000 sq.ft; estimate from 2001 application |
| Union | no construction planned | |||||
| Warren | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | addition/handicapped access |
| Warwick - Central | $6,545,000 | $2,202,367 | 9/1998 | 2000 | current reimbursement ends in fiscal 2018 | |
| Apponnaug | ||||||
| Conimicut | ||||||
| Norwood | ||||||
| Pontiac | $213,188 | $106,594 | 2003 | 2003 | 2005 | renovation for ADA compliance |
| W.Greenwich/Louttit | ||||||
| West Warwick* | current reimbursement ends FY2012 | |||||
| West Warwick (new) | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | 2005 | 2005 | 2007 | renovation/redesign of interior space; no cost estimate given |
| Westerly* | current reimbursement ends FY2008 | |||||
| Westerly (new) | $1,150,000 | $575,000 | 2007 | renovation/accessibility/climate control | ||
| Woonsocket* | $4,075,000 | $2,005,000 | 10/2000 | 8/2001 | 2003 | current reimbursement ends FY2021 |
| Fairmont Branch | $30,000 | $15,000 | 03/2004 | 09/2004 | addition or new building; cost between $30,000 and $350,000 for total of about 2,000 sq.ft. | |
| TOTAL PROJECTS | $172,497,451 | TOTAL STATE (ESTIMATED) | $93,188,388 | |||
* Libraries currently receiving reimbursement.
** Libraries under construction.
Construction Overview Spreadsheet (Excel file, contains annual summary of payments thru 2028)
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