All nine of the neighborhood libraries now have Friends groups. These organizations provide a direct link between the library and the community. Friends Groups serve as advocates to promote and protect neighborhood libraries, they support local libraries by raising money for books, supplies and programs; and they will help to govern Providence Community Library by participating in the selection of neighborhood representatives to serve on the PCL board of trustees. If you use a neighborhood library, consider becoming a Friend. The contact person for each Friends group is listed below.
Friends of Fox Point
President, Ken Wise
kawise@cox.net
Friends of Knight Memorial
Contact person, Deborah Schimberg
deborah@gleegum.com
Friends of Mount Pleasant
Vice President, Raymond Arsenault
blmustang@yahoo.com
Friends of Olneyville
Contact person, Cyndie Wilmot
Friends of Rochambeau
President, Chris Suchmann
csuchmann@hotmail.com
Friends of Smith Hill
President, Althea Graves
AGRAVES@providence.edu
Friends of South Providence
Contact person, Sharon Simpson
sharons276@verizon.net
Friends of Wanskuck
President, Janet Caretti
carettij6@aol.com
Friends of Washington Park
Contact person, Rob Medeiros
robert_medeiros@brown.edu