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June 10, 2008

Update: Check branch before seeking refuge at libraries

PROVIDENCE -- Those seeking to escape the heat by heading to the Providence Publc Library should not go to three of its branches -- including one a city Emergency Management Agency recommended in a news release yesterday -- because they do not have air conditioning and are closed.

The Knight Memorial branch at 275 Elmwood Ave. is not open. A news release yesterday included incorrect information on its status.

The other two branches that are not open are Smith Hill, at 31 Candace St., and Washington Park, at 1380 Broad St.

According to the Providence Public Library, the air-conditioned branches that are open today -- along with the correct hours of operation -- are:

* Rochambeau, 708 Hope St. (9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

* Mt. Pleasant, 315 Academy Ave. (1 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

* Providence central branch, 150 Empire St. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

* Olneyville branch, 1 Olneyville Square (9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).

* Fox Point branch, 90 Ives Street (1 p.m. to 8 p.m.)

* Wanskuck branch, 233 Veazie St., (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

* South Providence branch, 441 Prairie Ave., (1 p.m. to 8 p.m.)

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:27 PM | Permalink

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