List of cooling centers available to the public

July 19, 2019 12:07 pm

By News Staff

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – With scorching temperatures and high humidity expected, the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency provided a list of public cooling centers.

The following locations are available to members of the public hoping to seek shelter from the heat:

Barrington:

Barrington Public Library: 281 County Rd

Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4:30 PM

Barrington Public Safety Building: 100 Federal Rd; 24/7

Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4:30 PM

Bristol:

Roger’s Free Library: 525 Hope St

Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri – Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM

Quinta-Gamelin Recreation Center: 101 Asylum Rd

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 6 PM

Sat & Sun: 8 AM – 8 PM

Burrillville:

Jesse Smith Library: 100 Tinkham Lane

Mon – Wed: 10 AM – 8:30 PM

Thurs: 1 PM – 8:30 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 2 PM

Charlestown:

Cross’ Mills Public Library: 4417 Old Post Rd

Mon: 1 PM – 8 PM

Tues: 9 AM – 1 PM

Wed: 9 AM – 6 PM

Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 1 PM – 6 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 3 PM

Coventry:

Coventry Public Library: 1672 Flat River Rd

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 1 PM

Any Police Station or Fire Station In Coventry:

Available Off Hours

Cranston:

Arlington Library: 1064 Cranston St

Mon – Wed: 10 AM – 4: 30 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 4:30 PM

Auburn Library: 396 Pontiac Ave

Mon – Wed: 10 AM – 6 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 6 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 5 PM

Central Library: 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd

Mon – Wed: 9 AM – 8 PM

Thurs – Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM

Knightsville Library: 1847 Cranston St

Mon: 1 PM – 8 PM

Tues – Wed: 11 AM – 6 PM

Fri: 11 AM – 5 PM

Oaklawn Library: 230 Wilbur Avenue

Tues & Wed: 10 AM – 5 PM

Fri & Sat: 10 AM – 5 PM

William Hall Library: 1825 Broad St

Mon & Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Tues & Wed: 12 PM – 8 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 5 PM

Cumberland:

Cumberland Public Library: 1464 Diamond Hill Rd

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri 9 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 1 PM

East Greenwich:

East Greenwich Police Station Community Room: 176 1st Ave; 24/7

Swift Community Center: 121 Pierce St

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4 PM

East Providence:

Riverside Library: 475 Bullocks Point Ave

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat & Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM

Senior Center: 600 Waterman Ave

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Sat & Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM

Weaver Library: 41 Grove Ave

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM

Sat & Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM

Exeter:

Exeter Library: 773 Ten Rod Rd

Tues – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Foster:

Foster Public Library: 184 Howard Hill Rd

Tues – Thurs: 12 PM – 6 PM

Fri: 12 PM – 6 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 2 PM

Tyler Free Library: 81A Moosup Valley Rd

Mon: 2 PM – 8 PM

Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 1 PM – 5 PM

Glocester:

Glocester Manton Library: 1137 Putnam Pike

Mon – Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 8 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM

Glocester Senior Center: 1210 Putnam Pike

Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Harmony Library: 195 Putnam Pike

Mon – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 4 PM

Glocester Town Hall: 1145 Putnam Pike

(Will be opened as needed, hours to be determined. This is not a standing Cooling Center. Regular hours Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4:30 PM)

Hopkinton:

Ashaway Free Library: 15 Knight St, Ashaway

Mon: 10 AM – 5 PM

Tues: 4 PM – 8 PM

Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM

Thurs: 4 PM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 1 PM

Hopkinton Town Hall: 1 Town House Rd

9 AM – 4 PM (Wed – Fri)

Hopkinton Police Station – Conference Room: 406 Woodville Rd

July 19 – 21: 24 Hours

Jamestown:

Jamestown Police Station: 250 Conanicus Ave

24 Hours

Town Hall 93 Narragansett Ave

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Jamestown Library: 26 North Rd

Mon: 10 AM – 8 PM

Tues: 10 AM – 8 PM

Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM

Thurs: 12 PM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 5 PM

Johnston:

Johnston Public Library: 1 Memorial Ave

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 9 AM – 6 PM

Middletown:

Middletown Library: 708 W. Main Rd

Mon – Thurs: 9:30 AM – 8 PM

Fri – Sat: 9:30 AM – 5 PM

Senior Center: 650 Green End Ave

Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Town Hall: 350 E. Main Rd

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Narragansett:

Narragansett Library: 35 Kingstown Rd

Mon – Thurs: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM

Fri: 9:30 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9:30 AM – 5 PM (Sept – May)

Sat: 9:30 AM – 2 PM (May – Aug)

Sun: 12 PM – 4 PM (Late Sept – April)

Newport:

Donovan Manor: 19 Chapel St

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Florence Gray Community Center: 1 Shimoda Way

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Newport Public Library: 300 Spring St

Mon: 12 AM – 8:30 PM

Tues – Thurs: 9 AM – 8:30 PM

Fri – Sat: 9 AM – 5:30 PM

New Shoreham:

Island Free Library: 9 Dodge St

Tues: 11 AM – 7 PM

Wed – Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM

North Kingstown:

Senior Center: 44 Beach St

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

North Kingstown Library: 100 Boone St

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8:30 PM

Fri – Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM

North Providence:

Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center: 2 Atlantic Blvd

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Pawtucket:

Blackstone Valley Visitor Center: 175 Main St

Mon – Sun: 10 AM – 4 PM

Leon Mathieu Senior Center: 420 Main St

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4 PM

Pawtucket Police Department: 121 Roosevelt Ave; 24/7

Pawtucket Public Library: 13 Summer St

Mon – Sat: 9 AM – 4:45 PM

Portsmouth:

Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center: 110 Bristol Ferry Rd

Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Providence:

The following water play parks and publicpools will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00pm-8:00pm.

Water park locations include:

Al Carrington Water Park – at Richardson Park, 64 Richardson Street, corner of Richardson Street and Prairie Ave
Billy Taylor Water Park, 124 Camp Street, off Cypress Street
Chad Brown Water Park, Chad Brown Street
Sackett Street Water Park, 110 Sackett Street, across from Sackett Street Recreation Center
Harriet and Sayles Water Park, 375 Sayles Street, corner of Harriet Street and Sayles Street
General Street Water Park, 11 West Drive, off Admiral Street
George West Water Park, 1266 Chalkstone Avenue, corner of Chalkstone and Mount Pleasant Avenue
Fargnoli Water Park, 945 Smith Street, close to Academy Avenue
Fox Point Water Park – at Cabral Park, 505 Wickenden Street, next to Vartan Gregorian School
Neutaconkanut Recreation Center Water Park, 675 Plainfield Street, near Killingly Street
Wallace Street Park, 1 Wallace Street
Pastore Park, corner of Knight Street and Tell Street
Joslin Recreation Center, 17 Hyatt Street

Outdoor pool locations include:

McGrane Pool at West End Recreation Center, 404 Dexter Street
Almagno Pool at Neutaconkanut Recreation Center, 675 Plainfield Street
Selim Rogers Recreation Center, 60 Camden Avenue
Zuccolo Recreation Center, 18 Gesler Street
Davey Lopes Recreation Center, 227 Dudley Street

Emergency cooling center locations include:

Nathan Bishop Middle School, 101 Sessions Street
E-Cubed Academy, 812 Branch Avenue
Anthony Carnevale Elementary School, 50 Springfield Street
Young Woods Elementary School, 674 Prairie Avenue
Providence Career & Technical Academy, 41 Fricker Street

Non-city owned cooling center locations include:

Federal Hill House

9 Courtland Street

Providence, Rhode Island 02909>

401-421-4722

Monday – Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm

Silver Lake Annex Multi-Purpose

Community Center

529 Plainfield Street

Providence, Rhode Island 02909>

401-944-8300

Monday – Friday 6:30am-5:00pm

Davinci Center for Community Progress

470 Charles Street

Providence, Rhode Island 02904>

401-272-7474

Monday – Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

West End Community Center

109 Bucklin Street

Providence, Rhode Island 02907>

401-781-4242

Monday – Friday 6:30am to 5:30pm

Crossroads RI

160 Broad Street

Providence, RI 02903>

401-521-2255

Thursday: 24/7

Friday: 24/7

Saturday: 24/7

Providence Rescue Mission

627 Cranston Street #1

Providence, RI 02907>

401-274-8861

Thursday: 24/7

Friday: 24/7

Saturday: 24/7

LIBRARY BRANCHES:

Residents may also seek shelter at the Providence Public Library or the following Providence Community Library Branches:

Providence Public Library

150 Empire Street

401-331-0390

Monday: 12:30pm to 8:30pm

Tuesday: 9:30am to 5:30pm

Wednesday –Friday: 12:30pm to 5:30pm

Fox Point Library

90 Ives Street

401-331-0390

Monday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Tuesday 1:00pm to 8:00pm

Wednesday – Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Mt. Pleasant Library

315 Academy Avenue

401-272-0106

Monday – Tuesday 1:00pm to 9:00pm

Wednesday 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Thursday 9:30am to 6:00pm

Friday – Saturday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Olneyville Library

1 Olneyville Square

401-421-4084

Monday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Tuesday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Wednesday 1:00pm to 8:00pm

Thursday – Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Rochambeau Library

708 Hope Street

401-272-3780

Monday 1:00pm to 8:45pm

Tuesday – Wednesday 9:30am to 5:45pm

Thursday 1:00pm to 8:45pm

Friday – Saturday 1:00pm to 5:45pm

Smith Hill Library

31 Candace Street

401-331-0390

Monday – Tuesday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Wednesday 9:00am to 8:00pm

Thursday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

South Providence Library

441 Prairie Avenue

401-467-2619

Monday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Tuesday 1:00pm to 8:00pm

Wednesday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Thursday – Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Wanskuck Library

233 Veazie Street

401-274-4145

Monday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Tuesday – Wednesday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Thursday 1:00pm to 8:00pm

Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Washington Park Library

1316 Broad Street

401-781-3148

Monday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Tuesday – Wednesday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Thursday 1:00pm to 8:00pm

Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Richmond:

Clark Memorial Library: 7 Pinehurst Dr, Carolina

Mon – Tues: 1 PM – 8 PM

Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM

Thurs: 1 PM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 2 PM

Scituate:

Chopmist Hill Senior Center: 1315 Chopmist Hill Rd

Wed – Fri: 9:30 AM – 3 PM

Hope Library: 374 North Rd

Mon: 10 AM – 5 PM

Tues – Thurs: 1 PM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 2 PM

North Scituate Library: 606 West Greenville Rd

Mon: 1 PM – 8 PM

Tues: 10 AM – 8 PM

Wed: 1 PM – 8 PM

Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 4 PM

Smithfield:

East Smithfield Public Library: 50 Esmond St

Mon – Tues: 10 AM – 9 PM

Wed: 10 AM – 7 PM

Thurs: 10 AM – 9 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 7 PM

Greenville Public Library: 573 Putnam Pike

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM

Fri – Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM

Sun: 1 PM – 5 PM

Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink: 109 Pleasant View Ave

Sun – Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM

South Kingstown:

Kingston Free Library: 2605 Kingstown Rd

Mon – Tues: 10 AM – 6 PM

Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM

Thurs: 12 PM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 12 PM

Neighborhood Guild: 325 Columbia St

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 8:30 PM

Peace Dale Library: 1057 Kingstown Rd

Mon: 9 AM – 8 PM

Tues – Thurs: 9 AM – 6 PM

Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 1 PM

Senior Center: 25 St. Dominic Rd

Mon – Fri: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Tiverton:

Tiverton Public Library: 34 Roosevelt Dr

Mon – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 4 PM

Warren:

Andreozzi Hall: 20 Libby Ln

Mon – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM

George Hail Free Library: 530 Main St

Mon – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM

Warwick:

Pilgrim Senior Center: 27 Pilgrim Parkway

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Warwick Public Library: 600 Sandy Ln

Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 9 PM

Fri – Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM

Westerly:

Westerly Public Library: 44 Broad St

Mon – Wed: 9 AM – 8 PM

Thurs – Fri: 9 Am – 6 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 4 PM

West Greenwich:

West Greenwich Library: 274 Victory Highway

Mon: 10 AM – 4 PM

Tues – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM

Fri – Sat: 10 AM – 4 PM

West Warwick:

West Warwick Public Library: 1043 Main St

Mon – Wed: 9:00 AM – 9 PM

Thurs: 9:00 AM – 5PM

Fri: 9:00 AM – 5 PM

West Warwick Youth/Police Annex: 40 Factory St

Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4 PM

Woonsocket:

Woonsocket Senior Center: 84 Social St

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Woonsocket Harris Public Library: 303 Clinton St

Mon: 9 AM – 9 PM

Tue: 9 AM – 5 PM

Wed: 9 AM – 9 PM

Thru: 9 AM – 9 PM

Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM

Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM (Sept through May)

Sun: Closed

Woonsocket Police Station Lobby Area: 242 Clinton St

Weekends and Library/Senior Center Off Hours

Landmark Medical Center Lobby Area: 115 Cass Ave

Mon – Sun: 9 AM – 9 PM

Mt. St. Charles Ice Arena: 800 Ledge St

Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Sat & Sun: 9 AM – 12 PM

If you know of a cooling center in your community that is open for the weekend and not listed above, please email news@abc6.com so the list can remain up to date.