News Release

12/29/2006
Providence Public Library Receives $150,400 Grant from The Champlin Foundations

Providence Public Library (PPL) has received a $150,400 grant from The Champlin Foundations for a variety of service enhancements throughout its system. The Library’s award has been allocated as follows:

• $86,700 for system-wide audio visual collections and services
• $45,000 for self checkout machines at Central Library
• $18,700 for copy machines for public use at all libraries

An additional Champlin grant in the amount of $89,075 was received by CLAN (Cooperating Libraries Automated Network) on PPL’s behalf for technology upgrades throughout its 10-library system.

“The Champlin Foundations’ strong and ongoing support of the Providence Public Library (PPL) is a real affirmation of the Library’s important role in the community. PPL continually strives to meet our patrons’ needs with the latest materials and services possible. The Champlin Foundations’ renewed generosity, as exhibited through this year’s grant, makes so much more possible, enabling both improvements in and enhancements of valuable library services. In particular, this year’s grant helps us expand our ability to offer patrons new and popular services, such as downloadable audio books, and to make audio visual materials more accessible. Further, the PPL grant made through the CLAN system helps us to continue to provide the necessary and valued access to technology for residents of Providence and all Rhode Island,” said Dale Thompson, library director.

Providence Public Library is a 130-year-old private, non-profit library which also serves as a public library for the City of Providence, providing free information resources, education and community services. It also is the Statewide Reference Resource Center, through which it serves all Rhode Islanders with educational, cultural enrichment and economic advancement opportunities.