Weaver Library-East Providence Public Library — Attraction in East Providence

The renovations look great and the flow of the library as a whole is more fluid ~ loving the upgrades and happy they're Bach open for business! (edited 9/8/25) I live very close by Weaver Library and am frequently found amongst its shelves and rows of books. Not only do I borrow many, many books every week, I also (and mostly) purchase stacks of them from the never ending book sale. More than half of my entire personal library has come from the books donated to Weaver! Their library of things is quite amazing - offering a wide variety of stuff one may need in their everyday life to things like sewing and cotton candy machines, to cake pans and the like. Our family was even able to borrow a four person tent which included just about everything needed for a lovely late October trip to Salem, MA. The staff here is wonderful - helpful, kind, accommodating and always cheerful. There are so, so many programs offered! For all ages, too. Our family just attended the Headstones and History Tour with Michelle which was incredibly interesting and informative - we homeschool our youngest child and we incorporated this trip into our curriculum. I have nothing but positive things to say about Weaver Library and am very grateful to and for the staff and for living so close! Every trip is full of new treasures! We will continue to be Weaver Library patrons as long as we live in...

'library quiet' is not the same as quiet in most other places. people go to a library often in search of real quiet. personally i have trouble finding it here. rustling one's book or newspaper, typing, the steps involved in checking out a book are all fine in a library. however some people don't notice their own volume or lack of brevity. this definitely interrupts library quiet. most often i notice this coming from employees, one man in specific. today a lady next to me packed up her belongings and as she left, he stopped talking. finally. she said 'sure, NOW he stops talking.' the man apparently likes to be helpful but he doesn't seem to understand brevity nor using a 'library voice'. he had been annoying me too, and probably several other people in this big room. too much sound also happens at the check-out station a lot. i really hope the management makes an effort to create more quiet spaces and helps the staff learn how to develop library voices. otherwise the place is clean & organized. there seems to be a lot happening. most of the staff are...

They have a great selection and setup. Almost half the library is dedicated to a children's section so it's wonderful for kids. There's also a smaller side room for young adult novels with a few tables for people to study or read at. Other tanks are available around the building, as well as some bigger conference rooms. There's a hefty notification and fiction selection, including displays of recent titles and recommendations. I've gotten a lot of great books from those that I hadn't heard of, so I'm very grateful for the recommendations.

There's also the never ending book sale which often has some great finds and is rotated frequently with new additions. Books are $1 or less for most. They have small reusable bags available for $1 as well if you want one or find that you need one after a big trip. 😊 There are also self checkout machines which I always appreciate. The library of things section has cooking sheets and pans, stud finders, cricut machines, and all kinds of useful items...