Cumberland Public Library-Library Info

Library Services

The Cumberland Public Library
is located at
1464 Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland, RI.
Our telephone number is (401) 333-2552

The Library is housed in a former monastery built in 1900 by Trappist Monks of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, who left after a fire destroyed many of the buildings in 1950. The town incorporated three smaller libraries into one in 1976 by a town resolution establishing a Library Board of Trustees. The library is a member of the statewide automated library network, known as Ocean State Libraries. Here you can access the library's online catalog and place holds, check your account and renew materials. For the latest news about the Library see the current issue of our library newsletter "Off the Shelf".

Directions:

From Providence: take Rt. 146 North to Rte. 295. Take Route 295 North to exit 11 (Route 114, Diamond Hill Rd.). Turn right onto Diamond Hill Rd. and drive about one mile south. On your right, you will see a big red and blue sign that reads "The Monastery". This marks the entrance to the Monastery grounds where the library is located. Turn right at Monastery Drive and follow it into the parking lot. The library is set far back from the main road.

From the South: take Rte. 95 North to Rte. 295. Follow same directions as above.

From the North: take Rte. 95 South to Rte. 295. Take Rte. 295 South to exit 11 (Rte. 114, Diamond Hill Road). Turn left onto Diamond Hill Road and drive about one mile south. On your right, you will see a big red and blue sign that reads "The Monastery". This marks the entrance to the Monastery grounds where the library is located. Turn right at Monastery Drive and follow it into the parking lot. The library is set back from the main road.

LIBRARY HOURS
Monday thru Thursday 9-8
Friday and Saturday 9-5 After labor Day through end of June
Open Saturdays 9-1 July and August
Open Sundays 1-4 from October through May

The Library has computers for Internet access in both the Children's Room and the Adult Services area on the second floor. Please take time to read our computer and Internet policies.

Books, records, magazines, educational puzzles and toys, large print books and talking books are available. These items may be borrowed for three weeks and may be renewed once provided they are not overdue, on reserve, or in demand. Videocassettes, DVDs, music CDs, CD-ROMs and museum passes are also available.

Cumberland Library provides a number of services including reference, faxing, copy machines, and more. Take a look at our services page for more details.

Library Staff

Janet Levesque, Director
Celeste Dyer, Assistant Director / Tech Coordinator
Lynne Daigneault, Administrative Assistant
Carl Zoubra, Bookkeeper

Betty Havrylik, Reference Services Coordinator
Elizabeth Karageorge, Adult Services Coordinator
Jennifer Beiermann, Young Adult/Reference Librarian
Patte Weathers-Parry, Reference Librarian
Helen Zachadnyk, Reference Assistant
Amanda Schiavulli, Reference Assistant
Eleni Tsoukatos, Information Services Specialist

Chantal May, Children's Services Coordinator
Joanne Koczera, Children's/ Reference Librarian
Lisa Haley, Children's Assistant
Liz Lemire, Children's Assistant
Marie Lyons, Children's Assistant

Elaine Sumner, Technical Services Librarian
Shelley Keyes-Welch, Catalog Assistant
Celina Auclair, Library Assistant
Kristen Gilbert, Catalog Assistant

Doris Hemond, Circulation Supervisor
Karen Hayes, Desk Assistant
Denise O'Brien, Desk Assistant
Madeleine Porter, Desk Assistant
Erin Bricault, Desk Assistant
Donna Carr, Desk Assistant
Desk Assistant

Erin Redihan, Library Page
Amanda Charchafliah, Library Page
Patty Remavich, Library Page
Briscoe B. Lang, III, Library Page
LeeAnn Davignon, Library Page
Alissa Parkinson, Library Page

Susan Dubois, Facility Manager
Bill Laird, Custodian
Milt Provost, Custodian
Rene Hebert, Custodian

This page last updated on October 10, 2008

Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI 02864

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