Hope Library RI

09/08/2026

On Tuesday, September 8, Hope Library will be closing at 5:30 PM or our annual meeting.

We’ll see you bright and early the next day!

09/04/2026

Hope Library will be closed for Labor Day!

We will be closed on Saturday, September 5, and Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

We hope you have a safe and relaxing holiday weekend!

08/27/2026

ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.

“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”

ALA was proud to confer Dolly with an honorary lifetime membership, the Association’s highest honor, in 2023 for her lasting impact on librarianship, libraries, and the communities they serve.

Dolly was also part of ALA’s Celebrity READ campaign, in which she holds a copy of 'The Little Engine That Could.'

“I’ve always related to that book because I’m the little engine that did!” she said.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/25/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, not only a talented musician, but also a true titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library has received multiple Library of Congress Literacy Awards and, in 2018, Dolly visited us to donate the program’s 100 millionth book to our collection. She even hosted story time. 🦋❤️

Watch the video of her story time reading at the Library. ⬇️ https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/12/dolly-parton-the-library-that-dolly-built/

Image: Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

08/25/2026

There will be NO Pokémon Club on Friday, August 28 or Monday, August 31.

Miss Rain will be away at Pokémon XP & Pokémon Worlds in San Francisco!

Pokémon Club will be back to Fridays from 2:30 to 4:30 starting September 4th.

Thanks for understanding, and I’ll see everyone when I get back!

08/25/2026