The Library is open at 12 Gooding Ave while 525 Hope St is under construction. Please look at the Town of Bristol's website
The Library Campaign
for floor plans and construction pictures. All the news of "The Final Chapter" Capital Campaign for Rogers Free Library can be found on the Town of Bristol's website at
The Final Chapter.
From left to right, the entrance at 525 Hope St, the entrance at 12 Gooding Avenue,
the older building and the new in May of 2008 and 525 Hope St in 1920 (image from the RI Collection at Providence Public Library).
Click on the thumbnails for a larger image.
The Young Adult Book Club News
There will no YA Book Club meetings for a while. Announcements will be made as soon as possible.
The Chess Club News
The Chess Club will not meet for a while. Watch this site for further announcements.
Temporary Location
Temporarily, Rogers Free Library is located at 12 Gooding Ave, in the Gooding Plaza,
just off Route 114 (Hope Street), 1.5 miles north of downtown Bristol.
From points south, cross the Jamestown, Newport and Mount Hope Bridges and proceed north on Route 114.
From the north, exit onto Route 195 east from Route 95 and exit
Route 114/Barrington and Warren. Remain on Route 114 through Barrington and Warren and
proceed south into Bristol. The new location is across from the Seabra Supermarket.
For more information about Bristol, Please visit the town's web site at
Bristolri.us.