The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) announces that due to forecasted heat and humidity, the following communities have opened cooling centers: (Note: Additions to this list are notated by an asterisk.)
Bristol *Rogers Free Library; 525 Hope St.; Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Coventry *Coventry Senior Center; 50 Wood St.; Mon., 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Tues., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cranston *Central library branch; 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd.; Tues. and Wed., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thurs., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cumberland *Library; 1464 Diamond Hill Rd.; Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Foster *Public Library; 184 Howard Hill Rd.; Tues. – Thurs., noon – 8 p.m. *Tyler Free Library; 81A Mossup Valley Rd.; Mon., 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Jamestown *Philomenian Library; 26 North Rd.; Tues. and Wed., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thurs., noon – 8 p.m.
Johnston *Mohr Memorial Library; 1 Memorial Ave.; Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Middletown Middletown Library; 700 West Main Rd.; Mon. – Thurs., 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Narragansett Maury Loontjens Memorial Library; 35 Kingstown Rd.; Mon. - Thurs., 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
North Kingstown *Library; Boone Street; Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. *Senior Center; Beach Street; Mon. – Thurs., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
North Smithfield Scouter's Hall; Main Street; Call 767-2206 for hours of operation.
Pawtucket *Pawtucket Library; 13 Summer St.; Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 8:45 p.m. *Mathieu Senior Center; 420 Main St.; Mon. – Thurs., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. *Fogarty Manor community room; 214 Roosevelt Ave.; 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. *St. Germain Manor community room; 401 Main St.; 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. *Downtown Visitor Center; 175 Main St.; Mon. – Thurs., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Portsmouth Portsmouth Multipurpose Center; 110 Bristol Ferry Rd., Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Providence *Fox Pt. Library; 90 Ives St.; Mon., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Tues., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed. and Thurs., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. *Mt. Pleasant Library; 315 Academy Ave.; Mon. and Tues., 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Wed., noon – 6 p.m.; Thurs., 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. *Olneyville Library; 1 Olneyville Square; Mon., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Tues., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Wed., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Thurs., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Rochambeau Library; 708 Hope St.; Mon. and Thurs., 1 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Tues. and Wed., 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. S. Providence Library; 441 Prairie Ave.; Mon. and Thurs., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Tues., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wanskuck Library; 233 Veazie St.; Mon., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Tues. and Wed., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Thurs., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Washington Park Library; 1316 Broad St.; Mon., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Tues. and Wed., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Thurs., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Smithfield *East Smithfield Public Library; 50 Esmond St.; Mon. and Tues., 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. *Greenville Public Library; 573 Putnam Pike *Municipal ice rink; 101 Mt. Pleasant Ave.; 8:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. The Smithfield EMA Fan Loan Program is available for Smithfield residents. Call 640-2923.
South Kingstown *Peace Dale Library; 1057 Kingstown Rd.; Mon., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Tues. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. *Kingston Free Library; 2605 Kingstown Rd.; Mon., Tues., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thurs., noon – 8 p.m. *Robert Beverly Hale Library; 2601 Comm. Perry Highway; Mon., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed. and Thurs., 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Tiverton *Essex Library; 238 Highland Rd.; Mon. – Thurs., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Warwick *Pilgrim Senior Center; 27 Pilgrim Parkway; 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. *Warwick Public Library; 600 Sandy Lane; Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. *Thayer Arena (Pool is closed.); 975 Sandy Lane; 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
West Greenwich *Louttit Library; 274 Victory Highway; Wed. and Thurs., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The list of cooling centers will be updated at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.