Cooling Centers Open During Heat Wave

8/19/2019 (Permalink)

Cooling centers are located all throughout Rhode Island. Stay Cool

It's about to get really hot! with the recent heat wave approaching, people might worry about their well-being if they don't have air-conditioning in their home or office. The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency has listed numerous locations in all major Rhode Island cities and towns where cooling centers will be running. 

Cooling Center Locations

East Providence: Riverside Library, Weaver Library

Providence: 

Crossroads RI

Davinci Center for Community Progress

Federal Hill House

Fox Point Library

Mt. Pleasant Library

Olneyville Library

South Kingstown: Kingston Free Library, Neighborhood Guild, Peace Dale Library

Cranston: Arlington Library, Auburn Library, Central Library, Knightsville Library, Oaklawn Library

East Greenwich: Swift Community Center 

Burrillville: Jesse Smith Library

Exeter: Exeter Library  

Block Island (New Shoreham): Island Free Library 

Woonsocket - Woonsocket Harris Public Library

Warwick: Warwick Public Library, West Warwick Public Library, West Warwick Youth & Police Annex 

Westerly: Westerly Public Library

Narragansett: Narragansett Public Library 

Cumberland: Cumberland Public Library

Smithfield: East Smithfield Public Library, Greenville Public Library

Cooling centers are open for several hours most if not all days this week, so please put yourself and your loved ones first and seek habitable and safe temperatures. 

Contact (401) 946-9996 for more information.

And...don't forget to stay hydrated!

For a complete list of Cooling Center locations, please visit this link: http://www.riema.ri.gov/coolingcenters/index.php