Updated: June 4, 2021
With extreme high temperatures expected this weekend and early next week, waterparks and emergency cooling centers will be open in Providence.
The City has identified a need for cooling center accessibility on Sunday through Tuesday (June 6 to 8) and has coordinated the opening of emergency cooling centers. Cooling centers will not provide food or beverage services and only service animals with certification are allowed. Masks will be required at all cooling centers at all times and temperature and COVID-19 symptom screening may be conducted at the entrance.
Emergency cooling center locations:
The following locations are open as cooling centers. Please note that visits to the library are currently limited to one hour.
- Crossroads RI, 160 Broad Street
- Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
- Fox Point Library: 90 Ives Street
- Monday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Tuesday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
- Mt. Pleasant Library: 315 Academy Avenue
- Saturday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Monday: 1:00 pm-8:00 pm
- Tuesday: 1:00 pm-8:00 pm
- Olneyville Library: 1 Olneyville Square
- Monday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Tuesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Rochambeau Library: 708 Hope Street
- Saturday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Monday: 1:00 pm-8:00 pm
- Tuesday: 10:00 am-5:30 pm
- Smith Hill Library: 31 Candace Street
- Monday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Tuesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- South Providence Library: 441 Prairie Avenue
- Monday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Tuesday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
- Wanskuck Library: 233 Veazie Street
- Monday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Tuesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Washington Park Library: 1316 Broad Street
- Monday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Tuesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
Waterparks: 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday
- Al Carrington Water Park – at Richardson Park, 64 Richardson Street, Corner of Richardson Street & Prairie Ave
- Chad Brown Water Park, Chad Brown Street
- Fargnoli Water Park, 945 Smith Street, close to Academy Avenue
- George West Water Park, 1266 Chalkstone Ave, corner of Chalkstone & Mt Pleasant Ave
- Joslin Recreation Center, 17 Hyatt St
- Sackett Street Water Park, 110 Sackett Street, across from Sackett Street Recreation Center
- Wallace Street Park, 1 Wallace Street
Things you can do to stay cool
