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Construction Funding History

Note: Year indicates the year in which reimbursement started. Amounts indicate the capital portion of the state share, not including the cost of borrowing the state share, which is also reimbursed.

Year	Library	Municipality	Total Cost	State	Federal	Total
1970	Jamestown Philomenian Library	Jamestown	$144,393	$4,000	$67,000	$71,000
1971	Central Falls Free Public Library	Central Falls	$55,000	$1,000	$26,500	$27,500
1972	Harris Institute Library	Woonsocket	$900,000	$346,519	$103,481	$450,000
1973	North Kingstown Free Library	North Kingstown	$1,300,000	$540,561	$109,439	$650,000
1974	Cumberland Public Library	Cumberland	$700,000	$180,223	$144,777	$325,000
1975	Arlington Branch	Cranston	$150,000	$75,000		$75,000
1975	Portsmouth Free Public Library	Portsmouth	$150,000	$75,000		$75,000
1976	Warwick Public Library	Warwick	$750,000	$375,000		$375,000
1977	Middletown Free Library	Middletown	$540,000	$270,000		$270,000
1978	George Hail Free Library	Warren	$85,000	$42,500		$42,500
1979	Lincoln Public Library	Lincoln	$720,000	$360,000		$360,000
1979	Pawtucket Public Library	Pawtucket	$2,500,000	$1,250,000		$1,250,000
1980	Central Falls Free Public Library	Central Falls	$178,400	$89,200		$89,200
1984	Central Falls Free Public Library	Central Falls	$259,224	$89,200		$89,200
1984	Clark Memorial	Richmond	$237,978	$118,989		$118,989
1985	Cranston Public Library	Cranston	$1,900,000	$950,000		$950,000
1986	Barrington Public Library	Barrington	$2,352,499	$1,100,750		$1,100,750
1986	Cross Mills Public Library	Charlestown	$300,450	$150,225		$150,225
1986	East Smithfield Public Library	Smithfield	$197,967	$20,000	$83,792	$103,792
1986	Harmony Public Library	Glocester	$275,000	$137,500		$137,500
1986	Tiverton Public Library	Tiverton	$55,197		$30,000	$30,000
1986	Westerly Public Library	Westerly	$22,427		$11,213	$11,213
1987	North Providence Public Library	North Providence	$3,108,037	$1,250,000		$1,250,000
1987	Providence Public Library	Providence	$10,000,000	$5,000,000		$5,000,000
1988	North Smithfield Public Library	North Smithfield	$796,429		$370,500	$370,500