This tool is available in the library as well as remotely with a Jesse Smith library card. Patrons can access articles and obituaries and search through more than 30 years of Rhode Island. With this database, patrons gain access to current as well as archived issues of the Providence Journal through Newsbank. This includes full-color pages, articles, and much more. Also, explore your family history with HeritageHub, the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today, now including Providence Journal Obituaries!

Access this wonderful genealogy tool (in the library only). In addition to a vast resource of collections, Ancestry Library Edition helps expand the offerings of our library with advanced search technology and image viewing options. With over 30,000 databases from the 1500’s to modern times, Ancestry Library Edition is an excellent database for discovering your genealogy.

With your Rhode Island public library card, you can download eBooks and audiobooks to computers, tablets, eReaders and other mobile devices for free. State-wide catalog access, research tools, digital downloads, and much more flesh out this expansive database. Click the link below and get started on exploring the Ocean State Libraries eZone.