The Old Library Project

04/26/2018

Hello friends and neighbors! I know this post is late in coming (post-election)! We are so humbled by the overwhelming support for the YES vote on selling the Old Library. The town manager defined it as a MANDATE! Whoa.

Truth told, I needed a couple of days to let this all sink in (and as administrator of this page I needed a detox from social media)! It has been a busy few months of outreach for our ideas and vision for the revived Old Library—we are amazed at the power of the personal connections we have made—this was a true “grass roots” effort.

This is only the beginning! Thank you so much for your support and confidence. WE did this, all of us together.

04/24/2018

Get out and Vote! YES ON QUESTION 1! Tell your peeps! Remind them that today is the day!

04/24/2018

Call, text or email your people! Remind them to vote tomorrow! We can not be complacent. Check your voting location now! Make your plan to vote! Encourage others!

DAVISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR DISTRICTS 1-4
If you voted in the General Election at Masonic Lodge, Stony Lane School, Quidnessett Elementary School, Davisville Middle School

SENIOR CENTER, BEACH ST FOR VOTING DISTRICTS 5-9
If you voted in the General Election at Slocum Grange Hall, NK Senior High School, Beechwood Senior Center, Hamilton Elementary, Wickford Middle School

04/23/2018

re: The Old Library Project
Note that project principal Eve Clulow's grandfather purchased Newport's historic Vernon House in 1964 and financed significant restoration. Eve's mother donated the house to the Newport Restoration Foundation upon her death in 2009. Eve thus comes from a clan with a very strong, proven, demonstrated devotion to the preservation of historic structures. Vote YES! And PLEASE SHARE.

Historic Houses - Newport Restoration Foundation
Vernon House, a national historic landmark, has a rich architectural and social history. In 1758, Metcalf Bowler, a wealthy merchant purchased a small but elegant house at the corner of…
NEWPORTRESTORATION.ORG

04/20/2018

04/19/2018

As town voters prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to decide on whether to approve the sale of the former library and Town Hall Annex building at 55 Brown

04/18/2018

The following is a list of local organizations that are endorsing the Old Library Project:

✅NORTH KINGSTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
✅WICKFORD ART ASSOCIATION
✅WICKFORD VILLAGE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
✅PLUM BEACH GARDEN CLUB
✅HISTWICK
✅ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD
(EDAB)
✅WICKFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD (WEDAB)
✅WICKFORD PLAN COMMITTEE
✅NORTH KINGSTOWN ARTS COUNCIL
✅NORTH KINGSTOWN ROTARY
✅NORTH KINGSTOWN NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS
✅NORTH KINGSTOWN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
✅NORTH KINGSTOWN GOP
✅PRESERVE RI

PLEASE VOTE YES ON QUESTION 1 ON APRIL 24!
THIS TUESDAY! MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
7AM-8PM
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE ONLY TWO VOTING LOCATIONS!

DAVISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR VOTING DISTRICTS 1-4
If you voted in the General Election at Masonic Lodge, Stony Lane School, Quidnessett Elementary School, Davisville Middle School
SENIOR CENTER, BEACH STREET
FOR VOTING DISTRICTS 5-9
If you voted in the General Election at Slocum Grange Hall, NK Senior High School, Beechwood Senior Center, Hamilton Elementary, Wickford Middle School

04/17/2018

A video of endorsement by local town historian Tim Cranston.

Video Credit: Vic Pichette and Chad Carbone

04/11/2018

Letter from PreserveRI outlining preservation easement agreement. Please read and share.

04/11/2018

Here’s the link to check where you vote on April 24 for the referendum:

The Board of Canvassers oversees the polls and voter registration.

04/11/2018

VOTE YES QUESTION 1 on April 24, 2018
There are two voting locations in North Kingstown for this special referendum. Check northkingstown.org in advance of the vote to check where you’re voting location is:
Senior Center, Beach Street or Davisville Middle School.

📸: Sonja Lemoi Photography

04/06/2018

Press conference yesterday on the steps of 55 Brown Street. Thank you to all who came to declare their support of the Old Library Project.
VOTE YES on Question 1 on April 24!

Speakers included:
Eve Clulow, Executive Director/Developer
Kristin Urbach, NK Chamber of Commerce
Bjorn Wellenius, Economic Advisory Board of NK
Palmer Beebe, Wickford Economic Advisory Board
Carrie Mitchell, Wickford Village Merchants Association
Nancy Sherman, NK Arts Council
George Brennan, Economic Advisory Board of NK
Joan Ehrhardt, Wickford Plan Committee
Larry Ehrhardt, HistWick
Other endorsements from NK Democratic Party
Videography by: Video Marketing Strategies
Photography by: Sonja Lemoi Photography