A Depository Library Since April 1965
Adams Library is a participant in the U.S. Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) along with 8 other RI Federal Depository libraries (FDLs) and over 1200 libraries nation wide. The core mission of the FDLP is to provide access to government information resources. As a selective FDL, Adams Library receives only a percentage of all federal documents distributed by the U.S. Government Publishing Office - about 27%, but, along with the other federal depositories in RI, we provide access to a nearly complete collection of federal documents, in all formats - print, electronic, online, CD-Rom, and DVD, covering 1789 to the present.