Olympic Medals On Display At Cranston Central Library

CRANSTON, RI - From the Cranston Public Library: For the month of February, the public is invited to the Cranston Public Library’s Central Library location to view the memorabilia and artifacts of Olympic silver-medalist and Cranston native Tom Mellor.

Mellor competed on the United States hockey team in the 1972 Olympic Games in Japan. On display at the library are his personal photographs, commemorative medals, the original ice hockey program, and more—including the book on Mellor's experience at the games, Striking Silver.

(Photograph attached. Suggested caption: “Tom Mellor [R] sports his Olympic silver medal with his father, Cranston Public Library delivery van driver, Don Mellor [L] beside the display case at the Central Library.”)

The Central Library is located at 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd, Cranston, RI 02920. For more information about this display, call (401) 943-9080 or email central@cranstonlibrary.org.

Cranston Public Library is six-branch library system located in Cranston, RI, with a mission to bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and strengthen the community. To learn more about Cranston Public Library, visit www.cranstonlibrary.org.

Photo courtesy of Cranston Public Library