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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
152
Certified Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Many Faces of BARD: 2.0 Tips and Tricks, September 11
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The topic for the Thursday, September 11, 2025, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD 2.0: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Experience.
Resource Sharing LORI Certification
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Attention, directors! The submission deadline closes Sunday, September 15 for academic, public and special libraries and September 30 for school libraries.
RI Children's Book Award Sets Available for School Libraries
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The Office of Library and Information Services is offering book sets of RI Children Book Award nominees to school libraries.
Patron Engagement Using the New BARD 2.0 - September 16
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The Patron Engagement Section is offering a new program to assist patrons using the new BARD 2.0 website.
Local Library Programs
September 3, 2025
➧ On Writing Darkly Charming Villainous Love with Hannah Nicole Maehrer at Cumberland Public Library (7:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: GO HOME Artwork by Robbie Sena, Teen Creative Fellow at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Meeting at Pawtucket Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
September 4, 2025
➧ Info Table: Retired Senior Volunteer Program at West Warwick Public Library (9:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Work Opportunities Unlimited Meeting at Smith Hill Library (9:30 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Babies & Board Books at Barrington Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Town of Middletown Outreach at Middletown Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Middletown Public Library
Visit the current library at 700 West Main, but start getting excited for the new building at 110 Enterprise!
700 West Main Road
Middletown, RI 02840