The State of Rhode Island, via the Office of Library and Information Services, provides grant-in-aid for the construction and capital improvement of any free public library in the state to provide better free library services to the public. Up to 50% of the eligible costs of public library construction and capital improvement projects may be reimbursed through this program.

• Construction Reimbursement Regulations and Application
• Construction News
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Planning A Library Construction Project
• Resources
• Rhode Island Library Construction Projects
• Current Payments: Current year reimbursement payments
• Current Projects: Individual summaries of recent and current projects
• Current Projections: Financial projections for current and proposed library construction and renovation projects in Rhode Island
• Public Library Construction Funding, 1965-2006