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OLIS News and Updates
This year, the PLAS closes on September 22, 2026. The reporting period for the FY2026 survey is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
"Mastering Difficult Conversations," "Libraries and AI Safety," "Creating a Person-Centered Library," and "Website Accessibility for Librarians" are among the CE courses we offer for Fall 2026.
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Our next book discussion on The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes - DB 122153 will be on Tuesday, September 22 @ 2 pm.
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The topic for the Thursday, September 17 program will be Effective Use of the Reading History and Streaming History and What’s the Difference.
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The topic for the Tuesday, September 29, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Effective Use of the NLS eReader Dictionary.
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There is no delivery Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
Local Library Programs
September 14, 2026
➧ Monday Morning Yoga at Barrington Public Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
➧ Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Room! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (9:30 am-6:00 pm)
➧ Drop-in Toddler Storytime (no sign-ups needed) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Friends of Library Meeting at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Open Play @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Baby Bop Storytime @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Baby & Me Storytime at West Warwick Public Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Rusty Pens Writing & Storytelling Workshop at Jamestown Philomenian Library (10:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Mother Goose Story Class at Pawtucket Public Library (10:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Baby Time at George Hail Free Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
Featured Public Library
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North Providence Union Free Library
Most adults who come in remark that they used to skate and play hockey here when it was the North Providence Arena
1810 Mineral Spring Avenue
North Providence, RI 02904