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Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,715,728
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
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OLIS News and Updates
The FY27 state budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25%.
Did you find the Good Egg and Bad Seed at libraries this summer? Be sure to submit your raffle entries online by September 7 to be included in the drawing for your own Good Egg/Bad Seed plushie!
View updates to library legislation introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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There is no delivery Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
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Register to attend this Thursday's LORI Certification Training and Q&A session.
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Design with Screen Readers in Mind Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.
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Due to the Biennial National Conference, the Many Faces of BARD program will be held on September 3, which is the first Thursday of the month.
Local Library Programs
September 9, 2026
➧ Drop-in Baby Storytime (no sign ups needed) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (9:30 am-9:50 am)
➧ Drop-in Baby & Toddler Playtime at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Morning Book Discussion at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ One on One Tech Help at Weaver Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Lots of Letters Storytime @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Yoga Storytime with Create Power Yoga at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-10:45 am)
➧ Adult Craft - Decoupage Ghost at Lincoln Public Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Puzzles & Board Games Free Play! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (10:00 am-2:00 pm)
➧ Movie Matinee: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids at Barrington Public Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Beep Beep Babies! Storytime @ Auburn at Auburn Branch Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
Featured Public Library
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William Hall Library
Our historic Georgian-style building is the crown jewel of Edgewood and boasts beautiful stained glass, colorfully painted vaulted ceilings, and sculpted columns.
1825 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905