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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 22, 2026
➧ Escape the Library at East Smithfield Public Library (3:30 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Teen Paracord Keychain at Newport Public Library (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
➧ MPL Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting at Middletown Public Library (4:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Stop Motion Animation at Fuller Creative Learning Center (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Dancercise with Miss Mary at West Warwick Public Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Pillow Making Workshop! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (4:30 pm-6:00 pm)
➧ Teen Service Tuesdays- Drop In Service at Fuller Creative Learning Center (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Knit and Crochet Group at Weaver Library (5:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ The Butler Did It at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Invasive Species with Paul Dolan @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Pontiac Free Library
In honor of the Knight Family, who established the Library, our display includes a piece of Knight Family history!
101 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886