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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
Delivery Item Count will take place October 18-24. Participation and reporting is required for all LORI libraries. The item count reporting form opens for submissions on Sunday, October 25 and closes Tuesday, November 10.
"Web Accessibility for Librarians," and "America at 250: A Census Data Journey Through Time" are among the CE courses we offer for Fall 2026. Register today!
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Check out some highlighted sessions coming from OLIS this fall. Registration is open!
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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.
Local Library Programs
September 24, 2026
➧ Customize Your Backpack @ Auburn at Auburn Branch Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ One on One Tech Help at Weaver Library (4:00 pm-5:00 pm)
➧ Preschool Picassos at West Warwick Public Library (4:00 pm-4:45 pm)
➧ Junk Journaling! at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (4:30 pm-5:30 pm)
➧ Teen Program -- Movie Night: Sheep Detectives at Cumberland Public Library (5:00 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Hayride Storytime at Glocester Manton Free Library (5:00 pm-5:45 pm)
➧ Hayride Storytime at Harmony Library (5:00 pm-5:45 pm)
➧ Movie Night For Teens: Project Hail Mary at Pawtucket Public Library (5:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Right in the Middle of It! Middletown's Role in the American Revolution at Middletown Public Library (5:30 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ NAMI Family Support Group Meeting at Rogers Free Library (6:00 pm-7:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Weaver Library
Do you love plants? Grow your collection with our ongoing plant swap! Also check out the StoryWalk® on our lawn, as well as our Beech tree and Gingko tree, both recognized as “Champions” by the RI Tree Council.
41 Grove Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914