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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
Library staff are invited to apply to attend select courses this fall, sponsored in full by OLIS. Course offerings are live and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
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!
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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 2, 2026
➧ Baby Jam - Ages 0 to 18 months at Jamestown Philomenian Library (9:15 am-9:45 am)
➧ One on One Tech Help at Weaver Library (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Babies & Board Books at Barrington Public Library (10:30 am-11:00 am)
➧ Tour PPL's Renovated Library! at Providence Public Library (11:00 am-12:30 pm)
➧ Monthly Adult Book Chat at Barrington Public Library (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ All Abilities Adult Craft at Lincoln Public Library (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Mystery Book Club @ GREENE at Greene Public Library (12:00 pm-1:00 pm)
➧ Makerspace Appointments at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
➧ Wednesday Book Group at Newport Public Library (1:30 pm-2:30 pm)
➧ Fiber Arts Club at Coventry Public Library (2:00 pm-3:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Knightsville Branch Library
A large selection of new books for your next great read.
1847 Cranston Street
Cranston, RI 02920