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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 30, 2026
➧ Cardmaking for the Community @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (5:30 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Drop-in Style Pajama Storytime for Kids at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (6:00 pm-6:30 pm)
➧ Teen K Pop Dance at Weaver Library (6:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Meet our New 3D Printer, the PRUSA Core One L at East Smithfield Public Library (6:00 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ The Friends of the JPL Present a Talk with Marc Dunkelman at Jamestown Philomenian Library (6:00 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ ILSR Intermediate ESOL at Pawtucket Public Library (6:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Parent /Child Book and Dessert Club at Rogers Free Library (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
➧ Wednesday Night Book Club at Rogers Free Library (6:30 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Superfoods 101 at Cumberland Public Library (6:30 pm-7:45 pm)
➧ Spice It Up at Lincoln Public Library (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)
Featured Public Library
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West Warwick Public Library
Check out the largest circulating Tabletop Roleplaying Game collection in the state, or join one of our half-dozen adult RPG campaigns
1043 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893