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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
OLIS News and Updates
Resource Sharing LORI Certification Submission Deadline
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Attention, directors! LORI Certification closes Monday, Sept. 15 for academic, public and special libraries and Tuesday, Sept. 30 for school libraries.
Upcoming Data Workshops with U.S. Census Bureau
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OLIS has scheduled two virtual data workshops with U.S. Census Bureau for the fall.
Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, September 18
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The topic for the Thursday, September 18, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Everyday Use Examples for My Talking Books, Part 2.
National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island 55th Annual State Convention
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Join NFB-RI for our 55th year of connecting with our community, learning new skills, and empowering one another to live the lives we want.
Local Library Programs
September 14, 2025
➧ Dungeons & Dragons: Into the Deep at West Warwick Public Library (3:45 pm-5:45 pm)
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
September 15, 2025
➧ Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Fall Session at Rogers Free Library (9:30 am-10:20 am)
➧ Mindfulness Meditation at Rochambeau Library (9:45 am-10:45 am)
➧ Busy Babies Storytime @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Open Play @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-11:00 am)
➧ Fall Fun For Young Ones Storytime *FULL* at Greenville Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Toddler Storytime (FULL) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Mondays with Molly at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
Featured Public Library
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Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (Narragansett)
The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library opened in a newly renovated facility in January 2024.
25 Pier Market Pl
Narragansett, RI 02882