07/05/2022 - 10:54

Enacted Grant-in-Aid FY23

State Aid to Libraries is fully funded at 25% of local expenditures in FY23. Funding has also been increased to the Statewide Reference Resource Center (AskRI), supporting database

05/23/2022 - 18:15

OLIS Five-Year Plan Framework

Provide input on OLIS' framework for the Five-Year Plan for statewide library services.

03/31/2022 - 15:21

RI Children's Book Award 2022 Winner and 2023 Nominees Announced

The 2022 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora! This year 6,609 student

03/30/2022 - 11:39

FY21 Comparable Statistics Reports Available

Comparable statistics reports for FY21 are now available on OLIS' website. Reports cover library services, collections, facilities, operations, and finances.

03/25/2022 - 14:34

ECF Third Application Filing Window

On March 23, 2022, the FCC announced a third 15-day Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Filing Window.

The ECF application filing window will open on Thursday, April 28, 2022, and close on Friday, May 13, 2022.

03/22/2022 - 14:40

Focus Groups to Inform Strategic Plan

Library staff statewide are invited to participate in focus groups to inform OLIS' new strategic plan for statewide library services.