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Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
152
Certified Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
1,703,462
Items moved through Delivery
OLIS News and Updates
Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker, Jul 17
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The topic for the Thursday, July 17, 2025, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be My Talking Books Skill Preferences, Part 2.
The Many Faces of BARD, July 10
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The topic for the Thursday, July 10, 2025, Many Faces of BARD program will be An Open Forum with Advanced Tech Support: You Ask, They Answer.
Delivery Holiday - July 4, 2025
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There will be no delivery on Friday, July 4, 2025 in observance of Independence Day.
Kids Reading Across RI 2025 Kickoff
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The 2025 Kids Reading Across Rhode Island program officially launched on June 14 with a kickoff event at the William Hall Library.
Local Library Programs
July 11, 2025
➧ Safe Sitters Class at Glocester Manton Free Library (8:45 am-2:00 pm)
➧ Employment Program at Pawtucket Public Library (9:30 am-1:30 pm)
➧ United Way 211 Van - A Free, Confidential Resource at Tiverton Public Library (9:30 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Fine Motor Friday at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (9:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ History of Nintendo Play Lab at Cumberland Public Library (10:00 am-1:00 pm)
➧ Knitting and Crochet Club at Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library (10:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Friends of the Robert Beverly Hale Book Sale at Robert Beverly Hale Library (10:00 am-4:00 pm)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Free Play Friday at Greenville Public Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
➧ Summer Book Sale! at Barrington Public Library (10:00 am-4:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Pontiac Free Library
In honor of the Knight Family, who established the Library, our display includes a piece of Knight Family history!
101 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886