OLIS News and Updates

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RI Childrens Book Award

Announcing the 2024 RI Children's Book Award Winner

The 2024 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories by Elise Gravel!

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Celebrating Kids Reading Across RI 2024

On May 4th, the Rhode Island State House was abuzz with excitement as families, authors, and community organizations gathered to kick off the 15th year of KRARI.

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2024 KRARI Kickoff Event

Join us at the RI State House on May 4th for a kickoff celebration featuring authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass and activities from local libraries and community organizations.

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National Library Services Summer Reading Program 2024

The NLS, National Library Services Summer Reading Program will run from Monday, June 24, through Friday, August 9th, 2024.

The registration links for the 2024 NLS Summer Reading events will be posted on the NLS website at https://tin

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Library of Rhode Island Spring 2024 Delivery Item Count Results

The LORI Spring 2024 item count was held from March 31 to April 6. A total of 36,516 items moved through the statewide delivery network.

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Xavier Society for the Blind

Books from Xavier Society are compatible with the NLS Talking Books program!

"We've got some brand new books that are grand slams!