Dive into our Fall 2025 CE Offerings! Review the calendar for enriching courses and engaging workshops.
Join the Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation of Library Facilities for an inspiring session showcasing how libraries can lead climate action through the arts.
Learn how to use data.census.gov to find population and demographic data for your library community.
Resources for the Public
Service Highlights FY25
$14,088,248
State Aid for Libraries
1,332
CE Events Registrations
152
Certified Libraries
1,715,728
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OLIS News and Updates
2025 Staffing and Salaries Report
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The Staffing and Salaries section of the 2025 Public Library Statistical Report is now available for download.
Many Faces of BARD, January 13 @ 4 pm
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The topic for the program will be BARD 2.0: An Overview, and the program will be conducted in Spanish.
OLIS Delivery Holidays
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LORI delivery is cancelled on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1 for the holidays. School library delivery resumes January 5.
That All May eRead, Dec. 16
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Please note: Due to multiple federal holidays, for this month only That All May eRead is being held on the third Tuesday of the month. The regular schedule will resume in January.
Local Library Programs
January 4, 2026
➧ Exhibition: Echoes of the Andes: Exhibit of Ancient Peruvian Ceramics at Providence Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
➧ Take and Make Crafts at Newport Public Library (7:00 pm-7:00 pm)
January 5, 2026
➧ United Way 211 Van at Cranston Public Library - Central (9:00 am-11:30 am)
➧ Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Winter Session at Rogers Free Library (9:30 am-10:20 am)
➧ Crossroads Mobile Diversion Street Outreach Services at Smith Hill Library (9:30 am-10:30 am)
➧ Winter 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)
➧ Turtle Time Storytime at Greenville Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Library Babies at Coventry Public Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
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