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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
FY2026 Library of Rhode Island Certification
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The FY2026 LORI Resource Sharing Certification is open—find training links and documentation on the Certification page.
Mock Newbery 2026
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It's time to start taking a closer look at 2025 children's books with the first 2026 RI Mock Newbery reading list.
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.
Local Library Programs
July 16, 2025
➧ Exhibition: GO HOME Artwork by Robbie Sena, Teen Creative Fellow at Providence Public Library (8:00 pm-8:00 pm)
July 17, 2025
➧ United Way Outreach Van at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (8:30 am-11:30 am)
➧ Roots2Empower at Pawtucket Public Library (9:00 am-12:30 pm)
➧ Baby Bookworms Storytime at Newport Public Library (9:30 am-10:15 am)
➧ Baby Storytime (Registration Required) at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (9:30 am-9:50 am)
➧ Beach Boogie Storytime @ Central at Cranston Public Library - Central (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Baby Storytime at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Baby Storytime at Harmony Library (10:00 am-10:30 am)
➧ Summer Reading Registration at Glocester Manton Free Library (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
➧ Drop-in Baby & Toddler Playtime at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (10:00 am-12:00 pm)
Featured Public Library
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Brownell Library
Books, yard games, tools, native seeds, and much more in a small, friendly place.
44 Commons
Little Compton, RI 02837